Comer Veterinary Hospital

06/26/2025

These pups love a good vacay! ☀️ The photo with the most "likes" and "loves" by 11:59 p.m. on June 30 will be picked as our cover photo winner for July!

06/25/2025

Ever heard the expression about animals “marking their territory” by leaving a signature scent behind? Part of that “mark” comes from a**l gland fluid, which under normal circumstances gets excreted when your dog or cat 💩 defecates. However, it’s possible for a**l glands to become impacted, infected, or abscessed, in which cases they don’t express on their own. This can be irritating at the least and painful in some instances, especially if an a**l gland was to rupture. If your dog or cat is experiencing these symptoms, it might be time to call up Comer Vet for an expression appointment!

🐾 Comer Veterinary Hospital is YOUR hometown clinic for small animals, exotic, and hobby farm pets! Give us a call at 706-783-5111 to schedule your pet’s next appointment. 🚨 Daytime emergency services are available.

06/24/2025

Y’all, this is Biscuit! 🐾 If you’re not already, follow us on Instagram at to “ride along” this morning via Insta stories for her spay procedure with Dr. Adams!

06/23/2025

Don’t forget to submit your entries for this month’s photo contest! The deadline is tonight (Monday, June 23) at 11:59 p.m.

📸 PHOTO CONTEST TIME!

In June, our theme is “Pets on Vacation”! 🏖️ Snap a photo of your pet enjoying a little R&R during the family vacay and send it in. The winning photo will be featured as the Comer Veterinary Hospital Facebook cover photo during the month of July, and will get a shout-out on Instagram and our newsletter as well! Here’s how to enter:

1️⃣Take a horizontal photo of your pet showcasing the theme of “Pets on Vacation”.
2️⃣One photo per pet or pet family, please! For example, if you have a dog and a cat, you can enter a photo of each individually or one photo of both together.
3️⃣Send us the photo via Instagram DM or Facebook Messenger! Please include your pet’s name(s).
4️⃣Photos must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday, June 23.
5️⃣Please note, if your photo does not fit the theme or the horizontal orientation guidelines, it may not be accepted as an entry.

We will put all photos up in a Facebook album for voting! Voting will take place between Thursday, June 26, and Monday, June 30. The photo with the most likes in that period of time will be declared the winner in early July!

🐾Comer Veterinary Hospital is YOUR hometown clinic for small animals, exotic, and hobby farm pets! Give us a call at 706-783-5111 to schedule your pet’s next appointment. 🚨Daytime emergency services are available.

06/23/2025

Last week’s recap — Any guesses as to how many steps the Comer Vet team got in?! 🏃🏃‍♀️

06/20/2025

Sometimes being a reptile parent is “whiskey business” 😉, as in the case of Whiskey the ball python. Whiskey developed worrisome symptoms of a scale infection. After a visit with Dr. Russell at Comer Vet to establish a dermatological treatment plan, he quickly showed signs of improvement 😮‍💨! You can see in the “before” image how Whiskey’s underbelly has a pink tinge and painful appearance.

🐍 Scale infections in snakes have a variety of contributing factors: existing illness, high humidity and/or low temperature in the enclosure, improper nutrition, and stress. If you’re interested in adding a scaly family member and have Dr. Russell as your vet, please don’t hesitate to ask during your appointment for his expert husbandry tips! We love seeing our snake patients, of course, but we love even more when our exotics parents feel empowered with the knowledge of proper care that helps reduce the risk of illnesses from the start.

🐾 Comer Veterinary Hospital is YOUR hometown clinic for small animals, exotic, and hobby farm pets! Give us a call at 706-783-5111 to schedule your pet’s next appointment. 🚨 Daytime emergency services are available.

06/19/2025

📸 PHOTO CONTEST TIME!

