Ambler Veterinary Clinic

10/12/2026

Dr. Tori moonlighting today at  the Pennsylvania Renaissance fair as a pirate and was slightly disappointed she did not get to see a single Irish wolfhound;)

10/08/2026

AVC invites everyone to join us on Halloween for a front porch celebration from 5-8pm~
with a very special guest!!!
GUESS WHO???!!!
Hint: your favorite retired veterinarian
🤭😁😍🤗🎃👻💀

10/08/2026

A warm thank you to our community! We look forward to continuing to serve you and your pets!

10/03/2026

Dr. Tori out and about tonight with her own dogs, enjoying some fall festivities during Ambler's Oktoberfest🍁🍂🎃 

09/13/2026

On September 11, 2001, one veterinarian saw the smoke rising over Manhattan and ran toward it.

Dr. James Michael Shorter, a Tuskegee-trained veterinarian and Manhattan practice owner, was on his way to work when the attacks began. Instead of waiting to see what would happen, he and Dr. Barbara Kalvig gathered medical supplies, rescheduled appointments, and headed downtown, expecting to find people in need of urgent medical care.

What they found was something different: a city in chaos, a massive search-and-rescue operation, and working dogs entering the rubble at Ground Zero.

For the next 72 hours, Shorter, Kalvig, and their veterinary team cared for search-and-rescue dogs working under some of the most difficult conditions imaginable. Using whatever was available from makeshift cooling and cleaning stations to field equipment they helped build a veterinary response that eventually treated roughly 350 dogs with the support of more than 200 veterinarians and technicians.

But Shorter’s contribution didn’t end when the immediate crisis did. The experience helped inspire the creation of the NYC Veterinary Emergency Response Team (NYCVERT), building a lasting framework for animal disaster response in New York City.

His story is a powerful reminder that veterinary medicine doesn’t stop at the clinic door. Sometimes, it means showing up when the world is at its worst and finding a way to help.

📖 Read Dr. Shorter’s remarkable 9/11 story on myvetcandy.com

#911

09/03/2026

07/19/2026

Dr. Tori treats all pets as family~~😍 ....and yesterday during a very busy Saturday, we were thankful that what could have been a pretty serious emergency, ended up as a treatment and being able to send her cousin's kitty home with observation ..... ❤️🐈🐾
Of course it gave Dr. Tori... a chance to share one of her own....
meet~
"Cornbred"😂

07/17/2026

Reminder of the importance of yearly heartworm testing!!!

Dr. Tori has diagnosed 3 positive dogs with heartworm in the last couple of months, including one today!
We can't stress enough.... the importance of a yearly heartworm test... and routinely utilizing prevention every 30 days year-round.
Please contact us at the office to set up an appointment for a quick blood test to make sure that your best friend is properly protected💕🐾🐾💕

Heartworm is a preventable, but serious and potentially fatal, parasite that primarily infects dogs, cats and ferrets, and also can infect a variety of wild animals. Here's what animal owners should know.