SweetWater Veterinary Hospital

06/03/2026

🎉 SweetWater Veterinary Hospital is celebrating 5 years! 🎉

Join us for our 5-Year Anniversary Open House as we celebrate this exciting milestone with the community that made it possible!

📅 Saturday, June 13th
⏰ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
📍 815 Weldon Road

Come meet the SweetWater team, tour the hospital, and enjoy a fun afternoon with us!

We’ll have:

🍿 Popcorn bar
👕 SweetWater t-shirts
🐶 Pup cups
💙 Meet-and-greet with our team
🎉 Open house celebration fun

We are so grateful for 5 wonderful years of caring for your pets and being part of this amazing community. Come celebrate with us — we’d love to see you!

Important note: For everyone’s safety, please do not bring your pet if they are dog-aggressive or reactive around other animals.

Thank you for 5 amazing years. Here’s to many more! 💙

06/02/2026

WE DID IT AGAIN! WE PASSED OUR AAHA INSPECTION!

Find out what the difference is for your pet when you take them to an AAHA-accredited practice. Visit aaha.org to find an AAHA-accredited veterinarian near you!

05/30/2026

05/30/2026

We have some very special news to share... Dr. Powell’s little one has arrived! 👶🐾

Both mom and baby are doing wonderful, and we couldn’t be happier for her and her family as they begin this new chapter. Dr. Powell will be taking some time away from the clinic to soak up all the newborn snuggles, but we know she can’t wait to see all of you and your fur babies when she returns!

Please join us in sending her all the love and congratulations in the comments below! ❤️✨

05/27/2026

Fear free practice, like providing toys and enrichment to make a vet visit less stressful, is not just for dogs and cats! We can help reduce stress in our exotic patients too! 🐓

05/26/2026

Faces that make working after a long holiday weekend so worth it 🫶🏻🥰

05/12/2026

Trupanion Pet Insurance is doing Veterinary Appreciation Awards. We had an amazing client nominate us for Veterinary Team of the Year. This was a nice surprise. Voting opens today and ends May 26th. The link should take you to where you can vote and see why we were nominated. We would really appreciate your vote! Thank you Kimberly O.

Support Sweetwater Veterinary Hospital of Sweetwater Veterinary Hospital, Palmetto in the 2026 Veterinary Appreciation Day Awards. Read their story and celebrate the veterinary professionals caring for pets every day.

05/06/2026

Kyro came to us with hind limb lameness and was diagnosed with a cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) tear—one of the most common orthopedic injuries we see in dogs. 🐾
The CCL plays a crucial role in stabilizing the knee joint, and when it tears, it can cause pain, limping, and decreased mobility. Without proper treatment, it can also lead to arthritis over time.
To repair the injury, Dr. Tulipan, our traveling board-certified surgeon, performed a TPLO (Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy). This advanced surgical procedure stabilizes the knee by changing its biomechanics, allowing dogs to return to comfortable, active lives.
We’re happy to report that Kyro is recovering well and on the road back to normal activity! 💙
If your dog is showing signs of limping, stiffness, or difficulty getting up, don’t wait—early evaluation can make a big difference in outcomes. We also have the ability to schedule orthopedic surgeries in house now with the help of Dr. Tulipan! No more driving to Auburn or Atlanta for these specialty surgeries 🙌🏻👏🏻

05/04/2026

We are SO excited to welcome Dr. John Michael Weidner as one of our new associates!! Dr. Weidner just graduated from UGA this Saturday 🐶 and will be starting with us in July!! He will be seeing both exotic and small animal patients 🤩

Dr. Weidner is originally from Lexington, South Carolina and earned his undergraduate degree in Wildlife Biology from Clemson University and then his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine.

His love for reptiles extends beyond the clinic! He cares for several of his own, including a three-legged bearded dragon named Lieutenant Dan, a bull snake named Mace, and many more!

Outside of work, Dr. Weidner enjoys staying active in the gym, swing dancing, playing guitar, and cheering for the Clemson Tigers (and the Dawgs) on game day. He also enjoys spending time with his church community and playing cards with his fiancée, Liz.