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Good Dog Veterinary Care Smyrna

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Good Dog Veterinary Care Smyrna

Good Dog Veterinary Care is the premier “all-dog” veterinary practice in the Southeast, and the only “all-dog” veterinary practice in the state of Georgia.
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We provide premium veterinary care to dogs in a warm, boutique environment.

$Modern medicine is incredible! 🩺This patient is a 1 year old Toy Poodle who presented to us with a complete fracture of ...$

04/30/2024

Modern medicine is incredible! 🩺

This patient is a 1 year old Toy Poodle who presented to us with a complete fracture of her right distal femur.

Because of our partnership with Dr. Lockwood from Veterinary Surgery of Georgia, we are able to offer orthopedic specialist care at Good Dog Veterinary Care. We think it’s the best of both worlds!

This patient was able to have her fracture repair surgery performed in our surgical suite by a boarded orthopedic specialist while remaining under her primary DVM’s care at Good Dog Veterinary Care. Our team performs all pre operative, anesthesia, and post operative care. We find this greatly enhances the continuity of care for our patients who need orthopedic surgery.

We are wishing this patient a very speedy recovery! 🩺

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04/29/2024

Dog Experts 🐾

Our "all-dog" practice specializes in canine care. We love dogs, we know dogs, and we cannot wait to care for your "Good Dog!"

3 Locations: West Cobb + Smyrna + East Cobb (Coming Summer 2024)

04/27/2024

Check your inboxes! Our monthly newsletter, "Greetings from Good Dog," is now live 🐾

Click here: https://shorturl.at/ikCRY to read this month's issue! Want a sneak peek? Here's an excerpt from our Founders Corner:

"This month we wanted to dive into a question we are asked often. Why an "all-dog" practice? It is one of our favorite questions to answer!

First and foremost, we truly LOVE dogs. Dogs light us up and bring us great joy.

Secondly, focusing on canine exclusive care allows our team to truly be "dog experts" and provide the highest level of medical care. Because we aren't trying to focus on all species, we are able to dive deeper into the intricacies of dogs and their unique medical needs. Our DVM team can focus on providing the highest level of canine care while also digging deeper and exploring breed predispositions and breed specific care.

There is a huge difference in caring for a 4lb Yorkie and a 175lb Great Dane... can you imagine the difference in oral surgery, abdominal surgery, and disposition in these two dogs? We see these differences each and every day!

We know that narrowing our focus to canine only care allows our entire team to specialize our treatment plans and better serve each individual patient in our care. We look forward to giving your 'Good Dog' this high level of specialized care at their next visit with us!"

04/24/2024

Diagnostic Testing 🩺

Modern medicine and diagnostic testing are such powerful tools in veterinary medicine!

When one of our patients came in for a routine visit, our DVM team found that on physical exam this patient had enlarged popliteal (near the knee) and prescapular (near the scapula) lymph nodes.

Enlarged lymph nodes can be a sign of lymphoma, and our DVM team knew the next step in this patient's care would be to take a closer look at the lymph nodes on a cellular level.

Our team performed a fine needle aspirate so we could more closely look at the cells under our in house microscope. Based on those findings, we took the diagnostic testing a step further and sent an additional sample to the lab for further testing.

We are thankful that we got great news back from the pathology report from our lab! This patient does not appear to have lymphoma, but rather lymphoid hyperplasia which is an increase in the normal cells found in the lymph nodes. We plan to recheck this patient in 2 weeks and to continue to closely monitor any additional changes. 🐾

📸: A close up of the cells that our DVM team saw under our microscope after performing the patient's fine needle aspirate

04/17/2024

Meet "Good Dog," Bandit! 🐾

Bandit is a 9 year old Shih Tzu who recently visited us for his annual exam. Bandit has a history of luxating patellas, osteoarthritis, and a heart murmur. Our DVM team is working closely with Bandit’s family to come up with a great plan to manage Bandit’s pain and improve his mobility. Bandit’s mom says Bandit works on his mobility by doing “yoga” and laying with his back legs stretched out when he is relaxing at home 💛

📸: Dr. Alvey and future Dr. Johnson (AU CVM '24) performing an orthopedic exam on Bandit

04/15/2024

The Good Dog Difference: Happy Visits! 🐾

Meet 1 year old Coonhound, “Eddie.” Eddie has a history of being nervous during veterinary visits, and we are working hard to build Eddie’s confidence! His first visit with our team was in November 2023 and during his first exam he was hesitant to let our team handle him for his otoscopic examination. The solution? We are going at Eddie’s pace and not forcing restraint! Eddie has been coming to see us for monthly “happy visits” where our team spends time acclimating Eddie to the veterinary world. We practice sitting on the scale, touching ears and paws, taking a heart rate, and letting Eddie walk and sniff around the treatment area.

