Animal Urgent Care of South Orange County

Please join us in wishing Dr. Hanzlik happy anniversary ! Dr. Hanzlik is a Detroit native who has called SoCal her home for over the past 10 years . She initially moved to California for a multi specialty internship and quickly developed a passion for emergency medicine. In her free time Dr. Hanzlik and her family enjoy the outdoors and watching ice hockey. ... Please join us in wishing her a very happy anniversary on her special day!

Otters eating ice is exactly what you didn’t know you needed to start the weekend off right!

Seriously, is there anything better than kitten snuggles ?!

WILD WEDNESDAY This barn owl came into us after being found caught between two fallen trees . We’re happy to share that they were feeling much better after initially treatment, including a full meal .... Barn Owl Fun Facts: They are the size of a small cat. Their average weight is around 1 pound. They have 28 subspecies!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day ! Are you and your pets celebrating ? Drop us a photo of them in their St. Paddy’s gear !

TECH TUESDAY Today we want to give our technicians a shoutout and giant thank you for always making their patients feel loved . Our wonderful technicians know how hard it is for you to be away from your pet. They make sure your fur family members feel safe and loved during their time with us.

We know most of us have had to put travel plans on hold . BUT that doesn’t mean we can’t plan reminisce! Show us your pets insisting they go with you on vacation , or on a trip with you! ... : Bri H.

Happy STAFF PET SUNDAY This week we’re featuring Hookfang, Theresa’s one year old bearded dragon. Hookfang loves to sit in the sun and walk in the grass . His favorite food are crickets . Even though his family spoils him, takes him on adventures, and give him daily buffets, they report he has lots of attitude.

Are brothers Crutchie and Stache the cutest duo or what? Betcha can (easily!) guess which one Stache is .

We dare you to watch without laughing

Let’s start the FIRST Monday of 2021 off RIGHT ! Show us your favorite pet memory of 2020 with a photo below ! We can’t wait to see.

Are you ready for... STAFF PET SUNDAY Starting this week we will feature one of our many staff pets . This week we’re featuring supervisor Sam’s cat Morrison . Volume up to hear how he answers her question . ... From Sam: He is 13.5 years old. He was adopted at 8 weeks old from a shelter. He loves to bird watch and cuddle with his brother Link . He is the most fearless cat I’ve ever owned . Everyone that meets him falls in love with him . He was urethral obstructed about 7-8 years ago, hospitalized at AUC and Dr. Cross took care of him. He enjoys being a foster dad mainly because he gets to steal kitten food. And he lives to eat, as you can tell. If you ask him if he wants to be handsome ...he comes running to be brushed. Last but not least he’s really good at stealing treats from his brother .

Little Sierra of Compassionate Animal Rescue for Medical Aid (CARMA) is the one of toughest, sweetest little puppies we’ve ever had the pleasure of caring for! Sierra’s mom was sick and having difficulty taking care of her babies. Sierra herself was having a hard time latching on mom and needed help nursing. Our RVT Theresa is now fostering her. Sierra is on around the clock feedings and treatments, and is getting stronger with each day! Here she is getting a nebulizing treatment to help her growing lungs. Theresa reports that Sierra has all but forgotten about being the runt and now has a giant attitude!

The many (adorable!) faces of Booker .

We have a feeling not many of these guys were bachelors for long after this selfless rescue !

Relatable, Juanita. Relateable.

Who doesn’t love a good endoscopy video?! Under anesthesia a rawhide was removed via endoscopy from this pup’s stomach. View the comments below to see just how large it is! We’re proud of offer endoscopy services. They reduce anesthesia time, can help avoid surgery, and are minimally invasive.