Highway 71 Veterinary Hospital

01/01/2025

As we embark upon another year, we want to take a moment to thank you for entrusting us with caring for you and your pets this past year. We do not take your trust and faith in us for granted. We look forward to seeing you all in the new year, and we hope it’s a healthy, peaceful and happy 2025!

12/30/2024

12/27/2024

Here are some good tips if your pet gets anxious or scared with fireworks or has any noise phobia.

If you think that your pet needs medications to help calm them for the upcoming New Year celebrations, please reach out sooner rather than later. We will have limited hours next week due to the holiday, and we want to have time to help. 512-303-5444

12/25/2024

Wishing you all a merry and peaceful Christmas from our families to yours! 🎄

12/17/2024

We can’t help but share this cute face! Welcome to “Gherkin”! We are so happy to help take care of you! 🩵

12/10/2024

We had a little help with our filing this morning! ❤️

11/28/2024

We are thankul for so many things, and one of these is your trust in us to care for you and your pets. We strive to be our best and earn this every day. Thank you. We wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

11/25/2024

FYI ! 📣

RECALL ALERT - Carolina Prime Pet, Inc. of Lenoir, NC, is recalling 400 16-ounce bags of "Hollywood Feed Carolina Made Chicken Chips" treats for dogs because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

The recalled "Hollywood Feed Carolina Made Chicken Chips" were distributed to Hollywood Feed stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, and were also available through online retailer www.hollywoodfeed.com.

The product comes in a 16-ounce purple-and-black bag marked on the back side with lot number 20051324L2 and an expiration date of 11/13/25. This is the only lot number identified as potentially contaminated. More: https://bit.ly/3YZrx8i

11/24/2024

As we head into this Thanksgiving week, here are some great reminders to keep your pet safe!

We will be closed Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th so that our staff can enjoy the holiday with their families. Make sure you reach out to us early this week if you need anything before the holiday! 🦃

is (almost) here! It is a day to gather with your friends, family, and, of course, beloved pets. We know curious pets often find ways to snoop where they shouldn't, so let's keep them safe. Check out these tips from the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) to help your family have a happy and safe holiday. https://www.aspca.org/news/thanksgiving-safety-tips-will-keep-your-pets-feeling-thankful-holiday?utm_campaign=general&utm_content=1732292044&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

11/20/2024

Although we take care of small animals only, this tiny detail bothered me in this week’s episode of Yellowstone. Just an FYI for our equine friends. Not all that we see should be replicated…kinda like we all can’t be Beth and Rip! 🤠

Yellowstone fans that are real horse people got a little confusing information on the Sunday, November 17, 2024 episode. This popular show appears to take pride in its western production on being very authentic - yet some how they had a BIG mistake with treating a horse with intramuscular Banamine.

What is the BIG deal? In this Yellowstone episode a horse was administered Banamine (Flunixin Meglumine) intramuscularly. Yet the nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory is only administered orally (in the mouth) or intravenously (in the vein). Remember Banamine is never recommend to be administered to horses any other way.

Why not? Banamine causes muscle damage when injected intramuscularly! There are spores of bacteria known as clostridium that can rest in healthy muscle; however, the bacteria may awaken if the muscle becomes damaged from an IM injection particularly when Banamine is administered this way. This may cause clostridial myositis - which is a serious and sometimes fatal disease. Post injection signs of a problem would be swelling and a painful injection site with gas underneath the skin. The bacterial toxins may migrate into the bloodstream causing depression, colic, fever and a lose of appetite. Treatment by a licensed DVM is necessary if you make this mistake. Supportive care, antibiotics, and possibly a surgical excision of the infected injected site may be necessary.

This episode of Yellowstone was a good reminder - what is entertaining may not always be real and correct. Check with your equine veterinarian if you are unsure how to administer Banamine.

11/09/2024

These two cuties came in to help us wrap up our week! Loving on kittens is always a fun way to start the weekend! 💕

10/26/2024

Do you have 🕸️🕷️ SPOOKY🕷️🕸️ plans this weekend or for Halloween? If so, here are some great tips to keep those four legged friends safe! 👻🎃

10/15/2024

It’s National Veterinary Technician Week, and we use this opportunity each year to celebrate our entire staff! If you happen by the clinic this week, please give a high five, pat on the back, thank you or fist bump to these amazing people who dedicate so much time and love to caring for your pets. They are the heartbeat of our profession, and we have the very best at Highway 71 Veterinary Hospital! ❤️