Happy Tails Pet Clinic

02/24/2022

Positive, hardworking person to clean and maintain our veterinary clinic. Duties to include end of day cleaning such as vacuuming, mopping, emptying garbage and restocking and some light outdoor maintenance. We are a drug free work place and require pre-employment screening.

12/10/2021

07/07/2021

Starting Monday July 12th we will be allowing a maximum of 2 masked clients per pet into the office for their pet’s exam with Dr Bright. Due to the small size of our exam rooms, there will be some restrictions in place. We are still asking that you call from the parking lot when you arrive, and we will continue to take histories over the phone. Once your pet’s history is complete a technician will meet you at the door and es**rt you to the exam room. Once in the exam room, we ask that you remain seated during the exam so that we can maintain maximum social distancing. Medication refills, food purchases, admission appointments and Technician visits will all remain curbside. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation as we move toward a more normal way of caring for your pets!

06/30/2021

We hope all our clients have a wonderful 4th of July holiday! We will be closed on Monday July 5th in honor of the holiday. We will resume regular hours on Tuesday July 6th

06/29/2021

As the Fourth of July approaches, you may be considering lighting some celebratory fireworks for the occasion. Though fireworks may be a fun tradition for us, your four-legged friends may feel differently. Here are some tips to help your pet cope. Move your dog to an internal room of your house. Play the radio or turn the television up loudly to help mask the sounds. Close windows, doors and blinds to reduce the visual clues and sounds of the fireworks. It’s best to stay with your dog if possible. Dogs are social creatures and your presence is comforting. Dogs will respond to situations that are potentially scary to them by watching their owners actions and emotions. Be calm, supportive, and snuggly. You can give treats or play games to distract them as well. It’s also good for you to be present to ensure that they do not injure themselves if they were to panic. More dogs escape home during the Fourth of July than any other time of the year, so make sure that all doors and gates are secure. Also, make sure your dog is microchipped in case of an escape during a panic. Some owners have success with Thundershirts or Anxiety Wraps. These are snug-fitting vests that squeeze and apply pressure over the body that many dogs find comforting. Others recommend a pheromone product that comes as a collar, room diffuser or spray. That pheromone is appeasing to dogs and helps reduce anxiety. We also now have an FDA approved medication that is labeled to reduce noise aversions. It inhibits anxiety by blocking the release of norepinephrine. We have been using this medication with great results.

06/24/2021

We are happy to announce we will be welcoming our clients back into the building on July 12th for their pet’s exams! We truly appreciate everyone’s understanding over the last 15 months we have been curbside and Dr Bright and the staff are all looking forward to getting back to a more “normal” way of providing medical care for our patients. We will continue to have some restrictions depending upon CDC guidelines that we will outline here and, on our website, when we get closer to our “Reopening” date.

06/10/2021

We would like to send a huge “Thank You” to all our wonderful clients for all their patience and understanding as Dr Bright has continued her recovery and we have begun working our way through the backlog of appointments. We are still almost fully booked through the end of June but do have the occasional openings due to cancellations.
Many of you have been asking when we will be coming off “Curbside” protocols and will be allowing clients into the clinic again. In short, we are waiting on 2 things – one is for Dr Bright’s physician to give her the ok as she continues to go through treatments. The second is for the entire staff to be fully vaccinated and past the two-week period after their last shot. We hope to have both of these accomplished as we go into July.

05/21/2021

We are happy to announce Dr. Bright will be returning to the office in a limited capacity beginning May 24. During this time, as she continues her recovery, she will be seeing a few appointments each day. Staff will be contacting owners who have had appointments canceled or delayed to fill these slots as they become available. We are asking everyone to be patient with us as we move toward getting things up and running again. Please be aware we will still have to refer out some, if not all, emergency appointments as Dr Bright regains her strength. We also ask if you have one of the limited appointments and are unable to keep it, please notify us as early as possible so we can schedule another backlogged appointment. We wish to Thank everyone again for their patience and understanding.

