BlogsOf Bear Creek Veterinary Hospital

How to Spot Heatstroke in Your Pet As summer reaches its height, your furry pal may grow more accustomed to the high temperatures and humidity levels associated with the season, but they still can succumb to heatstroke. Abrupt temperature increases can cause a sudden...

Importance of Preventive Screenings for Senior Pets It’s no secret that our pets do not live long enough. Along with a shorter lifespan—in relation to their human family members—come rapid health changes, particularly in their later years. Although young pets can...

EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1, 2021 I feel sure you guys are getting tired of hearing about the struggle we are facing by being short staffed with veterinarians. Trust me, probably not as tried as I am of being short on veterinarians. I speak for all of us at Bear Creek when I...

When You Hear the Name DR. AMY JORDAN…for this newsletter, it was about time Dr. Jordan was highlighted. Below are some testimonials from clients, friends, and staff members about who she is as both a veterinarian and person. Enjoy! Dr. Jordan is and awesome vet. She...

In the past I have spoken about clients that were difficult. Let me talk about the clients that make this job worth doing. People talk about why they got into a specific field; and, in veterinary medicine, people always say that they really love animals. I get it, so...

As a large animal veterinarian, on call emergencies are part of the gig. Especially late at night. I have often been called out at night to some very sketchy locations. Honestly most of them turn out to be nothing serious, but you really do not know that until after...

Covid updates: Stanly County has seen a great increase in the number of cases of Covid and Bear Creek has specifically felt this wave. We have several employees that have tested positive and are out recovering. One of our family members is seriously ill and, in the...

Changes to be aware of: As of December 1st, we changed our office hours to Monday through Friday 8-5pm. We are currently not open on Saturdays. We structured our doctors’ daily schedules in a more compact arrangement to allow for more same day sick appointments. These...

HEAR YE! HEAR YE! Dr Gray is BACK HOME!!!! Welcome back Dr. Reynolds Gray. After venturing out for the past two years learning and growing as a veterinarian and a person, she has decided to come back home to Bear Creek. She started back with us March 7th and has...

There have been many occasions where bad smells and gross happenings have caused my male clients to get green around the gills where I have stayed unphased. My husband is no exception. I can think of a very memorable instance where I was treating an outbreak of...