At his first Happy Visit in December, Eddie was nervous about getting on the scale. Through monthly Happy Visits, Eddie has made tremendous progress! At his visit last week, Eddie happily walked on the scale and let our team look into his mouth and ears. We LOVE seeing the progress that comes from a little patience and a whole lot of love. This is . Way to go Eddie and Good Dog Veterinary Care Team! 💛

04/04/2024

Puppies will be here soon! 🐾

Dr. Alvey is working closely with “Louisa Mae’s” family to ensure both mom and puppies will have a healthy and smooth delivery. At this visit, Dr. Alvey showed Louisa Mae’s family her pregnancy radiographs. Pregnancy radiographs are so important because it helps our team predict the number of puppies to expect and allows us to see if the puppies have normal spinal and skull development. Pregnancy radiographs also allow us to measure the width of the puppies’ skulls in comparison to the width of the mom’s hips. If the puppies are measuring large, our team can be prepared for a potential c-section if needed. Our ultimate goal is always a healthy mom and puppies and diagnostic tools are so helpful in helping us achieve this goal!

Head to our Instagram stories for more behind the scenes and to see Louisa Mae’s puppies on radiographs 🩺

04/03/2024

This sweet 15 week old Goldendoodle had a big day with us! 🐾

He came to see us after he kept his family up all night due to vomiting. He was lethargic, restless, and not his normal puppy self! After taking radiographs, our DVM team saw that this boy decided to have several rocks as a snack and that they were currently sitting in his stomach. Our Team successfully surgically removed the rocks, and this sweet puppy is now in recovery mode 🩺

Curious about what our team saw on radiographs? Head to our “Foreign Body” stories on Instagram for more behind the scenes on this case!

03/29/2024

Dental care at Good Dog Veterinary Care 🩺

Did you know that 85% (!) of dogs will have some form of dental disease prior to age 3? Dental disease comes in a variety of forms. We commonly see the accumulation of plaque which can cause inflammation of the gum line and lead to pocketing between the gum and the tooth. Without treatment, plaque can creep into the pockets and cause gingivitis or bone disease.

What's the solution? We recommend a yearly dental cleaning starting between ages 1-2. With a yearly dental cleaning, our DVM team can help keep plaque from progressing to advanced stage dental disease while also ensuring that your dog does not have any hidden fractures or other oral complications. Our Adult and Senior Wellness Plans include a yearly dental exam, dental radiographs, and dental cleaning. Our Wellness Plans offer the perfect solution to your dog's dental needs!

📸: Dr. Singletary + future Dr. Johnson (AU CVM '24) performing a dental on a 14 year old Yorkipoo

03/09/2024

Check your inboxes! Our monthly newsletter, "Greetings from Good Dog," is now live 🐾

Click here: https://shorturl.at/cmIMZ to read this month's issue! Want a sneak peek? Here's an excerpt from our Founders Corner:

"... Let’s count it down…. 100, 99, 98… 🎉

Dr. Singletary and Natalie were honored to represent Good Dog Veterinary Care as members of the 2024 “Bulldog 100!" This honor celebrates the top 100 fastest growing companies owned by UGA alumni, and all companies were ranked by the percentage of overall revenue growth over the last three years (2020, 2021, and 2022).
While we knew that we had been honored as one of the 100 in December, the celebration in February was a full countdown and full rankings were revealed. We are so proud to share that Good Dog Veterinary Care has the honor of being #19 on this year’s Bulldog 100 list!

