Metter Veterinary Clinic

10/31/2026

10/30/2026

**RABIES ALERT: FAILURE TO VACCINATE CAN HAVE FATAL CONSEQUENCES**

Several animals in surrounding counties have tested positive for rabies within the past week. **The threat is local, active, and serious.**

Rabies attacks the nervous system and is almost always fatal once clinical signs develop. It can be transmitted from infected animals to humans.

**Leaving your dog unvaccinated is a preventable risk with potentially irreversible consequences.** It endangers your dog, other animals, your family, and anyone who handles your pet. Keeping a dog indoors does not eliminate the possibility of exposure.

Do not assume an animal is safe because it appears healthy. Do not wait for symptoms. **After an exposure, an overdue vaccination cannot be assumed to provide immediate protection.**

**Check your dog’s vaccination records today. If vaccination is overdue or cannot be documented, contact our clinic promptly.** If your dog has had contact with a potentially rabid animal, contact your veterinarian immediately—even if your dog is vaccinated.

**Rabies prevention is a basic responsibility of pet ownership. The consequences of neglecting it can be fatal.**

10/29/2026

Celebrate with us as we honor our incredible receptionist Jacqueline on her special day! She radiates positivity and illuminates the world around her! Happy Birthday!!

10/22/2026

📣🐾 Treat-Worthy Pet Wins: The Recall Miracle🐾📣

You called your pet—and they actually came.

No pretending they had never heard their name before. No pausing to inspect one final blade of grass. No making you stand at the door bargaining like a desperate hostage negotiator.

They simply turned around and came back. Frankly, we are witnessing greatness. 😂

What command, trick or good habit has your pet recently surprised you by getting right?

10/20/2026

Huge kudos to our incredible Veterinary Techs/Assistants who pour their hearts out every day, showering love, care, and compassion on all the precious animals and their grateful owners who walk through our doors! 🐾❤️

10/19/2026

💍 CLOSED OCTOBER 23 💍

Celebrating Dr. Zoë’s Wedding!

Claxton & Metter Veterinary Clinics will be closed on Friday, October 23rd as we celebrate and prepare for Dr. Zoë’s wedding! 💕🐾

We appreciate your understanding as our clinic family takes this special day to celebrate with her.

🚨 ANIMAL EMERGENCIES 🚨

If your pet experiences an emergency while we are closed, please contact:

New River Emergency Clinic
📞 843-898-6787

Savannah Emergency Clinic
📞 912-335-6113

Thank you for your continued support and for allowing us to care for your beloved pets! 🐶🐱💗

— Claxton & Metter Veterinary Clinics

10/15/2026

📖🐾 Throwback Thursday: From the Family Album

Before our phones contained 437 photographs of the same sleeping dog, pet memories were captured one carefully chosen snapshot at a time.

Maybe yours features a childhood best friend, the cat who ruled your grandmother’s porch or the dog who appeared in every family photograph whether invited or not. Those pets may be gone, or simply much grayer now, but their stories still belong in the family album. ❤️

Dig out one of your oldest pet photographs and share it with us! Tell us your pet’s name, approximately when the picture was taken and the story you still remember whenever you see it.

Bonus appreciation will be awarded for s**g carpeting, wood-paneled walls and gloriously questionable vintage furniture. 😂

10/14/2026

Did you know? Dogs don’t see the world in black and white! 🐶🌈 They see blues and yellows especially well, while colors such as reds and greens are much harder for them to distinguish.

That can even make a difference at playtime! A red toy tossed into green grass may be harder for your dog to pick out, while blue or yellow toys tend to stand out much better. 💙💛

Their vision may be different from ours, but their world certainly isn’t colorless!

Learn more: What Colors Can Dogs See? — American Kennel Club
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/can-dogs-see-color

10/13/2026

🚔🐾 Choose-Day Tuesday: Pet Crime Division

Something suspicious has happened. A snack is missing, a sock has vanished and one household resident is suddenly avoiding eye contact.

If your pet were caught committing one of today’s crimes, which would it be?

🔵 A: Stealing food
🟣 B: Stealing laundry

Enter your suspect’s plea with A or B. Photographic evidence, repeat-offender stories and completely unbelievable claims of innocence are encouraged. 😂

10/12/2026

😴🐾 Monday Roll Call!

Show us your pet’s strangest sleeping position—the one that makes you wonder how that could possibly be comfortable.

Drop those folded, twisted, upside-down sleepers below!