Wellness & Prevention
From routine wellness care to advanced surgical procedures, our comprehensive departments ensure we can meet all your pet’s healthcare needs.
Dental Health
Big problems hide in pet’s mouths! Dental disease is probably the most common problem we see at AVC.
Preventative Care
It’s true: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!
Vaccines
These articles cover everything from what we vaccinate for and why, to how often vaccines are needed and how they work.
Behavior & Training
A variety of literature here to help you understand your pet better, train them better…and train yourself better too.
Pet Safety
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! Check out these article for info on keeping your pet out of trouble, and what to do in emergencies.
Anesthesia – Keeping The Big Sleep Safe
Allergies in Pets
Cold Weather Safety
Dealing with Firework Fears
How To…
Check out these article on hot to treat and manage basic pet needs.
How To Remove A Tick
How To Soak Reptiles
How To Crate Train Your Dog
How To Brush Your Pet’s Teeth
Anesthesia
Few things make owners as nervous as anesthesia.
Here’s the thing – with the right drugs, good monitoring, and a relatively healthy patient anesthesia is quite safe. But anesthesia is never without risk, and should never be taken lightly. Today’s article is geared toward relieving the anxiety most of us feel when our pets need to be anesthetized – by giving you knowledge about what the risks really are, and what we (vets and owners) can do to minimize them.
Resources and Medical Problems
Information on several common health conditions is available here. If you’d like to see us add an article about something else, shoot us an email!