Seaside Animal Care was founded in 1993 by Dr. Ernest Ward with a simple mission: “provide the most advanced and compassionate in pet health care for those who choose it.” To fulfill our mission, we strive to offer the highest standards of veterinary medical care in a caring environment. Whether your pet requires advanced diagnostic tests, surgery, behavioral counseling or annual wellness care, our commitment is to always “do what is in the pet’s best interest.” If we ever fail to meet your expectations, please feel free to contact us at anytime.

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Visit Our House - 16th Annual Open HouseCelebrate Seaside Animal Care’s 16th Annual Open House Saturday, October 31 from 12 until 3 pm.

This year’s event will be a Halloween party for your pet and you! Dress up, learn a few things about caring for your pet, meet our staff, tour the hospital and get loads of free goodies.

“There are so few opportunities that allow us to mix and mingle with our pet loved ones,” remarks Dr. Ward. “This year’s Halloween theme is the perfect opportunity to show off your best costumes and meet other pet lovers.”

This year’s event will have lots of activities for children. “We’re going all out to make this a great event for our area’s children.” states Laura Ward. “We’re having every child’s favorite, the ‘Bouncy Castle’ along with face painting, food, children’s veterinary learning stations and, of course, lots of goodies.”

Everything is free and attendees will receive t-shirts, free samples and may enter raffles for prizes including an MP3 player, CD player, picnic blankets, Booda collars, Top Spot and Comfortis flea preventives, an ice-cream cake from Calabash Creamery, Lowe’s Foods gift certificate, free food from Iams and

Science Diet, passes to LifeQuest and more. “I really thank our wonderful sponsors for this year’s prizes.” says practice manager Gina Toman. “Despite the tough economy for everyone, they have provided our guests with some incredible gifts.”

“Open House requires a lot of work for our team.” comments Dr. Ward. “I’d like to thank everyone for their efforts to make this year’s Open House the best ever. We do this because we love pets and serving our clients; plus, it’s a lot of fun! ”

For more information, call us at 910-579-5550 or email us at ClientRelations@Seasidevet.com.

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0PEN HOUSESat. Oct 31

12-3 pm

Open House

Schedule of Events

Hospital Tours

(25-30 minute interactive tour)

12:15 1:45

12:30 (others as needed)

Visit “behind the scenes” at Seaside Animal Care. See our ultrasound machine, C02 laser unit, laboratory equipment, digital and dentals x-ray machines and more. If you’ve ever wondered what is going on in our treatment and surgery areas, don’t miss these hospital tours. If you’ve seen it in the past, you may surprised how things have changed!

Pet Contests - 1:15-2:30

Best Costume - Pet

Best Costume - Person

Best Costume - Couple

Best Trick

Kiss on Command

Biggest and Smallest Pet

All entries into the pet contests receive super special prizes! Dress up, act silly and have FUN!

Free Treats For Every Dog and Cat!

Valuable Prizes for ALL entries! Always Fun!

FREE T-SHIRTS!

Free Food and Drink

Free Hot Dogs, Chili, Jeanne's Chili, Cake, Halloween candy, Lemonade and Chips. We’ll also have an assortment of treats for your four-legged friends.

Dr. Ward's Lecture - 2:30 - 3:00

"People “Super” Foods you should Feed your Pets"

Dr. Ward tells you what “people” foods you should be feeding your pet - and why. C’mon, we know you do it so why not learn what’s best (and safest) for your pet loved one? You’ll learn about common foods as well as some you may not have heard about - yet. A must-see for anyone interested in home-prepared meals, nutrition and maintaining optimal health. Dr. Ward will also discuss his upcoming book during this presentation.

Be sure your dog is on a leash and cats are in carriers. See you Halloween!

Upcoming Events

Calabash Community

Christmas Tree LightingFriday, December 4 - 6 to 7 pm

Callahan’s Parking Lot

Entertainment, food, lighting the

Christmas tree and Santa Claus!

Pictures with Santa PawsSaturday, December 5 - 12 to 2 pm

Seaside Animal Care

Our 16th year hosting our Prayer for

Animals fundraiser. Bring your dog to

have its picture made with Santa

Paws. $5 suggested donation per

picture. Free food and gifts. Start the

holiday season by helping those less

fortunate.

Follow Us on and

By now you’ve probably heard about Facebook and Twitter. If you’re not hip to them, I encourage you to

check them out. We’re still testing how we’re using these exciting new communication tools, but I’d

encourage you to join now. We'll be better able to alert you to breaking pet news, offers and other

happenings in the SeasideVet world. Best of all, it’s FREE!

Follow us on Twitter: @SeasideVet Find us on Facebook: Seaside Animal Care

Click here to follow SeasideVet on Twitter. Click here to join our Facebook page.

Prayer for Animals Fund

In 1996, Dr. Ward established a 501(3)(c) non-profit to raise money to help needy animals in our area. To

date, Prayer for Animals has helped local shelters, provided care for injured stray animals, provided spay/

neuter services to over 150 feral cats and dogs, and aided numerous families in distress.

Pet Food Recall UpdateRecent recalls by Nutro and Diamond’s Premium Edge pet foods have placed pet food recalls

back in the news. On Oct. 20, the FDA released an official list of all pet foods recalled since

2007. I encourage you to look on the list for brands that have have more than one (2007)

recall. Brands with frequent recalls (Nutro has had 2 in 2009) should be closely monitored. If

you have any questions, feel free to call the hospital.