Bit & Spur Animal Hospital

Bit & Spur Animal Hospital is a veterinarian in Mobile, Alabama. Founded in 1992 by John C. Courtney, D.V.M., the hospital moved to its current location on December 22, 2008. Its facility was built with separate surgical, dental and x-ray suites, intensive care monitoring, digital radiography and 24 hour nursing care. Grooming and boarding occupy part of the main building with their own air conditioning and ventilation systems, and the floor plan was designed for visibility throughout the hospital, avoiding confinement and aiding patient comfort. The practice holds a rating of 4.50 from the customers who have reviewed it.

The hospital's services cover dentistry, internal medicine, oncology, ophthalmology, radiology, surgery, vaccination and hydrotherapy. Dental care includes ultrasonic scaling, polishing, a plaque prevention gel and digital dental x-rays, with every patient receiving a pre-operative physical examination, blood work and an EKG before anesthesia. Internal medicine workups draw on in-clinic bloodwork, an outside laboratory, x-ray and ultrasound. The Veterinary Rehabilitation Center offers an in-ground physical therapy pool, an overhead harness system and an underwater treadmill, with individualized water therapy plans and pool rehabilitation memberships. Surgery patients receive an intravenous catheter before induction and are monitored for tissue oxygen, pulse, respiration, temperature, electrocardiogram and blood pressure, with most seen again 7 to 14 days after discharge. Vaccination protocols follow American Animal Hospital Association recommendations, and the practice was a member of the AAHA from October 1999.

The hospital sits on South University Boulevard, about a third of a mile from E.R. Dickson Elementary School and the Spring Hill Post Office, and roughly half a mile from Twelve Mile Creek and the M.S. Tapia Fire Station 22.

For pet owners in Mobile seeking a hospital with on-site surgical, dental, diagnostic and rehabilitation capabilities, Bit & Spur Animal Hospital brings more than three decades of veterinary practice to South University Boulevard.