Topsail Animal Hospital

Below are our July 4th hours 💫🩵🐾🇺🇸🌭

We do hope everyone has a safe holiday weekend, but if your pet has an emergency please remember Eastern Carolina Veterinary Medical Center in Wilmington is open 24 hours and can be reached at 910-790-1070. You could have a long wait time as they do triage their patients who are critical.

Some emergency conditions are as follows:

-Seizing
-Labored/Abnormal breathing
-Sudden collapse or sudden lethargy
-Trauma - Hit by car, shot, broken/hanging limb, etc
-Pale gums
-Sudden expansion of abdomen or bloat
-Snake bite
-Screaming/yelping in pain for unknown reason
-Difficulties with labor/birth
-Unable to urinate or straining to urinate.
-bloody diarrhea or continuous vomiting, not improved with bland diet (chicken & rice)

Thank you, and Happy 4th!

June is National Pet Preparedness Month - an important time to review your family's emergency plans and ensure you've incorporated a plan for your pets as well. Here are a few ways you can prepare for a reunion - in the event your pet gets lost during an emergency. You can find more important tips here: https://bit.ly/3ZSST0y