Protecting You & Your Pet During Covid-19

March 20, 2020

We hope you and your family are healthy and safe during these very concerning times. As providers of essential services, we want you to know that AVCC remains committed to providing specialty and referral veterinary services including emergency care for your pets. Most importantly, we remain open for care 24 hours a day, 7 days…

Life Threatening Pet Disease That’s Contagious to Humans

October 10, 2019

7 Things to Know Right Now About Leptospirosis in South Florida “He came up to me and I noticed he was yellow. His eyeballs were yellow. His entire body was yellow,” recalls pet owner Steve Norrito. That’s when Steve knew for sure, something was very wrong with his dog Max. In the days prior, the…

Two Common Pet Emergencies; One Dog’s Brave Fight

September 13, 2019

Tyson Was “Dying By the Minute” When He Came To Advanced Veterinary Care Center in Davie “He was in a hunched position, groaning, gagging and panting pretty heavy,” recalls pet dad Brian Schafler. It soon became clear that Brian’s dog Tyson, a 9-year-old lab, was having an emergency. “We let him outside and he walked…

Large Dog is Rushed to Advanced Veterinary Care Center After Interaction With a Toad

July 26, 2019

Advanced Veterinary Care Center in Davie Works Quickly to Save an Unconscious Pup “He was literally dying on the way to the hospital,” recalls Nina as she rushed her 6-year-old dog Koda to Advanced Veterinary Care Center (AVCC) in Davie. “He was making these awful sounds that I’d never heard and as soon as we…

“Mika” Fights Rare Infectious Disease at Advanced Veterinary Care Center in Davie

February 19, 2019

Pythium Diagnosis Brings Concern for Some South Florida Pet Owners “Her entire colon, lymph nodes and intestine were infected,” recalls Violeta Stamatovska sadly. Her sweet six-year-old husky Mika had been through the battle for her life. It all began when Violeta noticed Mika’s potty habits had changed. “There was diarrhea, then bloody diarrhea, then just…