East Carolina Animal Emergency

07/04/2026

🐾❤️ Happy 4th of July from your Overnight Emergency Team! ❤️🐾

We’re celebrating the red, white, and boopable noses tonight — and keeping a close eye on all the furry friends who might find fireworks a little too exciting.

If your pet gets spooked, sneaks out during the festivities, or has a sudden “uh‑oh” moment, our emergency crew is here all night with gentle hands, calm voices, and plenty of patriotic spirit. ✨

Wishing you a safe, cozy, and tail‑wagging holiday. Give your pets an extra cuddle, keep them indoors, and enjoy the sparkle of the night! 🎆🐶🐱

Stay safe, stay festive, and remember — we’re here if you need us.

07/03/2026

🌞 With an extreme heat warning in effect this weekend, we wanted to share a few tips to help keep your pets safe and cool.

If your pet shows signs of heat-related illness, we’re here to help. We will be open this weekend during our normal hours (8pm-8am) for any emergency care your pet may need. Stay safe and stay cool! 💙

☀️🐶 Hot Weather, Cool Tips! 🐾💧
Summer’s here in full swing—and your furry companions are feeling the heat! At East Carolina Animal Emergency, we’re here to help you keep tails wagging and paws safe all season long.
🌡️ Avoid peak heat—walk pets during cooler morning or evening hours.
🔥 Protect those paws—pavement can burn!
💦 Hydrate often—offer fresh, cool water throughout the day.
⛱️ Provide shade & ventilation—never leave pets in a parked car.

Signs of heatstroke include heavy panting, foaming or drooling, weakness, vomiting, and confusion. If you notice these symptoms, get help immediately—our team is ready to care for your pet in any emergency situation!

Let’s make this summer safe, joyful, and tail-waggingly wonderful! 💙🐾

04/24/2026

Fox had always been a collector. Not of toys or treats—but of hair ties. The tiny, stretchy treasures were simply irresistible to a curious orange cat with a talent for mischief. One by one, they disappeared… as if by magic.

Until one day, Fox didn’t feel quite like himself.

After being seen at an urgent care, Fox was referred to East Carolina Animal Emergency (ECAE) for further evaluation. His family knew something wasn’t right—and they were absolutely correct. Imaging revealed the truth behind the missing hair ties: they were tangled together inside his GI tract, creating a dangerous obstruction.

What followed was a different kind of adventure for this orange explorer.

Our surgical team stepped in, carefully and methodically removing each hair tie—one after another—freeing his intestines from the stretchy trap. It was delicate, meticulous work, but Fox handled it like the brave boy he is.

And the best part?

Fox is now back home, feeling so much better, and (we hope) officially retired from his hair tie collecting days.

His story is a reminder that even the smallest household items can turn into big emergencies—especially for clever cats who like to keep their own “collections.”

We’re so grateful the urgent care team helped get Fox where he needed to be, and that his family trusted us with his care. And we’re incredibly proud of this handsome orange boy for his strength through it all. 🧡

Moral of the story: If your cat is a known collector… it might be time to start counting what’s missing.

04/23/2026

This week, we celebrate the heartbeat of our front desk—our incredible veterinary reception team. 💙

In emergency medicine, they are often the very first voice you hear in a moment of panic and the first face you see when your world feels like it’s falling apart. They handle the chaos, the tears, the urgent phone calls, and the endless questions with grace, compassion, and strength.

They are the calm in the storm.
They are the comfort in the waiting room.
They are the glue that holds so much together.

Our receptionists do far more than answer phones and check patients in—they advocate, reassure, support, and care deeply for every family and every pet that walks through our doors.

To our amazing reception team: thank you for your patience, your kindness, your resilience, and your heart. This hospital would not run without you, and we are so grateful for everything you do.

Please help us show them some love this week! 🐾✨

04/16/2026

Did you know this hospital is privately-owned by the doctor you see on the floor?

We’re not owned by a corporation—but by a veterinarian who took a leap, built something from nothing, and shows up every day to do what she loves most.

In today’s veterinary world, many clinics are part of larger groups. And while those models exist for a reason, she chose a different path—one that allows emergency care to stay personal, flexible, and centered around each individual patient.

Because in the ER, it’s never just another case.

It’s someone’s family. Someone’s best friend. Someone’s whole world.

Thank you for supporting a small business, a dream, and a hospital built with everything I have. 💜🐾