Travelers Rest Animal Hospital

01/30/2025

Meet Alyssa ~

Alyssa was raised in Belton, SC. She studied Pre-Veterinary Biology at Clemson University. After spending time in Emergency Veterinary Medicine at a hospital in Gainesville, GA, she recently moved back to South Carolina to return to General Practice Medicine with trAH. In her free time, she hangs out with her fiancé, her cat Apollo, and her black Labrador, Benelli. She also likes to spend time in the mountains, paint, and hang out with her friends.

We are blessed to have Alyssa’s expertise in emergency care with her special interest in urgent veterinary services 🩵

01/29/2025

This is Nori!

Nori was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease and needed to be treated with steroids. Unfortunately, the steroids caused her to gain weight. At her heaviest, she was 17lbs! Nori’s owner knew this wasn’t good, especially because Nori has severe arthritis and overweight cats are predisposed to diabetes.

Through some trial and error, Nori’s owner was able to wean Nori off of steroids and manage her IBD with special diets. With these changes, Nori now weighs 13.2lbs!

Sometimes our pets struggle with obesity due to underlying diseases or medications - this can make weight loss so challenging! If you find yourself in this situation with your pet, let us know. We are here to help :)

01/28/2025

Our trAH team takes on Orlando for the North American Veterinary Conference!

We can’t wait to hear about all they learned 🩺

01/27/2025

Tristan nose it’s going to be a great 🤎

01/26/2025

01/24/2025

We love having Dr. Benham join our team regularly each week, and our patients enjoy her compassionate care, veterinary expertise and warm snuggles 🥰

01/23/2025

Meet Mary Louise ~

Mary Louise was born and raised in Roxboro, NC. She graduated from UNCW with a degree in Biology and minors in Psychology and Neuroscience. She is working towards her Veterinary Technician License in the Penn Foster Veterinary Technician program. In her free time she enjoys reading, camping, and hiking with her 2 dogs, Jackson (pictured) and Bentley.

Mary Louise has a special interest in veterinary urgent care. Her compassionate care and skills are truly appreciated 🤍

01/22/2025

The FDA has issued a warning regarding the feeding of raw diets to companion pets ⚠️

A new source of exposure highly pathogenic avian influenza is affecting cats: raw diets containing poultry such as duck, turkey, or chicken that were contaminated with the virus. Cats appear to be particularly susceptible to severe illness from H5N1, often resulting in death.

01/22/2025

The FDA has issued a warning regarding the feeding of raw diets to companion pets ⚠️

A new source of exposure highly pathogenic avian influenza is affecting cats: raw diets containing poultry such as duck, turkey, or chicken that were contaminated with the virus. Cats appear to be particularly susceptible to severe illness from H5N1, often resulting in death.

01/21/2025

Oakley’s parents spent the last year monitoring his calorie intake and were successful in helping Oakley lose 11lbs!

Most overweight animals that we see are overweight simply due to eating too many calories. If you need help with your pet’s weight loss, we are here to help create weight loss plans that work for your family. 🤎

01/17/2025

Happy *50th* Birthday Dr. Bryant!!!

Please help us wish our amazing “senior” vet a blessed day! 🥳

01/16/2025

Meet Sam ~

Samantha Brown or Sam (what she prefers to be called) joined our team in August of 2024, but has been working in the Veterinary field for many years. Prior to her occupation at trAH, Sam worked in Emergency Vet Medicine and taught at Tri-County Technical College in the Vet Tech program. Sam received her degree in Animal Science and LVT licenses in 2015.
When Sam is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family, animals, and the outdoors. Sam is married with three kids, one girl and two boys. She has three dogs and three cats. Sam enjoys fishing, car shows, outdoor adventures, and DIY-ing.

Sam brings many years of experience in urgent veterinary care and had been an incredible blessing to her coworkers and pet patients. We appreciate her kindness, compassion and amazing skills ~

01/14/2025

“Beau Diggity” is on his way to an Ideal 5/9 body condition score after losing almost TWENTY pounds!

He is a large breed dog with some arthritis, so this weight loss was important for his comfort and lifespan. Way to go Beau Diggity and pet parent for this commitment to lifestyle change 💪

01/13/2025

Are you ready for like Magnolia?