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Bear Creek Veterinary Hospital

20492 NC HWY 73

Phone: 704-986-0000

Fax: 704-986-0016

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Change is Inevitable

By |November 1st, 2021|

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 say that we all agree with you that things need to change. 

We are still searching for new veterinarians to join our team.   There truly is a shortage of veterinary staff across the country.  Fewer people are staying in the profession and those that are in the profession and sticking […]

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TO ALL OF OUR CLIENTS

By |July 1st, 2021|

Hello Bear Creek Family!

2020/2021 has provided Bear Creek Veterinary Hospital with many challenges in scheduling as well as  staffing.  Every single patient and client is very special to us, therefore we felt it was necessary to write to each of you and keep you updated on various issues and solutions we are experiencing on a day to day basis.  BCVH has prided itself in the relationships we have built over the last 15+ years and we will continue to work to earn the trust you have placed in us.  That means face to face conversations and decision making. 

During a […]

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Dear Bear Creek Family

By |April 1st, 2021|

I am writing to inform you that I will be resigning from my role as an associate veterinarian at Bear Creek Veterinary Hospital as of May 31st, 2021.

If you did not already know, Bear Creek Veterinary Hospital is the first clinic I have worked at since graduating from veterinary school in 2017.  I initially moved to this area and started to gain experience practicing as a mixed animal veterinarian, but quickly found my niche working in the hospital with cats and dogs. I have learned so much during my time here, and I am so thankful for the past 4 […]

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Should I get my pet Spayed or Neutered and if so, at what age?

By |April 1st, 2021|

This is a much debated and frequently asked question.  It is also with many possible answers.  Honestly, there are many factors that go into
this decision and there is no one absolute answer.  I will, however, discuss some factors and
reasons why one should do so and when.

Let me start by saying the age at which it is recommended
that an animal be spayed or neutered is a case-by-case evaluation of
environment, breed, purpose of use, and disease prevention.  All these factors go into a sort of risk
assessment analysis and we come up with a recommendation. 

There are many opinions about this topic […]

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COVID-19: Thoughts from Dr. Jordan

By |April 1st, 2020|

Photo Credit: U.S. Department of State https://www.state.gov/coronavirus/

I myself am personally very desensitized to anything else
that comes across my newsfeed or email that has more to do with Covid 19.  I get inundated with so many vendors, support
companies, insurance brokers, etc. telling me how they can help or news
agencies updating me on the current numbers. 
The last thing I wanted to do was add to the barrage other people, my
clients, were having to endure.  However,
my husband requested that I try to address the current concern still held by
many that animals are a concern with the spread of Covid 19.  

I do not […]

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#TFTVT (Tales from the Vet Truck) Volume Four: Holiday Blues

By |December 31st, 2019|

Large animal veterinarians know all too well that holidays
are often interrupted with emergency calls. 
Thanksgiving and Christmas are known for large family gatherings with
large meals, but they are also known for cold weather.   Before I hired my first associate, I was a
solo practitioner and I worked every

Thanksgiving and Christmas for 7 years with no break.  It was a given that I would be called out at
some point during these holidays. 
One Thanksgiving in particular, my mother-in-law came to visit for the
week.  She remarked that she wouldn’t
mind going on a few calls with me, if I got any (If I […]

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    How the Opioid crisis is affecting Veterinary Medicine and your pets….

How the Opioid crisis is affecting Veterinary Medicine and your pets….

By |December 31st, 2019|

The severity and longevity of opioid abuse in society has
caused a ripple effect in the veterinary world and will continue to be a
problem for some time.   The purpose of
this article is only to shed some light on the complications we deal with every
day and will likely have to deal with in the near future in veterinary
medicine.

There have always been regulations, guidelines, and the
proverbial hoops to jump through surrounding the use of controlled substances;
but, new and tighter restrictions are being introduced.  It is very difficult to keep up with the new
rules as they seem to be popping up daily. 
One of […]

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CBD Oil, Veterinary Medicine, and Your Pets

By |October 1st, 2019|

CBD oil is such a popular supplement out there today that
many humans are trying on themselves.  It
is a short step to see those humans also trying it out on their pets.  Wildly popular for its claims on almost
anything from cancer to anxiety, if there is an ailment, then someone is going
to recommend CBD for it.    I have
received a lot of questions about CBD oil in my patients and if they can use it
for various problems.  There is a
clear-cut answer for veterinarians currently, but it is not one my clients like
to hear.  I wanted to take some time to
explain the […]

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Online Shopping

By |April 3rd, 2019|

We live in a very web-based society…a time where nearly
everything is found online. 
Pharmaceuticals are no different.  
The bygone era of buying everything from your veterinarian is long since
over.  That is ok.   From a practice owner’s perspective, I do
not mind clients purchasing medications from other resources.  I do however mind when clients are sold
counterfeit products with no safety or efficacy to back up their look alike
façade.   As the owner of Bear Creek
Veterinary Hospital, it is not my practice philosophy to turn a profit from
primarily the sale of preventions and other retail items.  Even reoccurring prescription medications can
be outsourced most of the […]

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A word or three about heart worms:

By |April 3rd, 2019|

In our area and throughout the South, heartworms are a
year-round problem.  Though it is a
common conversation we have in the clinic, it is still a conversation we keep
having.  There are still a lot of
misconceptions floating around out there.  
This is not meant to be a technical article full of long names and terms
that most people have no idea what they mean.  
I want this to be the kind of conversation I have in my exam rooms every
day. 

First, let’s start with the most common misconception I hear
daily.  Your dog IS exposed even if he
does not live outside. I see dogs on […]

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