As the countdown kept lowering, we were (and are!) so thankful for the team, clients, and patients who made this recognition possible. We also loved that our honor of coming in at #19 happens to be a nod to the year we opened (2019) and a nod to one of our favorite Bulldogs (Brock Bowers #19). We have drawn so much inspiration from Brock’s relentless work ethic and drive over the years. When the pandemic shut down recruiting trips, Brock decided to video himself running the hills of Napa Valley to showcase his grit and athleticism and sent this to colleges. Talk about relentless. Reflecting on our journey from ‘19 to now, we know relentlessness has driven our journey as well. We feel that we are in great company rocking that Bulldog #19 Jersey!

While awards deserve to be celebrated, we also love to keep pushing and looking forward. Because this award celebrates the business years of 2020-2022, we look forward to celebrating the growth we had in 2023 (Smyrna opened) and hope to have in 2024 (East Cobb opening... see our newsletter for our big announcement!) Thank you all for continuing to grow with us, and cheers to this year’s “Bulldog 100!” ✨

In gratitude,

Dr. Patrick and Natalie Singletary
Owners and Founders of Good Dog Veterinary Care"

02/28/2024

All scrubbed in and ready to go! 🩺

📸: Dr. Pratt at Good Dog Veterinary Care Smyrna

02/23/2024

Good Dog Veterinary Care is an "all-dog," locally owned, boutique practice dedicated to providing exceptional patient and client care. 🐾

Our team is the heartbeat of our practice, and we are on mission every day to care for our clients and patients in a serving manner. We believe we are called to be a light in veterinary medicine and work joyfully alongside each other. We look forward to welcoming you and your "Good Dogs" to our practice!

02/12/2024

Let’s count it down…. 100, 99, 98… 🎉

Dr. Singletary and Natalie were honored to represent Good Dog Veterinary Care as members of the 2024 “Bulldog 100” on Friday night! This honor celebrates the top 100 fastest growing companies owned by UGA alumni and all companies were ranked by the percentage of overall revenue growth over the last three years (2020, 2021, and 2022).

While we knew that we had been honored as one of the 100, the celebration on Friday was a full countdown and full rankings were revealed. We are so proud to share that Good Dog Veterinary Care has the honor of being on this year’s Bulldog 100 list! 🎉

As the countdown kept lowering, we were (and are!) so thankful for the team, clients, and patients who made this recognition possible. We also loved that our honor of coming in at #19 happens to be a nod to the year we opened (2019) and a nod to one of our favorite Bulldogs (Brock Bowers #19). We have drawn so much inspiration from Brock’s relentless work ethic and drive over the years. When the pandemic shut down recruiting trips, Brock decided to video himself running the hills of Napa Valley to showcase his grit and athleticism and sent this to colleges. Talk about relentless. Reflecting on our journey from ‘19 to now and relentlessness drove our journey as well. We feel that we are in great company rocking that Bulldog #19 “Jersey!”

The #19 ranking is the highest ranking that a veterinary hospital has ever earned. As always, thank you for your support. We were also honored to be in a room full of companies that we admire such as 🐾

While awards deserve to be celebrated, we also love to keep pushing and looking forward. Because this award celebrates the business years of 2020-2022, we look forward to celebrating the growth we had in 2023 (Smyrna opened) and hope to have in 2024 (East Cobb opening). Thank you all for continuing to grow with us! Cheers to this year’s “Bulldog 100!” ✨

02/07/2024

Brother + sister love 💛

9 year old "Lincoln" and 8 month old "Reagan" were support buddies and made it a family affair at their annual visits today!

02/02/2024

🎉 We can’t keep our secret any longer... Let’s cue the tail wags because Good Dog Veterinary Care is opening our third location! GOOD DOG VETERINARY CARE EAST COBB will be opening late Summer 2024! 🎉

🐾 Why a third location? We truly believe we are on mission to change veterinary medicine by providing an experience that is exceptional for patients, clients, and team members. We love everything about veterinary medicine (especially canine care!), and we cannot wait to share the Good Dog Difference with new patients, new clients, and new team members in East Cobb. Dr. Singletary and Natalie will own and oversee operations at Good Dog Veterinary Care West Cobb + Smyrna + East Cobb.

🐾 Where in East Cobb? We are in LOVE with our new location! Our new location has road front visibility at the intersection of Johnson Ferry and Paper Mill Road, and our address is 31 Johnson Ferry Road. Know the Starbucks on that corner? We are their new neighbors and will occupy the space immediately to the right of the Starbucks. We are located less than a mile from Atlanta Country Club, and we will serve clients from East Cobb, Roswell, and Sandy Springs at our new location!

