Southwoods Animal Hospital

04/22/2025

🌍🐾 Happy Earth Day from Southwoods Animal Hospital! 🐾🌿

At Southwoods, we love caring for your pets and the planet! 🌎💚 This Earth Day, let’s work together to keep our furry friends’ environment safe and healthy. Check out the eco-friendly pet tips in the post!
How do you and your pets celebrate Earth Day? Share with us in the comments! 💬💚

04/21/2025

We hope everyone is having a wonderful Easter weekend! 🌷✨ Please note that we will be closed on Easter Monday, to allow our team to enjoy the holiday with their loved ones. 💕

We will reopen tomorrow at 7 am to continue caring for your beloved pets! 🐶🐱 If you have an emergency, please contact Carolina Veterinary Specialist at 336-632-0605.

Wishing you a joyful and restful Easter! 🐣💐

04/20/2025

🐰 Hoppin’ into Easter with love, laughter, and lots of chocolate! 🐣✨

04/17/2025

Easter is on its way! Fresh flowers and baskets full of pastel-colored candy can represent potential health risks for your pets! As you’re making your home festive for the holiday, make sure you keep these Easter-related treats and decorations away from your pets.

04/13/2025

April is National Pet First Aid Awareness Month, and as the weather warms up and we start searching for times to spend outdoors, it is important to be prepared in case anything bad should happen on those trips out of the city.

One of the most important ways you can prevent accidents and emergencies is by being aware. Keep your eye out for any potential dangers, such as brambly undergrowth, fast-flowing rivers or plants that could be poisonous. In addition to this, make sure your pet is constantly supervised, if not leashed.

If an emergency does occur, make sure your pet is safe and breathing, stop any profuse bleeding and then call for help. It is always a good idea to keep some sort of pet first aid kit in your car. These can be bought online or at pet supply stores, but you can also configure your own. Here is a list of some of the supplies that should be kept on-hand:

04/09/2025

🌸💖 Sweet little Sugar 💖🌸 stopped by today to strike a pose in our Spring Photo Booth — and we are obsessed with her cuteness! 😍✨

She also wanted to remind everyone that our photo booth is FREE to use and will be set up through April 30th! Don’t miss your chance to snap some adorable springtime pics! 🌷🐾

Be sure to check out our stories daily for all the cuteness your heart can handle! 💕

04/08/2025

There are very few diseases you can get directly from your pet, but one of them is especially easy to contract: leptospirosis, a highly contagious illness spread through the urine of infected wildlife.

04/06/2025

April is Heartworm Awareness Month, and we want to highlight the importance of preventing this deadly disease. There are many FDA-approved preventative products that we carry, which can be given monthly as a topical liquid or as an oral tablet—these products protect not only against heartworm, but against other parasites as well. We also carry Proheart injections which protect your dog for 12 months! Year-round prevention is the best way to avoid those nasty heartworms, so please be aware of what you can do to protect your pets against this potentially deadly disease!

If you’d like to learn more about heartworm disease and how you can prevent it, schedule an appointment at Southwoods Animal Hospital by calling 336-275-7266.

04/04/2025

🚨 PSA: The Worst Vacation Guests Ever! 🚨

Know who really loves warm weather? 🌞 Fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes. And guess what? Their dream destination isn’t a tropical island—it’s your pet (and maybe even you)! 🏝️🐶🐱

These tiny freeloaders aren’t just annoying; they come with some serious baggage:
🐜 Fleas – Not only do they turn your pet into an all-you-can-eat buffet, but they can also spread tapeworms and cause anemia.
🕷️ Ticks – These creepy crawlies are like tiny, eight-legged villains carrying Lyme disease and other nasty illnesses.
🦟 Mosquitoes – One bite is all it takes to give your pet heartworm, which can be fatal (and trust us, the treatment is NOT a fun time).

Once these pests hitch a ride on your furry friend, they’re taking the express route into your home. 🚆🏡 So, unless you’re looking to run a bug hotel, make sure your pet is protected with flea, tick, and heartworm prevention!

Stay safe, stay bite-free, and let’s keep these vacation crashers far away! 🚫🐾

04/02/2025

🌸🐾 Spring Pet Photo Booth – Now Open! 📸🐶🐱

Spring is in full bloom, and so is our Spring Pet Photo Booth at Southwoods Animal Hospital! 🌷✨ Bring your furry friends in for an adorable spring-themed photo.

📍 Where: Southwoods Animal Hospital
📅 When: Now until April 30th
📸 What: A fun, festive backdrop perfect for capturing sweet memories with your pet!

Stop by anytime during business hours to snap a picture, or ask our team to take one for you. Don’t forget to tag us in your photos – we’d love to see your pet’s best poses! 🐾💖

04/01/2025

04/01/2025

We will be closed today from 1pm - 3pm for our monthly staff meeting. If your pet is experiencing a medical emergency during this time, please call Carolina Veterinary Specialist at 336-632-0605.

03/27/2025

Spring into the Season—Safely!

It’s been a long winter❄️, but it appears that spring is finally on the way. Here are a few tips to make sure your pet stays safe as the weather changes and you start getting out more.

03/23/2025

Congratulations on your new puppy! At Southwoods, we have a plan for puppy care that will make sure your new bestie gets everything they need! See our Puppy 101 guide below for tips!

It’s important to get your puppy in to see us as soon as possible after adoption. This is because puppies need vaccinations and parasite testing right away—their developing immune systems mean they can become seriously ill very quickly if exposed to disease.

03/20/2025

Blooming with paw-sitivity! 🌷🐶

03/16/2025

National Poison Prevention Week, which was enacted by Congress in 1961, always occurs on the third week in March. This year for 2025, it falls from March 16th to March 22nd. So, what exactly is the purpose of National Poison Prevention Week?

This specific week has been set aside to highlight awareness and prevention of poisoning, and what to do if any unfortunate scenarios occur. At Southwoods, we particularly use this week to remind our clients about their pets, and the potential dangers their furry friends can encounter if they get poisoned from everyday household objects.