Lenzo Animal Hospital

Lenzo Animal Hospital Lenzo Animal Hospital is a general practice for dogs and cats.

We pride ourselves on providing medical and surgical care with love and compassion at a price that won’t break the budget.

12/11/2025

I want to wish a Welcome Home to our new Consolidated Human Services director, Kimberly Dills. She will be heading both the Health Department and Animal Services. I look forward to working with her to make our shelter even better and more responsive. Below is an excerpt from the announcement made a few days ago by the Interim Director.

I’m pleased to share that Miss Kimberly Dills, MPH, will join us on Monday, January 12, 2026, as the Consolidated Human Services Director.

Miss Dills has 27 years of federal, state, territorial, tribal, and international experience as a public health leader with expert knowledge in environmental health, infectious diseases, public health preparedness and response, and global health issues. She has developed and implemented evidence-based initiatives, managed complex multi-million-dollar budgets, and built strategic partnerships with government and non-governmental agencies, professional associations, charitable and community organizations, and has been recognized for her leadership in nearly 70 CDC-supported emergency activations both at CDC headquarters and in the field.

Miss Dills currently serves as the Deputy Associate Director for Policy at the CDC and resides in Maine. As a Franklin native, Miss Dills received her BS in Environmental Health from Western Carolina University in Cullowhee and her Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from Emory University Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta. The Board of Health, Board of Commissioners, Mr. Cabe, and I feel that Miss Dills will be a great leader and asset for Macon County Public Health, and we look forward to her joining us.

Ok everyone , today I accepted a part time position as Veterinarian of Record for Macon County Animal Services. To be mo...
12/01/2025

Ok everyone , today I accepted a part time position as Veterinarian of Record for Macon County Animal Services. To be more accurate, I had been veterinarian of record for years but today the duties of that position were expanded. I will now be spending about 8 hours a week at Animal Services or working with the Health Director on its behalf. I will help the Animal Services provide veterinary care for the pets at the shelter, examining, testing and treating them for whatever diseases they may have.
I will also be helping Animal Services become more responsive to the public, with a goal of being open more hours and making it easier to admit or adopt pets. I will be helping coordinate responses to the needs of the community. We really have a great team. If you need the assistance of animal services, please call or come by and they will do their very best to help. If you have questions or suggestions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to email me at [email protected]
Lastly, I hope everyone will go easy on me as I take on this new role. I can’t promise that you’ll always agree with me but I CAN promise that I’ll always listen and do the best I can.

06/30/2025

Anyone needing their records during the month of July should send their requests to me at [email protected] on or before July 6. I’ll be out of the country for the rest of the month and unable to access records. The following explanation is for those who know me - and thats a lot of you! (What did you THINK I was going to do with my retirement? 😹)

05/10/2025

If you were unable to get your pet’s medical records before we closed, all you have to do is shoot me an email at [email protected] and I’ll send them to you or your vet. Just be sure to include the name of the person the records are under, the pet(s) name and the email address you want them sent to. I’ll have them to you as fast as possible.

After 35 years of service to the people of Macon County, Lenzo Animal Hospital is now permanently closed. I want to than...
04/30/2025

After 35 years of service to the people of Macon County, Lenzo Animal Hospital is now permanently closed. I want to thank all of my clients and patients over the decades. It has been one of the greatest joys of my life being your vet. The trust you placed in me supported me every single day.
My wife Joean, our children Monica and Roy Jr and I will continue to make Franklin our home. Make sure to say hello if you see me in the store or on a trail or biking on the greenway.

We would like to invite you all to celebrate Dr. Lenzo's Retirement on his birthday. When: May 6th, 2025 (Tuesday) Time:...
04/23/2025

We would like to invite you all to celebrate Dr. Lenzo's Retirement on his birthday.

When: May 6th, 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 3pm-6pm
Where: Big Bear Shelter/Wesley's Playground (129 NE Main St, Franklin, NC 28734, United States)

There will be American and Filipino food, drinks, company, and a great atmosphere shared with friends. It even has a place for your pets to play or simply take a trail by the Greenway River; owners are welcome to come along! 😉

We hope to see you all there to say hi and send Dr. Lenzo well wishes for his next adventures in life!

