Big Lick Veterinary Services

12/08/2025

Big Lick Vet will be closing at 3:00pm today due to the inclement weather and to ensure our staff can all get home safely. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding! We hope you all have a safe and fun snow day and we will reopen for normal hours on Tuesday 12/09/25 at 7:30am. ❄

If you need to schedule an upcoming appointment for your pet while we're closed (or anytime), please use our NEW online booking tool to book appointments directly onto our schedule 24/7: https://biglickvet.com/book-appointment/

12/08/2025

Big Lick Vet is open today! ❄ Please be careful and go slow if you're coming in today. 😊

If you'd like to book an appointment for today or any other day, our new online booking tool allows you to book appointments for your pet directly onto our schedule: https://biglickvet.com/book-appointment/

12/05/2025

Big Lick Vet will be closing early at 4:00pm today to allow our staff time to get home safely before dark. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding! We hope you've all had a safe and fun snow day! We will reopen for normal hours on Monday 12/08/25 at 7:30am. ❄

If you need to schedule an upcoming appointment for your pet while we're closed (or anytime), please use our online booking link: https://biglickvet.com/book-appointment/

12/05/2025

We're open today but will likely be closing a little early to allow our staff time to get home safely before dark - more to come on that front! If you're coming in today, take it slow and be safe!! ❄

12/04/2025

Big News at Big Lick Vet! 📰
We’ve added a brand-new workstation, courtesy of our friends at Stone River Contracting Inc, at our front desk to better serve YOU and your furry family members! 🎉
This upgrade means faster check-ins, quicker scheduling, and even more personalized care for your pets. Our goal is to make every visit smooth and stress-free—for both you and your four-legged friends.
We still need to add some personal touches, but we'd love for you to stop by and check out our new setup next time you’re in. We can’t wait to see you! 💙🐶🐱

12/04/2025

Meet Goose! He’s almost 18 weeks old and weighs in at a whopping 1.7lbs and he came in yesterday to see Dr. Amos, who along with the rest of the staff couldn’t get enough of him! 😍

At our clinic, we believe ever creature - big or small - deserves the best care! Because no matter their size, their health matters. 🐾❤️

12/02/2025

Dr. Nelson’s dog Draco was all smiles getting love from Dr. Sheppard! 🐶❤️🐾

12/01/2025

A friendly reminder that it's the first of the month and time for many of you to give flea, tick, and heartworm prevention to your pets! 🐾

11/30/2025

We’re proud to support our friends at Star City TNR and Rescue and the incredible work they do for the cats in our community! 🐈‍⬛❤️ We hope you’ll consider purchasing raffle tickets for a chance to win this incredible gift basket worth over $700 and support them in their mission to spay, neuter, vaccinate, and care for the community cats of Roanoke. 🐾

HOLIDAY GIFT BASKET RAFFLE 🎁

You do not want to miss this! Our 2nd Annual Holiday Gift Basket Raffle is HERE, and this year’s basket is worth over $700 in local goodies, gift cards, and treats for you and your favorite kitty!

Every ticket you buy helps us spay, neuter, vaccinate, and care for Roanoke’s community cats while finding loving homes for socialized cats and kittens. You get a chance to win, and the cats win no matter what! 😻

RAFFLE DETAILS
Tickets: $10 each or 3 for $25

How to Enter:
Venmo:
PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=UKSBWZB6VDQSL
*Please add “RAFFLE” in the payment note so we can count your entries*

Deadline to Enter: December 23
Winner Announced: Christmas Eve morning

🎉 BONUS ENTRY when you purchase at least one raffle ticket and share our raffle post! (share must be made public)

WHAT YOU COULD WIN 🏆

This amazing basket includes:
• $150 Gift Card to Roanoke Food Tours
• $100 Gift Card to Billy’s Roanoke
• $50 Gift Card to Basil’s Farm Market & Gifts
• $50 Gift Card to The Jolly Grape
• $50 Gift Card to A Cleaner World Dry Cleaning
• 10 Pack of Whitening Trays from LAT Dentistry
• BreadRun Roanoke Granola and biscotti
• Glass treat jar with paw print lid and blue cat treats
• Free exam, Zenifel calming diffuser and calming spray from Big Lick Veterinary Services
• “Purrfect Day” cat coffee mug
• Orange cat in headphones hand towel
• Beautiful seagrass basket
• ”Feed Me” cat bandana by Hardy Home Press
• Cat ring holder/trinket tray
• Sprouting Life Garden loofah, lip balms, tallow soap, tallow balms, and body butter
• Bloomed Impressions earrings, bookmarks, and handmade stationery

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A huge, heartfelt thank you to our generous donors and sponsors for making this raffle possible and for supporting Star City TNR and Rescue!

Basil's Farm Market & Gifts
Tour Roanoke - Roanoke Food Tours
Big Lick Veterinary Services
Bread Run Roanoke
LAT Dentistry - Dr. Lindsay Thorn, DMD
Jolly Grape
Billy's Roanoke
A Cleaner World
Sprouting Life Garden
Bloomed Impressions Co.

Every ticket helps us keep doing this work for the cats who have no one else. Thank you for entering, sharing, and supporting our little rescue this holiday season! 🫶🏻

11/28/2025

Join us in wishing Dr. Nelson a very Happy Birthday today!! 🥳

Dr. Nelson has been a part of the Big Lick Vet team for over 18 years now and has left a lasting impact on the community, pets, and people she serves. Her dedication to the clients and patients she cares for as well as the team she works with is so appreciated. Over the years she's developed great relationships with many people and pets who travel far and wide to come see her! And you can always count on her Friday appointments filling up fast. She is always sure to thank her hardworking team of receptionists, assistants, and LVTs at the end of a long day and is always an advocate for their best interests. She has a wealth of knowledge and never hesitates to pass that extensive knowledge on to the staff and help them continue to learn and grow. 🥰

We hope you have the best Birthday today Dr. Nelson! 🎉 Thanks for all you do!

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at Big Lick Vet! We will be closed today to allow our staff to spend time with loved ones, but we reopen tomorrow at 7:30am for normal business hours. 🦃

We'd also like to take a moment to let you know how grateful we are for our team, our clients, and our patients! We are so thankful....
🐾 To our wonderful team who comes in every single day and works so hard, opening their hearts to the clients and patients we serve, taking home the healing and the heartbreak, and saving lives every single day!
🐾 To our amazing clients who put their trust in us with their pet's care and their lives, who we hug and cry and laugh with, and whose support allows us to keep doing what we love.
🐾 To our beloved patients, who we love like our own pets! It is an honor to be there for them on their worst days and their best and to provide them comfort when they're scared. They bring us so much joy to our lives every day!

We hope you have the most wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoy spending time with the people and pets you love the most! Thank you for being a part of our Big Lick Vet family. ❤🐶🐱

If your pet needs veterinary care today, please contact Emergency Veterinary Services of Roanoke at 540-563-8575 - thank you to their team for working on the holidays and being there to serve the people and pets of our community! You rock! 👊

11/26/2025

🦃 Keep Your Pets Safe This Thanksgiving! 🐾

The holidays are full of delicious food and fun, but some treats can be dangerous for your furry friends.
✅ Avoid sharing turkey bones, chocolate, onions, and grapes.
✅ Keep trash secured and decorations out of reach.
✅ Give them a quiet space if guests overwhelm them.

Celebrate safely and make it a happy holiday for everyone—two-legged and four-legged alike! 💛