✨GIVEAWAY TIME! ✨
Current Clients: Have you had a phenomenal experience with us? Help us spread the word to your East Cobb friends! Share this post to be entered to win a $250 GDVC Account Credit (1 Winner) OR tag a friend from East Cobb/Roswell/Sandy Springs below to be entered to win a GDVC Sweatshirt (5 winners)! The more tags, the more chances to win our giveaway. Winners announced via IG stories on Monday.

Good Dog Veterinary Care East Cobb would not be possible without our team, clients, and patients who have been with us at Good Dog Veterinary Care since Opening Day at West Cobb in October 2019 and at Smyrna in June 2023. Thank you for supporting us and giving us the opportunity to bring something so special to East Cobb. Now... LET’S DO THIS! 🐾

02/01/2024

We’ve been keeping a secret… 🤫

The future of Good Dog Veterinary Care continues to shine bright thanks to our incredible team, patients, and clients ✨ We are so excited to share what’s next for the future of Good Dog Veterinary Care!

Guesses? Drop them below…
Full details dropping Friday!

📸: Dr. Patrick + Natalie Singletary (+ Grits and Lilly 🐾) - Owners and Founders of Good Dog Veterinary Care

Address

1302 Concord Road SE
Smyrna, GA
30080

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 5:30pm
Thursday	8am - 5:30pm
Friday	8am - 5:30pm
Saturday	8am - 12pm

Telephone

+17708638712

Website

https://gooddogveterinarycare.com/

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Videos

Pregnancy Radiographs

Puppies will be here soon! 🐾 Dr. Alvey is working closely with “Louisa Mae’s” family to ensure both mom and puppies will have a healthy and smooth delivery. At this visit, Dr. Alvey showed Louisa Mae’s family her pregnancy radiographs. Pregnancy radiographs are so important because it helps our team predict the number of puppies to expect and allows us to see if the puppies have normal spinal and skull development. Pregnancy radiographs also allow us to measure the width of the puppies’ skulls in comparison to the width of the mom’s hips. If the puppies are measuring large, our team can be prepared for a potential c-section if needed. Our ultimate goal is always a healthy mom and puppies and diagnostic tools are so helpful in helping us achieve this goal! Head to our Instagram stories for more behind the scenes and to see Louisa Mae’s puppies on radiographs 🩺

Online Store

✨ NOW LIVE! ✨ The wait is over and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have our online store open and ready for you to shop! Our cozy, oversized sweatshirt will be your new favorite to toss on as you’re running errands, heading to class, or lounging with your favorite “Good Dog.” Our sweatshirts are printed on Comfort Colors apparel so you know they will have that perfect “lived in” feel. Click here: https://gooddogveterinarycare.shop or head to our website and click on the “Merchandise” tab to order 🐾 Happy shopping and as always, thank you so much for your support of Good Dog Veterinary Care 💛 #gooddogveterinarycare #thegooddogdifference #gooddogmerch

Do you see what we see? 👀 Two year old Golden Retriever, “Aspen” had something in her mouth that just didn’t belong! Our team found and successfully removed a stick that was lodged between 108 and 208 in Aspen’s mouth. We put Aspen on antibiotics and anti inflammatory medication as a precaution due to severe granulation of her hard palate from trauma from the stick. Aspen’s family says she is doing fantastic during her recovery at home. She has been in a great mood since we removed the stick, and they report Aspen seems to be relieved the stick is gone from her mouth. We are too! 🩺

Our owner and founder, Dr. Patrick Singletary (‘12, ‘16), always knew he wanted to go UGA College of Veterinary Medicine. Seeing Good Dog Veterinary Care featured in @ugavetmed newest admissions brochure sure is a full circle moment for this DGD! 🐾 Future veterinarians will see Good Dog Veterinary Care prominently featured as they consider making UGA CVM their home for studying veterinary medicine. Thank you @ugavetmed for the honor!

