Dr. Sharon King has been in practice for 10 years and became the owner of Town N’ Country in 2005. She enjoys seeing avian, small animal exotics, dogs and cats. At work, Dr. King has an interest in senior care, helping pets live more comfortably later in life. At home, Dr. King stays busy with her three sons and her husband, Marcus. Her family enjoys frequent trips to the museum and spending time outdoors. They have one dog, Harry, and two cats, Hope and Cloud.
Dr. Joy Bolynn graduated from North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2007. She has a strong interests in surgery, pain management and nutrition. At home she loves spending time with her husband and two children. They spend a lot of time hiking, bike riding and enjoying nature. She has two dogs, Hunter and Lexus, and one cat, Dexter.
Town 'n' Country Animal Hospital, Burlington, NC
Veterinarian Hospital in Alamance County
Town ‘N’ Country Animal Hospital
Office Hours:
Weekdays: 7 am - 6 pm | Saturday: 8 am - 1 pm
We also offer an after hours consultation line for our clients until 11 pm: 336-227-9979. For after hours emergency care call 336-632-0605 or your nearest emergency clinic.
Ask the Vet…
Question About Chewing Sticks
Question: Hi. My parents occasionally watch my dog for me when I need to go out of town and they have a huge fenced in back yard with lots of trees. My 9 month old dog will grab sticks around their yard and chew them and sometimes eat them. She has thrown up stick pieces [...]
Bad Breath in Your Pet
My pet has bad breath. He’s obviously not painful or he wouldn’t eat. Answer from Dr. Bolynn: True, some dogs and especially some cats will stop eating when the periodontal disease becomes bad enough. However, when it’s that bad we almost always have to extract some diseased teeth. Pets have such a strong instinct to [...]
…Your Questions
Older Pets and Dental Anesthesia
My dog is 13 years old. I’m afraid of the anesthesia. Answer from Dr. Bolynn: Years ago I’m sure you heard horror stories of senior dogs going under anesthesia and not waking up. If I were in your shoes, I’d still be haunted by those stories too. But times have changed and so has veterinary [...]
Why the Cost of a Dental Cleaning?
Question: It does not cost this much to get my teeth cleaned. What’s the difference? Answer from Dr. Bolynn: The list of differences is long. But here are the highlights. First of all, consider the amount of tartar and periodontal disease present in your mouth versus that of your pet. There is very likely an [...]
Our Favorite Pets
Kenzie – the Lost and Found Story of a Rescue Dog
My Kenzie was a rescue pup and I got her 8/24/2010. We think she’s part dachshund and part Italian greyhound. We think she’s about 3 years old now. She weighs about 25 lbs. On a December Saturday, we were visiting, for the first time, new friends who live an hour away and we all went [...]
Reunited: A Dog’s Tale with a Happy Ending
Bella’s family loved to spend winter months in Florida and summer months in North Carolina. One sunny day in Florida, Bella and her papa were walking along when a particularly feisty Floridian squirrel stole Bella’s attention. Although Bella was usually a level-headed Golden Retriever, she temporarily lost her head and bolted while a stunned papa [...]