Community Care Veterinary Specialists

08/11/2026

🧠 Trivia Tuesday: Which of these pets might benefit from an abdominal ultrasound?

The answer is D. All of the above!

An abdominal ultrasound gives veterinarians a closer look at your pet's internal organs and can help investigate a variety of symptoms and abnormal findings, including unexplained vomiting, abdominal pain, changes in bloodwork, and suspected internal disease.

At CCVS, our board-certified veterinary radiologist uses advanced diagnostic imaging to help identify what's going on when your pet needs a closer look. Learn more about veterinary ultrasound and how it can help your pet on our website!
🔗 https://www.ccvetspecialists.com/pet-ultrasounds-gainesville-fl

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08/07/2026

🐍 Continuing education helps us provide better care for our patients and better support for our veterinary community.

Many thanks to Dr. Schaer, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC for joining our team at CCVS for informative CE on snake bites! Our team had the opportunity to learn more about recognizing, treating, and managing these challenging emergency cases.

We’re grateful for opportunities to continue learning alongside fellow veterinary professionals to strengthen the care we provide to pets throughout our community!

07/30/2026

🟦🟨 Did you know that our surgical pre-op care includes time with a highly-trained ‘emotional support technician’, like Lauran, a CVT and Certified Veterinary Pain Practitioner?

Certain dog breeds (such as Bulldogs and Pugs) suffer from Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS). Limiting stress, controlling weight, keeping them cool, and using a harness to avoid pressure on their windpipe can help, but owners like ‘Ricky’ Shank’s may also elect surgeries that help these smooshed-faced dogs breath easier and with less effort to improve their quality of life. 💛💙

07/28/2026

Please help us congratulate one of our amazing hospital managers, Jenn! This morning, she passed her test to become a Certified Veterinary Practice Manager (CVPM). This is the highest level of veterinary management credentials possible, so this is quite an achievement, and we are very proud of her! 🎉👏💪🏼

07/28/2026

🟦UPDATE!🟨As of 9:21am today, the power is restored.

Thanks, everyone!!
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Today’s the day! This morning, CCVS Meadowbrook will be temporarily without power while we upgrade our facility to support our new CT machine — an exciting addition that will let us provide even faster, more advanced diagnostic imaging for your pets!

During this time:

We will be running on backup power for essential equipment and computers. Oncology, Surgery, and Imaging appointments originally scheduled during this window have already been rescheduled, and those clients have been contacted directly

We will remain open for emergencies, though our services may be limited while power is being restored.
We appreciate your patience as we invest in better care for your pets.

We'll post an update as soon as the update is complete, and the power is back to normal.

07/27/2026

Planned Power Outage Reminder!

– Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 28th

Tomorrow from approximately 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM, CCVS will be temporarily without power while we upgrade our facility to support our new CT machine — an exciting addition that will let us provide even faster, more advanced diagnostic imaging for your pets!

During this time:

We will be running on backup power for essential equipment and computers. Oncology, Surgery, and Imaging appointments originally scheduled during this window have already been rescheduled, and those clients have been contacted directly

We will remain open for emergencies, though our services may be limited while power is being restored.
We appreciate your patience as we invest in better care for your pets.

We'll share a reminder closer to the date — thank you for understanding!

07/22/2026

Planned Power Outage – Tuesday, July 28th

On Tuesday, July 28th, from approximately 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM, CCVS will be temporarily without power while we upgrade our facility to support our new CT machine — an exciting addition that will let us provide even faster, more advanced diagnostic imaging for your pets!

During this time:

We will be running on backup power for essential equipment and computers. Oncology, Surgery, and Imaging appointments originally scheduled during this window have already been rescheduled, and those clients have been contacted directly

We will remain open for emergencies, though our services may be limited while power is being restored.
We appreciate your patience as we invest in better care for your pets.

We'll share a reminder closer to the date — thank you for understanding!

07/13/2026

07/10/2026

Thanks to everyone for their patience during the past few weeks! We are happy to report that our emergency/critical care team is returning to a normal flow of emergent patient care. 🙌🏼

We hope everyone gets to enjoy a safe, wonderful weekend, but if you DO need us, we are here. 🚨

This is a photo of Elsie, a Pit-Terrier, in a field of flowers. Doesn’t Elsie sound like a family name? Our staff loves to hear clients explain how they came up with their pet’s name.

🟨🟦 Feel Free to share YOUR pet’s name and WHY you chose it, in the comments below.

07/08/2026

🗞️🚨Great News!! We are further into the installation and set up of our brand new, 32-slice, GE Revolution ACT CT Scanner! You can tell by the look on Dr. Porter and Tyler’s faces exactly how excited they are to see it rolled in.

🌆🌅The image quality and speed of this diagnostic tool will help us instantly identify life-threatening conditions that will guide us to the immediate care necessary for your pet. It is great for imaging everything from heads, spine, orthopedic scans, shoulder and elbows, to chest and abdominal imaging.

All scans at CCVS will include a full CT report by our board certified veterinary radiologist, Dr. Erin Porter, DVM, DACVR, DACVR-EDI.

More photos to come. 📸Also, due to a delay in our CT install, we will be rescheduling our 8/2/26 Open House Event for sometime in September so that we can be ready for the public!