In June, our theme is “Pets on Vacation”! 🏖️ Snap a photo of your pet enjoying a little R&R during the family vacay and send it in. The winning photo will be featured as the Comer Veterinary Hospital Facebook cover photo during the month of July, and will get a shout-out on Instagram and our newsletter as well! Here’s how to enter:

1️⃣Take a horizontal photo of your pet showcasing the theme of “Pets on Vacation”.
2️⃣One photo per pet or pet family, please! For example, if you have a dog and a cat, you can enter a photo of each individually or one photo of both together.
3️⃣Send us the photo via Instagram DM or Facebook Messenger! Please include your pet’s name(s).
4️⃣Photos must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday, June 23.
5️⃣Please note, if your photo does not fit the theme or the horizontal orientation guidelines, it may not be accepted as an entry.

We will put all photos up in a Facebook album for voting! Voting will take place between Thursday, June 26, and Monday, June 30. The photo with the most likes in that period of time will be declared the winner in early July!

🐾Comer Veterinary Hospital is YOUR hometown clinic for small animals, exotic, and hobby farm pets! Give us a call at 706-783-5111 to schedule your pet’s next appointment. 🚨Daytime emergency services are available.

06/17/2025

We’ve been getting more questions about ❤️ ProHeart as the news of our summer heartworm prevention special continues to spread! Most dog owners are familiar with heartworm prevention in the form of oral chewables, given one per month.

However, missing a dose or being late with your monthly prevention can firstly cause pet owners anxiety, and secondly increases the risk of your dog contracting heartworms during that window before its next “treat”! If that sounds like you, and your dog is at least 1 year old, it might be time to consider a different form of heartworm prevention. 💉 ProHeart is an annual vaccine that prevents heartworm disease all year ‘round! Interested in seeing if your dog would be a good candidate for ProHeart treatment? Call Comer Vet today to learn more!

🤩 All ProHeart annual injections that take place in June or July make your dog eligible for our summer special: buy a year’s worth of heartworm prevention and get your choice of a FREE heartworm test or 10% off wellness bloodwork!

🐾 Comer Veterinary Hospital is YOUR hometown clinic for small animals, exotic, and hobby farm pets! Give us a call at 706-783-5111 to schedule your pet’s next appointment. 🚨 Daytime emergency services are available.

06/14/2025

Power outage, WHO?! 🔌 A few hours without electricity on Monday was no stopping point for the Comer Vet team. Thank y’all for working with us to reschedule appointments, and thanks to our staff for stepping up and working double-time in some instances to make up for those reschedules!

06/13/2025

☘️🌿🌱 Green grass sure makes for pretty scenery in our yards and parks, but in spring and fall, it can also make for pretty raunchy allergy symptoms in humans AND some of our pets!

Grass allergies are fairly common in canines, and though there’s no cure, symptom management is possible. Swipe through to learn about grass allergy signs in your dog!

🐾 Comer Veterinary Hospital is YOUR hometown clinic for small animals, exotic, and hobby farm pets! Give us a call at 706-783-5111 to schedule your pet’s next appointment. 🚨 Daytime emergency services are available.

06/12/2025

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Our phones are down BUT thanks to technology, you can TEXT Comer Vet at 7067835111. Thanks for your patience!

06/09/2025

When we say “Care with Community in Mind”, we mean it! 💙

The Comer Vet team got to get out of the clinic and into MadiCo a little more than usual in May. Dr. Quinn, vet assistant Lexi, practice manager Jessica, and our marketing director, Dallas, attended the Madison County Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals social at new My City of Comer, GA restaurant Southern Drawl. It was great to spend time with some of our pet parents and fellow businessfolk in a casual setting, especially when there were 🥒 fried pickles involved!

The month closed out with the annual MOAS Pets Bark and Wine fundraising gala, which Jessica and Dallas were able to represent us at. They had a blast swapping stories with pet owners, meeting fellow members of the veterinary profession, networking, and telling folks that yes, we really do have a “snake vet” on staff!

It’s a pleasure for us to be able to participate in and sponsor events like these when they arise. If you’d like to learn more about having Comer Vet be part of your business’ or nonprofit’s upcoming event, please email [email protected]!

🐾 Comer Veterinary Hospital is YOUR hometown clinic for small animals, exotic, and hobby farm pets! Give us a call at 706-783-5111 to schedule your pet’s next appointment. 🚨 Daytime emergency services are available.