First Flight Veterinary Hospital and Mobile Services

15/12/2024

05/12/2024

Mediacomm is having an outage in our area so unfortunately our main phone line and internet are down. We are running on mobile hotshots and cell phones so everything is running a little slower! We apologize about the inconvenience! Hopefully we will be back up and running soon!

29/11/2024

We hope this applies to none of your pups! We are back at it today and hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving!

27/11/2024

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As we enter Thanksgiving week in the US, many of your vets will be out of town or spending much needed time with their families.

It’s times like these that horse owners need to practice preventative caregiving.

During this holiday time, as an emergency only vet, I recommend the following:

- Don’t deworm your horse right now.

- Don’t start a new feed right now.

- Don’t get a new round bale of coastal hay right now if you’ve let the last one go to dust (give small amounts at a time or mix with a stemmy hay until they’ve had their fill, then give the round bale).

- Don’t change schedules.

- Don’t vaccinate your horse right now, especially if you have a known reactor.

- Don’t be in a rush and fail to soak your feed for long enough (choke risk) - especially if you’re late to feed due to holiday errands/get togethers.

- If you have visitors, limit treats. Ensure gates are closed. Make sure feed doors and bins locked.

There is already a shortage of equine vets - and the few we do have will likely be out of town or trying to enjoy the holiday.

Let’s all have a very Happy Thanksgiving. And let’s let our vets stay home with family!

Remember: Proper Preparation Prevents Postponed Potlucks! 😂🥴

27/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from our families to yours! We will be closed tomorrow to celebrate the holiday. We will reopen on Friday with normal business hours.

26/11/2024

Wishing Kim the happiest birthday!! Thanks for all you do!

26/11/2024

If you see this fella around the clinic this week please help us in wishing him a happy birthday! Thanks Gavin for all of your help after school and on breaks!

16/11/2024

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Calling all businesses! Big ones, small ones, local ones, and even ones from out of state!
Our 11th Annual Christmas in the Country! is around the corner, and we are still seeking business sponsors, as well as silent auction donations!

Please reach out to us if you can become a sponsor or donate a basket showcasing your business for the Silent Auction!
Questions? Shoot us a text at 252-232-8228 or message us here 🙂
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11/11/2024

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We honor you and thank you for your service and sacrifices!

05/11/2024

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31/10/2024

Happy Halloween 2024! Here is a little TBT picture with 10 years in between! We would love to see your fun costumes!

20/10/2024

Thank you everyone that helped us celebrate Veterinary Team week last week! From themed spirit week to some friendly competitions we had a blast!

17/10/2024

Veterinary Team Week 2024
Team Member Spotlights

The next three amazing ladies bring so many talents to our team! All three are incredibly good at multitasking all while doing it with enthusiasm and a beautiful smile on their faces!

Dr. Kristine Rook joined us 2 years ago and has brought not only an extensive knowledge of medicine but some fantastic surgical and advanced dentistry skills too! Dr Rook had an extremely successful housecall practice (and we have loved getting to meet and work with so many of her amazing clients and patients) but decided to join us to be able to offer her clients even more services not able to performed in the home! Everyone loves working alongside Dr Rook as she is an awesome teacher and always has such a positive outlook!! Some fun facts about Dr Rook-she is a huge The Ohio State fan, a very talented bird watcher, and a superb dog trainer!

Kaitlyn joined us early last year and has known she wanted to be a veterinarian since age 8! She is completing her Bachelor's degree now while also working full time!! Kaitlyn is our surgery coordinator in addition to being a full time assistant! We do not know how she gets everything done in a week including taking care of her Cavie, Winnie (one of our hospital mascots), her horse, and a newly rescued rat named Penelope. Please ask Kaitlyn Penelope's story the next time you see her:) Fun facts-Kaitlyn holds a special love for GSDs (see pictured below one of her favs) and her favorite store is LuLu Lemon.

Angie is our lead CSR and we still do not know how she juggles everything she does everyday! She is a true hospital hero in coordinating schedules, answering a zillion calls and texts, and helping everyone that runs or walks into and out of our doors. Angie is not only beautiful on the outside but the inside as well and always does her best to accomodate anyone that needs to be seen. Fun facts-Angie loves motercycles, tattoos, and spoiling her new baby grandson!

Please give these amazing woman a huge shout-out for all they do everyday to make a positive impact!!

15/10/2024

Veterinary Team Week 2024

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Kim joined us in early 2022 and is very friendly and familiar face as she has had decades of experience helping clients and patients in the CSR role. Growing up in the Army, she and her father travelled and lived all around the world. Her love of horses began with her first pony, Midnight Star, while living in Bangkok, Thailand. She graduated from Southern Seminary Junior College, where she studied Equestrian Studies with her horse Count Sahara.

Megan joined us in the summer of 2022. Megan just graduated high school at North Carolina Virtual Academy as well as College of the Albemarle with her Associates Degree. Megan is enrolling in veterinary technician school. She is passionate about animals and has experience Volunteering at the Corolla Wild Horse Fund helping rehabilitate and care for the rescued banker horses. In her free time, she enjoys spending time hanging out with her family, her dachshund Charlie, and her rescue kitten Sadie.

Janessa joined us in the fall of 2022 and we honestly don't know where she finds the time to work with us part time! She brings nearly 20 years of experience from the equine, animal welfare, and veterinary technician industries. Between working at various clinics, animal shelters, and horse farms, she founded Southern Hope Animal Rescue and Education 10 years ago. Her most recent "projects" have been aiding in the recovery of the 72 hound dogs in Camden and collecting hay and donations from our neighbors in western NC devastated by Hurricane Helene. If you do not follow SHARE on FB please do as she is constantly helping animals in our community.

We are so lucky to have these amazing ladies on our team making differences every day!!