About Us

Highsmith Animal Hospital is a full-service veterinary medical facility, located in Wilmington, NC. The professional and courteous staff at Highsmith Animal Hospital seeks to provide the best possible medical care, surgical care and dental care for their highly-valued patients.

We are committed to promoting responsible pet ownership, preventative health care and health-related educational opportunities for our clients. Highsmith Animal Hospital strives to offer excellence in veterinary care to Wilmington, NC and surrounding areas.

Please take a moment to contact us today, to learn more about our veterinary practice and to find our more information about how Highsmith Animal Hospital can serve the needs of you and your cherished pet.

News

WE HAVE MOVED!!!!
Please visit us at our NEW location!

3335 Wrightsville Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
(910) 799 - 5587
 
If traveling EAST on Wrightsville Avenue (towards Downtown Wilmington/Independence Blvd) our new office is just under one mile from our previous location (4605 Wrightsville Avenue). We are a brick building on the RIGHT side of the street. Look for “The Carpet Center”, “Glen’s Sporting Goods” and “Out of Eden Soap Shop” across the road.

If traveling WEST on Wrightsville Avenue (towards the beach/College Rd) we are just across Independence Blvd (past "Canady's") on your LEFT, directly AFTER "Emerald Square".
 
If you need further directions, please do not hestiate to call! 

We all are VERY much looking forward to showing off our new facility to our treasured long time, and new clients! Human and furry!  


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Our biggest news for 2009 is that in December 2008 we started construction on a new building for our hospital. It will be located at 3335 Wrightsville Avenue, which is about a mile down Wrightsville Avenue from our current location, going toward town.

This project has been in Dr. Highsmith's mind for almost 10 years, and it has taken 2 and a half years to get to this point once the land was purchased. If the weather cooperates, no major issues arise, and the stars align correctly, we hope to move into the new building in August or September of 2009.


With the new location and building our clients can be assured that we will continue to offer the best in medical care for our patients. 

Keep checking back as we update photos as construction advances.


    Cement slab 1/15/09          Framing and the shell          Getting closer
                                                3/12/2009                         May 31, 2009




We are all starting to get excited as we can start to see the layout of the rooms inside and how it will help us coordinate client and pet care.
The receptionists are especiallyt excited about having all the windows for the waiting rooms. What a change!!


Update 6/22/2009. The contractor has been doing a great job and it looks like we will be moving into our new building sometime around the middle of August. The tentative date that we will be opening in the new facility is August 17, 2009. But that of course that can change if some last minute problems come up.

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ANESTHESIA FOR GERIATRICS Paula Moon, DVM, DACVA Anesthesia Analgesia Because our pets are living longer, it is now almost commonplace to be asked to anesthetize a dog or cat that has reached the extraordinarily old age of 18 to 22 plus years. The normal aging process these animals undergo is associated with physiologic changes that may influence the success of an anesthetic event. Some adjustments in anesthetic protocols are often necessary for such elderly patients.

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