Animal Hospital on South Main

06/04/2026

One of our core values at the Animal Hospital is "Serving Others", and so this June, we're collecting hygiene items for Bridge of Hearts, a local nonprofit that supports homeless and disadvantaged children. These kits will be given to children who may not have regular access to essential personal care items. By participating in this effort, you're not only making a meaningful impact in these children's lives, but you're also sharing our core values!

Here's how you can help: by June 15th, purchase items from the list and bring them to either Animal Hospital location. We'll take care of the rest!

To learn more about Bridge of Hearts:

06/03/2026

Meet our Pet of the Month for June: Mr. Biscuit! Contrary to his name, he rarely makes biscuits, but we still find him to be a very dapper boy!

Mr. Biscuit is a year old kitten who came to us for not eating well and not wanting to play as much in the few days leading up to his visit. Because cats are prey animals, they are designed to hide illness, so even subtle signs can be very serious. This proved to be the case for Mr. Biscuit, and we are so glad his sweet mom brought him right in!

On his exam, Mr. Biscuit had a yellow tint to his skin and eyes, a high fever, a bloated appearance to his belly, and weight loss about 2 pounds (25% of his body weight). He wasn't nearly as active as a kitten his age should be. After bloodwork and an ultrasound, we were able to find the problem. Mr. Biscuit had Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP), which was making him very sick and leading to yellow maple syrup-like fluid accumulating in his belly. FIP is a mutated form of a mild coronavirus (like COVID) kittens can get. This virus is usually mild and can cause some diarrhea. It can mutate in young cats without any rhyme or reason, and it makes cats very sick. Fortunately, the mutated form is not infectious, so his sister (who actually does make biscuits!) was not at risk.

Up until very recently, FIP was considered a death sentence for cats, which is always tragic because it affects young kittens who should have lots of life left to live. In the past few years, antiviral therapy has looked promising but was not available in the US. Mr. Biscuit's mom wanted to try, and we were able to find the antiviral medication through our online store for immediate delivery.

At his recheck 2 weeks later, Mr. Biscuit was eating well, playing again, and had gained his weight back. All of the fluid in his abdomen was gone, and he was doing great! Now, after 12 weeks of antiviral treatment and TLC at home, Mr. Biscuit is the first cat we have seen to survive FIP. We look forward to him seeing him continuing to thrive and grow up!

05/20/2026

Did you know that Dr. Cooney sees patients and clients at Animal Hospital on South Main on Wednesdays? He is also always a sucker for a Golden puppy.

P.S. isn't this little fella the cutest?

05/14/2026

When your pet isn’t feeling well after hours, it can be hard to know: is this an emergency or something urgent that can wait until the morning? 🐾 We broke down the differences, common examples of each, and what signs mean your pet should be seen ASAP in our latest blog. When it doubt, we always recommend seeking emergency care.

Our sister hospital, Animal Hospital of Statesville, is open 7 days/week. Between both locations, we work hard to accommodate our clients' emergent and urgent concerns as best we can. 💙

Read here:

Knowing whether your pet needs emergency or urgent care can make a key difference in getting them timely and appropriate help.

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms out there. We see you and celebrate all the ways you show up for your babies - two and four-legs alike!

05/07/2026

Ranger is such a sweet kitty and a great candidate for our "Caption This" Challenge! Give us your best captions for this video in the comments 👇

05/01/2026

We hope you enjoy your weekend as much as Bingo Bailey enjoys his snuggles!

04/28/2026

When it comes to skin and ear issues, we don’t like to guess - we like to look. 🔬🐾

A cytology is a quick, simple test where we collect a sample and look at it under the microscope to see what’s actually going on. Are we dealing with bacteria? Yeast? Both?

This helps us choose the right treatment the first time, instead of trial and error - and gives your pet faster relief.

Clear answers lead to better care. 💙

04/26/2026

Keeping up with laundry would be way more fun if this were always the hamper.