Coastal Animal Hospital offers modern veterinary care for pets, small animals, wildlife as well as equine services. If your pet is sick, he or she will get comprehensive veterinary care at Coastal Animal Hospital.

Owner Dr. Stephen Samson and his friendly and compassionate staff provide annual physical examinations, check-ups and preventative care, vaccinations, diagnostic and therapeutic services, surgical services, chemotherapy, anesthesia, internal medicine consults, radiology services, electrocardiography services, dentistry and in-house laboratory facilities. 

Bathing and grooming services are available. Pet boarding is available onsite and pets receive personal attention from a caring staff.

Coastal Animal Hospital is also an emergency care vet. Emergency patients should call 252-261-3960 for after-hours emergencies.

Permanent identification, such as microchip identification is offered at the animal hospital. An onsite pharmacy maintains a complete inventory of pharmaceuticals, vitamins, shampoos, flea and tick control products and heartworm preventatives to meet the needs of pets. Dietary counseling is available as well as a selection of nutritional food and treats for pets.

Coastal Animal Hospital is a large, clean facility with several examination rooms and a small outdoor yard and pet exercise area. You can expect to be greeted by Coastal Animal Hospital’s dog, Maybelline, upon entering. 

House calls are available by appointment.

Need to control a flea problem? The vets at Coastal Animal Hospital can advise individualized flea control programs including flea control medication as well as the best ways to control fleas in your home and yard.


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Kitty Hawk
252-261-3960
Buxton
252-995-3960
Hours
*Off-season hours may vary*
Call 252-261-3960 for current hours.
  • Monday8:00am-6:00pm
  • Tuesday8:00am-6:00pm
  • Wednesday8:00am-6:00pm
  • Thursday8:00am-6:00pm
  • Friday8:00am-6:00pm
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Outer Banks 2025 Vacations - Wide Open Spaces

Outer Banks 2025 Vacations - Wide Open Spaces

The Outer Banks offers plenty of opportunities for a healthy, family fun vacation. Visitors can spread out over more than 100 miles of pristine shoreline.  Local restaurants and eateries are providing abundant take-out and delivery options.  Kids are distance learning from the beach! Also, there’s no risk of boredom with our list of social-distancing compatible activities! It’s no wonder that vacationers are turning to the Outer Banks for a fun, relaxing, and safe vacation during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Here are our picks for outdoor attractions, parks and activities where it’s easy to maintain social distancing guidelines while having 100% of the fun.

Jimmy's Seafood Buffet

Jimmy's Seafood Buffet

Home of the Crab Leg & Lobster Buffet for 25! years! Jimmy’s Seafood Buffet is a great stop for an all you can eat affordable dinner extravaganza. The buffet offers over 100 different items. It even serves Jumbo Alaskan crab legs and Jumbo steamed shrimp, something you will not find on any other buffet in the OBX. The buffet offers a variety of seafood and non seafood options. Try some of Jimmy’s seafood options and load your plate with blackened tuna, Louisiana crawfish, steamed scallops and mussels, fried oysters and deviled crabs. Not in the mood for seafood? Fill your plate with steak, pineapple glazed ham, fried chicken, BBQ ribs, and fettuccini Alfredo to name a few. The buffet also offers a kid section. Let your kids load their plates with chicken tenders, mac and cheese, and corn dog nuggets. Don’t forget dessert! The buffet also offers soft serve ice cream and a plethora of baked goods. 

 

It’s been 25 years since Jimmy’s Seafood Buffet opened its doors for the first time. Since that inaugural summer, the goal has remained the same: provide customers with a tasty, fresh array of seafood full of Caribbean flavor.

 

Elizabeth Dowless and her husband Jerry had always worked in restaurants in the Outer Banks, so when the opportunity to open Jimmy’s Seafood Buffet with a couple of friends arose, it was an easy yes. The Dowlesses bought out the business in 2003, excited to turn Jimmy’s into an Outer Banks staple. When Jerry passed away later that year, Dowless knew she wanted to continue pursuing their dream on her own.

 

Dowless went all in on the concept of a fresh, flavorful seafood buffet and her hard work paid off. Jimmy’s Seafood Buffet is a beloved fixture of Outer Banks dining, with customers returning year after year for the fresh fare.

 

“Customers keep in contact with me throughout the winter. I get people every day asking me when we’re opening for the season, and customers book their vacations around our opening,” Dowless says. “I absolutely love getting to see familiar faces come back to see us each year. I love seeing them lose their minds over the buffet! Their excitement is what I love most about my job.”