Routine Care:

The primary concern of The Animal Hospital is the health of our community's companion animals. Most of the treatments provided by our doctors involve routine and preventative care. These include the pediatric or annual examinations and vaccinations that are the human equivalent of childhood vaccines and annual check-ups with a family physician.

Other treatments performed by our doctors involve the curing of ailments that arise even in the healthiest of companion animals. Such a problem might be a skin condition, infected ears, diarrhea, allergies, minor wounds, joint pain, or any one of innumerable other ailments. Rest assured that our doctors can successfully treat most problems your companion animal might acquire. If the condition is beyond the scope of the Hospital's equipment or our doctors' expertise, then a doctor will refer you to one of the many specialists with whom we have a rapport.

The Animal Hospital also provides health certificates for domestic and international travel. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture validates travel certificates for 30 days, but most airlines require certificates be completed within 10 days of a flight. Additionally, each state and country has its own import requirements. For specific regulations, refer to the website of the US Department of Agriculture for information about domestic travel health certificates or international travel health certificates, or call the appropriate office of the NC Department of Agriculture:

• Domestic Travel:
  for dogs and cats: 919-733-3410
  for birds: 919-733-3986
  for all other species: 919-733-7601
  
  
• International Travel:
  919-855-7701