Animal Emergency Hospital of the Strand

NEVER take your precious animal to this emergency hospital! I was visiting my son in North Carolina from Texas. My dog became ill and was throwing up. I drove an hour and a half so my sweet Charlie could get some help. I got there at 11pm. They checked us in and looked at Charlie’s gums and said they were pink and he was not dehydrated. My sweet Charlie continued to throw up in their lobby and nobody even came out to check on him. We were finally escorted to a room around 2:45am where my dog continued to throw up. The vet tech finally came in the room around 3:30am and took Charlie back to get some blood work done. When they got the blood back, they asked me if I fed my dog table scraps. She said that I should never have fed my dog table scraps. Basically, she said that I caused this problem for my Charlie.The only table scraps my dog got were chicken, carrots, or green beans. They said that his blood work was extremely high and he had a 105.3 fever. They let us sit in that lobby for hours while they continued to take other dogs back because my dogs gums were pink 😡. I picked my dog up a day later and took him to another emergency hospital in North Carolina, where they did an Ultrasound on him. They said my sweet Charlie had cancer. He had nodules on his spleen and pancreas. He was in so much pain. The veterinarian at the hospital that did the ultrasound said the medication that this facility had him on was nowhere near strong enough for the pain he was enduring. To top it off, this facility is filthy. Please look at the pictures and never take your animal to this facility. I would highly recommend Eastern Carolina veterinary hospital over this place.

Thank God for this place! They are a talented team that worked swiftly and professionally to save the life of my best friend - Gus and I will forever be indebted to them! Around 10:00 pm on this past St. Patrick's Day, Gus suddenly began dry-heaving and was trying desperately to vomit but nothing was coming out. Then he started yelping in pain. Turns out Gus had just experienced GDV (Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus) or more commonly known as Bloat or Stomach Flip. This condition should always be treated as an emergency situation and you should seek veterinary care immediately. If left untreated, the pet would go into shock within a couple of hours followed by an almost certain death. Thankfully I was able to get Gus to the Animal Emergency Hospital of the Strand in under 30 minutes. As soon as we arrived, Dr. Dana Goodman was able to diagnose Gus almost immediately and called in Dr. Brian Rakauskas to perform the critical emergency surgical procedure necessary to save Gus's life. Gus is a 65 lb mixed-breed rescue that I rescued at 5 weeks old. Gus is now over 12 years old and has had several other significant health issues throughout his life (cryptorchidism, rear hip dysplasia, several lumpectomies. etc...) so the odds were already stacked against him. Gus has been well taken care of and received excellent veterinary care most all of his life. Gus has been a faithful & loyal companion who's helped me get through the toughest years of my life, especially the last two. Now that things have started to improve in my life; I certainly want Gus by my side to experience the brighter side with me so I'm not ready to say "good bye" to him quite yet. And due to Dr. Goodman, Dr. Rakauskas and the excellent team at the Animal Hospital of the Strand; I did not have to worry about that the other night. From the bottom of my full and happy heart, thank you so very much. I will be forever grateful.

Took my dog because he is diabetic and in a emergency situation, when I picked him up they didn't finish and I I had to bring him to his vet because they were closing. They put a lebre 3 meter and sensor to measure his glucose at the tune of 455 bucks total bill was 1600 the meter wasn't reading right and my vet confirmed it so I called abbot the manufacturer and they said it wasn't designed for pets only humans and they told me to contact the hospital that put it on him. I did and waited a week for a call back. Emerald was rude said I signed for it and would only charge me for another one. I wanted a replacement or my money back and would return this broken junk and was upset when she kept saying she wouldn't work with me I signed a paper. When I told her I would be calling the veterinary medical board she told me I was threatening her and told me I was being banned from all the locations to never bring my dog back leaving me in a life and death situation if my dog gets sick overnight in they have no other animal emergency rooms within 50 miles from me. The picture shows is 68 points higher than his blood glucose reading so if it drop to 80 at night and the alarm didn't go off he would go I into hyperglycemia and damage organs, seizure and death. I'm still in shock they could sell a 455 dollar defective product that wasn't designed for pets and can get away with keeping money from a disability eldery woman or not at least replacing the broken unit who just wants to save her dog. Now I'm left with no emergency vet.

The place to go after 6:30pm in Myrtle Beach when your loved furry friends need help. Shawn and Nicole helped retrieve a thorn from Champ’s paw 🐾 and he is having a good night’s sleep 💤 now. Thumbs up 👍!

Do not go here unless you are in serious crisis... Emergencies Only. With triage protocol, you will be put to the back of the line for every pet that walks through the door in worse condition than yours. As with our family, we were not a priority. The tech took my dog to the back after a two hour wait. They will do nothing in front of you. We arrived at 10am and didn't get discharged until after 9pm. Does that sound like a good quality day to you? We asked for dog water twice, nothing came. My dog drank nothing all day, he wasnt given subcutaneous fluids until 9pm. And no meds were given for his infection. kept in a cage from noon until 9pm, nervous as hell. We found scabs, bloody track marks on his belly at home, these people were in such a hurry to give an ultrasound, but they didn't have the decency to clean the blood off, and who knows whose blood it was? Sickening, his abdomen was so hot and inflamed. We made a huge mistake coming here because his condition got much worse, not better, they gave no immediate attention or acute care, and his infection was getting way ahead of him. If it were me i would have given an IV of meds the minute i had the pet in custody. and he would have started recovery under their care, and been monitored. No. They sent him home with no appetite, distressed and weak, with 65 pills and tablets to eat , so we could play Doctor at home. The experience here caused major setbacks and set us up for failure. He seized on a Sat. night, so this was the only option we had. This place is wildly understaffed and you're lucky if you get a friendly staff, they are hit or miss. One doctor, a tall guy, Dr. K , had no regard, no empathy, stoic, i really could not believe his tag said 'medical director'. He gave me no confidence at all he knew what he was doing. NONE. The tech had to redirect this guy when he was about to stick my dog with the wrong needle. How comfortable would you be with the wrong syringe going in your arm? Thank God for capable Technicians. One of the desk girls was lovely, she sat on the left, brown hair, very empathic and efficient. And there was an aloof blonde that sat on the right, she didn't even make eye contact and she barely spoke to any patients more than a word or two. Like a robot. I wasted about 1000 dollars and my dog's time and trust, believing i was serving his best interest getting emer. care, but it was a fatal mistake. My error in judgment. There's a list of local vets below. These were recommended to me. please use your own discretion and keep your pet as first priority. Good luck, and better luck to your family, and God bless your fur baby! recommended to me: Dunes vet clinic River oaks animal hospital, Dr. meg The Ark animal hospital, Dr andrews Pawleys island, Dr stone