Behind the Scenes ✨ Here’s the real “behind the scenes” of a veterinary build out about two weeks out from Opening Day 🐾 Opening a new practice and going through a build out isn’t glamorous… it’s a lot of moving pieces, dust, and sweat! We are all hands on deck as we enter the final stretch of construction at Good Dog Veterinary Care Smyrna and we cannot wait to bring #thegooddogdifference to Smyrna once we open this June! #gooddogveterinarycare #smyrna #buckhead #vinings #marietta #kennesaw

.... SURPRISE! ✨🩺 We were at Good Dog Veterinary Care Smyrna for a site visit today, and guess who we found there? We found our Smyrna DVM dream team just hanging out! 🤩 Dr. Rice, Dr. Singletary, Dr. Weyl, and Dr. Tillis made a site visit today to check on the construction progress. It was amazing to have our Smyrna DVM team in our future treatment area! As always, thanks to our phenomenal West Cobb team + DVMs for holding down the practice while we were visiting Smyrna today. It was a full day at West Cobb, and our crew there did a great job caring for our patients!

Good Dog Veterinary Care Smyrna Construction Update! 👷 The Singletarys did a quick job site check in today... the good news is that cabinetry, surgery tables, dental tables, and exam room tables have been delivered! Next step: let’s get everything installed 🔨 Dr. Singletary decided to take matters into his own hands a little bit today and he did some work on the job site. What did he do? We’re not really sure but he sure felt productive moving around a few ladders, mops, and cabinets. Just you wait... he’ll be joining the construction crew before you know it! This June opening date is getting VERY close and we’ll need all hands on deck to get the project to the finish line... even if Dr. Singletary installs the equipment himself! 🔩 Good Dog Veterinary Care Smyrna: Coming June 2023 🐾

Behind the Scenes 🐾 This is what a month at Good Dog Veterinary Care West Cobb looks like using our electronic medical record system (this was March for us!) We have grown strategically since opening in 2019 to ensure we can continue serving our current patients and new patients too. Interested in booking an appointment at West Cobb or Smyrna? We are accepting new patients at both locations (Smyrna starting June 1st), and we cannot wait to meet you and take exceptional care of your dog! Ready to book your first appointment at Good Dog Veterinary Care Smyrna? Great news! Our medical software for Smyrna is LIVE and we are booking appointments starting the first week of June. Call us, head to our website, or email [email protected] | [email protected] to make your appointment! #thegooddogdifference #gooddogveterinarycare #smyrna #westcobb #vinings #marietta #kennesaw #buckheads #vetsatl #goldendoodle #vetmed

Welcome to the Neighborhood 🐾

✨ A great end to the day ✨ Dr. Singletary and Natalie were at Good Dog Veterinary Care Smyrna tonight checking in on the construction progress. They looked across the street and saw the most beautiful cross full of Easter flowers at Smyrna United Methodist Church. It was the perfect end to a day full of seeing patients at Good Dog Veterinary Care West Cobb and working hard behind the scenes to ensure Good Dog Veterinary Care Smyrna is ready to open and serve Smyrna in early June. We could not be more excited to be neighbors with our friends @smyrnafirstumc and bring #thegooddogdifference to Smyrna! Thank you to our team, clients, and patients for being on the journey with us. Let’s keep looking for bright spots in the journey, continue being a light in veterinary medicine, and continue making a difference in our West Cobb and Smyrna communities 🐾✨

✨The Good Dog Difference: Client Communication ✨ Two of Dr. Alvey’s patients this morning were housemates, and both patients had a few medical conditions that we are going to work very hard to treat and overcome together. Because a lot of information was covered in the exam room today, Dr. Alvey took the time during her lunch break to email the family a detailed summary of the conversation today, the diagnostics performed today, and the treatment plan moving forward (see video). One of our DVMs’ key focus areas is that we answer all client questions and follow up with clear communication. Way to go Dr. Alvey and team for going above and beyond to care for these two patients AND their family! 🐾#thegooddogdifference #gooddogveterinarycare

It’s sign day! 🐾

Driving down Concord Road in Smyrna? You might just notice a new addition to the neighborhood... Our sign went up today and it looks fantastic! Head over to our IG stories for more sneak peaks from today’s work at Good Dog Veterinary Care Smyrna. We’re opening June 2023! Need an appointment before June? Check out our West Cobb location at Good Dog Veterinary Care! #thegooddogdifference #gooddogveterinarycare