On behalf of Lenzo Animal Hospital, it has been a great honor to serve our community, and we will continue to do so in other ways, as he will still be around in the neighborhood for many years to come!💖🐶😽

Our good friend Sandra Mitchell brings in her two beautiful dogs Bridgett and Bayley every few weeks for a nail trim. I ...
04/22/2025

Our good friend Sandra Mitchell brings in her two beautiful dogs Bridgett and Bayley every few weeks for a nail trim. I always give them a treat after and Bridgett has become so accustomed to it that the minute she gets in the door, she runs to the exam room, stands on her hind legs and stares at the jar of milkbones. If I’m not in the room yet, she will stand up and howl at the picture of my wife and I that is on the wall. It is so stinking cute.
So today, on their last visit, Ms. Mitchell brought us the most adorable thing - a cake with a photo realistic picture of our two canine friends on it! Thank you so much, Ms. Mitchell, we are all going to miss you and your furry family!

As I should probably have figured, as the days tick down to my retirement, fewer people are making appointments. Since ...
04/08/2025

As I should probably have figured, as the days tick down to my retirement, fewer people are making appointments. Since there is no point in me sitting here bored, we have made two changes. First, we’ll only be open Monday-Wednesday, second the last day will now be April 30. So that leaves 10 working days left in my career - and the next two are already fully booked. So for anyone who has been waiting until the last minute… it’s here. Just call 828-369-2635 to get one of the last appointments.

A lot of people have been asking when my last day will be so I’ve come to a decision. My last day of practice will be Fr...
03/09/2025

A lot of people have been asking when my last day will be so I’ve come to a decision. My last day of practice will be Friday, May 9th 2025. (Wow, that’s difficult to say…)
But for a little bit of fun, I’m including a Lenzo Animal Hospital Top Ten List:

Dr.Lenzo

1. Practiced for 36 years and 3 days - 35 of them in Franklin.
2. Worked on Saturdays for 15 years
3. Provided Emergency and House Call services for 33 years.
4. Has had only one dog in his adult life .
5. Walked approximately 10,800 miles in the halls of his office. Equal to the distance from Franklin to Los Angeles and back. Twice.
6. Has given approximately 324,000 Vaccines.
7. Has performed approximately 43,200 surgeries.
8. Has mentored two or more students every year of his career, with several continuing to professional school and at least two becoming veterinarians.
9. Oldest client was 103
10. Is most proud of how many clients have come back year after year, often for decades and how many former staff members still use Lenzo Animal Hospital even as long as 30 years after leaving my employ.

Well, I’m back from the VMX veterinary conference in Orlando and it’s time to start making plans for our last few months...
02/03/2025

Well, I’m back from the VMX veterinary conference in Orlando and it’s time to start making plans for our last few months in business.
In order to help as many people and pets as possible in the time we have remaining, we’re going to focus on making appointments for preventative care procedures like making sure everyone is up to date on vaccines, puppies and kittens get the best start in life and everyone has proper dental care. We will accept a limited number of sick and emergency visits on a case by case basis. And as always, we will never refuse to euthanize when someone’s pet is suffering.

With SNOW in the forecast for Friday, I thought I’d let everyone know. If there is an inch of snow or more, we will be c...
01/08/2025

With SNOW in the forecast for Friday, I thought I’d let everyone know. If there is an inch of snow or more, we will be closing for the day. Decades of experience tells me few people actually show up if there is any measurable snow and this time, I’m gonna take the rare opportunity to just play with my kids in the snow.

Happy snow day (we hope) everyone!

12/26/2024

Just a scheduling update: due to decreased holiday demand, we will be working half days (8:30am to 1:00 pm) until we resume normal hours on Monday January 6.

Address

1869 Georgia Road
Franklin, NC
28734

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+18283692635

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