05/17/2021

05/14/2021

Update – We would like to Thank everyone for their patience and understanding over the last difficult week while Dr. Bright has been out of the office. She is currently at home now beginning her recovery. We hope to be able to consult with her sometime next week as she will be able to remote into patient records from there. We will continue to monitor her progress and update everyone as to when she will be able to return to the clinic on a limited basis.

05/06/2021

Notice: Dr Bright will be taking a medical leave of absence to have a surgical procedure on May 10th as per the doctor’s advice. We have been unable to find a relief Doctor and due to unknown factors regarding her recovery we will be cancelling previously schedule appointments through May 24th and not taking any new appointments during that time. Technicians will be available during regular office hours to assist clients, refill medications and take Tech visits as allowed under the State of Florida Veterinary Law. We will post updates here regularly as to when we will be able to resume normal operations. We apologize for the inconvenience to our clients and hope they join us in wishing Dr Bright a speedy recovery.

04/28/2021

Doctor’s Day Off! Friday, April 30, 2021, Dr. Bright will not be in the office for a much-deserved day off! There will be staff on hand to answer questions, refill medications and sell food and product during that time but the office will be closing 1 hour early [5:00 pm] that day. We are sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause.

12/23/2020

URGENT NEED FOR FOSTER/ADOPTER

This sweet baby is Tegra, a 10 year old spayed female and she is in immediate need for a foster or home by 11am tomorrow. Tegra's current owner faces eviction from her home or euthanasia for this baby due to breed restrictions in her neighborhood.

She is a very outgoing and friendly baby.She will best suit somebody in an active home where she can shower her people with her love. She is good with other animals, dogs and cats.

Please help us find a home for Tegra.

12/08/2020

Dr Bright and the Staff at Happy Tails Pet Clinic would like to wish all our fabulous clients and their wonderful pets the absolute best and safest of holiday seasons!
Holiday Hours –
Thursday December 24 – 7:30 am to 12:00 pm
Friday December 25 – Closed
Thursday December 30 – 7:30 am – 6:00 pm
Friday January 1 - Closed

11/23/2020

Dr Bright and the Staff would like to wish all our clients and their wonderful pets a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Our clinic hours for the week of 11/23/20 thru 11/27/20 -
Monday 11/23 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday 11/24 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday 11/25 7:30 Am - 6:00 PM
Thursday 11/26 Closed
Friday 11/27 Closed

07/09/2020

Domino did well through her surgery and recovered quickly. However due to the extent of her surgical sites it was impossible for her to be turned back outside for her convalescence. After much consideration, her caretaker relinquished Domino to Dr Bright so she could be hospitalized for the next two weeks as she continued to heal. Finally, the day came when her sutures were removed, and she was declared healed. The entire process had taken a over 3 weeks and accrued charges of almost $2000! Now all Domino needed was a loving indoor only home where she would be safe from any more life-threatening injuries. Unfortunately, neither Dr Bright nor any of the Staff were able to take Domino home so it has been decided to put her up for adoption. She is a little over 1 year old, spayed, has a valid rabies vaccination and is litter trained. If anyone would be interested in giving her a forever indoor home, please contact the clinic!

07/07/2020

Surgery day – the two greatest concerns now were if there would be enough healthy skin left to close the wound and ,once under anesthesia, Dr Bright was finally able to do a thorough exam of her v***a, perineum, and a**s since it would have been too painful to do when Domino was awake. The necrosis in those areas may have compromised her ability to pass f***s and urine. Dr Bright deemed everything as salvageable and began the lengthy process of closing Domino’s wounds. To Be Continued –

07/06/2020

By the time Domino was presented at the clinic, the wound had become highly infected and tissues surrounding it were necrotic. Thick pus and a foul smell attested to the severity of the infection. Dr Bright immediately ordered an intense treatment plan that included twice daily hydrotherapy, laser treatments and topical medications. Powerful antibiotics and pain medications rounded out the plan. But still it took seven days of dedicated work for the wound to be declared “clean enough”, and Domino strong enough, to attempt surgical closure. To Be Continued –