Animal Urgent Care of South Orange County

10/26/2025

✨ The event was a success! 🙌
Thank you to everyone who came out and shared in such a beautiful evening. Our hearts are full 💕 The Ofrenda will now be on display at the hospital starting Sunday — come by and see how full it’s grown with love and remembrance. ❤️🐾

10/25/2025

🎤🔥 Meet Debra — our resident dumpster fire with a voice that could raise the dead (or at least wake up the night shift). She’s belting out “I Will Survive” because… same, girl. Same. 😅💪

10/23/2025

🕯🐾 Honor Your Beloved Pets at Our Día de los Muertos Ofrenda 🐾🕯

We’re excited to share that Animal Urgent Care of South Orange County will be at the City of Mission Viejo’s Día de los Muertos Fiesta this Saturday, October 25 from 2 p.m. – 9 p.m. at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center!

This beautiful community event celebrates life, love, and remembrance — and this year, we’ll have a special ofrenda dedicated to honoring our pets who’ve crossed the rainbow bridge. 🌈🐶🐱

✨ Bring a photo of your beloved pet to add to our memorial display.
If you can’t attend but would like your pet included, please email a photo to [email protected]
by Thursday night so we can place it for you.

Enjoy an afternoon and evening filled with Mariachi music, Folklorico dance, crafts, and cultural traditions that celebrate the Day of the Dead. Food, drinks, and fun await! 🎶💐🌮

📍 Location: Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center
🗓 Saturday, October 25 | 2 – 9 p.m.
💌 Photo submissions due by Thursday night

Let’s remember our furry family members together in a space filled with color, music, and love. 💛

10/18/2025

💙 Celebrating Our Veterinary Technicians 💚

As we wrap up Vet Tech Week 2025, we want to take a moment to thank our incredible veterinary team here at Animal Urgent Care of South Orange County.

If you’ve ever visited AUC, you’ve seen them in action — our technicians are the heartbeat of the hospital. They are the skilled professionals who:
🐾 Draw blood, place IV catheters, monitor anesthesia, and perform CPR.
🐾 Comfort patients in their toughest moments and support families through emergencies.
🐾 Work long nights, weekends, and holidays to make sure your pets get the care they deserve.

This week has been full of laughter, friendly competition, and games as we celebrated their hard work — from E-Collar Engineering to Blind Pull Challenges — all ending today with a well-deserved pizza party 🍕🎉

While Vet Tech Week only comes once a year, our appreciation for this team is year-round. The compassion, skill, and dedication they bring to every patient truly make a difference.

So next time you’re at AUC, please take a moment to thank our amazing team — they’re always here, working tirelessly behind the scenes to keep tails wagging and hearts beating. 💙🐾💚

10/18/2025

TECH WEEK 2025 – DAY FIVE 💙🎒✏️
Today’s theme: Bags, Pens & Personality!

Our amazing Technicians and Vet Assistants got spoiled with cute new bags, notebooks, and vet med–themed tattoos — but the real showstopper? 🧢
Each team member received a custom scrub cap, hand-picked by myself and our Tech Managers to match their personality and vibe.

From bold and fearless to calm and collected, every single one of you brings something special to our team — and we see it. 💪
You keep the chaos controlled, the patients safe, and somehow… you do it all with style.

10/17/2025

🎮 TECH WEEK 2025 — DAY 5 🎮
Let the Games End in Glory (…or Cat Scratches!)

It’s the final night of our Tech Games! 🏆 The breakroom is fully stocked with Game Day Snacks thanks to AUC Leadership — because our techs deserve more than just the title “Most Likely to Get Peed On.”

From shrimp platters to dips, chips, and veggie trays, we’re fueling up for the chaos ahead:
🛠 E-Collar Engineering Championship
💊 Legendary Pill-the-Cat Gauntlet
🎁 Mystery Box of Vet Med Doom

Think fast. Move faster. And remember — no actual cats (or egos) were harmed in the making of these games. 😹

Stay tuned — 🥁 Winners will be announced Saturday!
But don’t worry, we’re not done celebrating yet… two more days of Tech Week surprises still to come! 💚

10/15/2025

📣 TECH WEEK 2025 — DAY FOUR 💥
“Cutting through the chaos — Literally!” ✂️

Tonight, we’re celebrating precision, skill, and the sharp minds (and scissors!) that keep Animal Urgent Care of South Orange County running smoothly. ✨ Every superhero needs the right tools — and our Technicians and Veterinary Assistants are nothing short of heroic when it comes to cutting through emergencies, chaos, and fur (lots of fur). 🐾

Speaking of tools, here’s Erik, one of our incredible Shift Leads, using his to feed a rescued baby squirrel 🐿️💚.
Did you know if you find an injured or orphaned wild animal, you should contact your local animal services, like Mission Viejo Animal Services? Their team will safely scoop them up and bring them to us or another facility for medical care and rehabilitation.

10/15/2025

🔥 TECH WEEK 2025 – DAY 3 🔥
Taking care of the caretakers… even when it’s a dumpster fire!

Today’s shout-out goes to three of our amazing leaders who keep the hospital running smoothly no matter what chaos the day (or night) brings — Sam, our Tech Manager; Erik, our Shift Lead; and Jessica T, our Inventory Manager! 🩺🐾

They’re rocking their Day 3 gifts — eye masks, shower steamers, and the perfect little dumpster-fire ornament — a reminder to rest, recharge, and laugh through the madness.

Because even when it’s wild, our team still shines. ✨

🎮 And don’t forget — Tech Games kick off tonight at midnight! Swing vs Overnight collide for a late-night throwdown featuring:
🦛 Hungry Hungry Hippo (Vet Tech Edition)
🧤 Sterile Glove Removal Speed Run
💗 CPR “Simon Says”

If you can survive a code brown, you can handle this. 😆

10/14/2025

🩺 TECH WEEK 2025 – DAY TWO 🩺
PROGNOSIS: Full & Fabulous! 🍢💙

Tonight’s treatment plan: Kabobs from Panini Kabob Grill — prescribed for full bellies and high spirits as we continue celebrating our amazing team during Tech Week!

Featured here is Jessica C, one of our compassionate and skilled Veterinary Assistants, who goes above and beyond for every patient she cares for. This sweet retriever was hospitalized for gastrointestinal issues — lots of vomiting and diarrhea — and Jess ensured he received not just medical care, but comfort too.

From monitoring vital signs, setting up IV fluids, and keeping treatment areas clean and organized, to providing calm reassurance and those all-important snuggles, Jess embodies the heart of veterinary nursing. 💛

Because here at Animal Emergency Care of South Orange County, we know that healing starts with both science and compassion.

10/12/2025

💚 Day 1 of Vet Tech Week: Putting the TREAT in Treatment! 💚

We’re kicking off Veterinary Technician Week at Animal Urgent Care of South Orange County with something sweet — literally!
Our Day 1 theme was “Putting the Treat in Treatment” 🍭🐾

Because while our vet techs are experts in TPRs, diagnostics, and patient care, they’re also the heart (and humor!) of the hospital — keeping spirits high and teammates smiling even through the wildest overnight shifts.

✨ Tech Tip of the Day:
Veterinary technicians aren’t just animal lovers — they’re highly trained medical professionals skilled in anesthesia monitoring, lab diagnostics, triage, radiology, and patient advocacy. Every single treatment plan that helps a pet recover has a technician’s expertise behind it. 🩺💉

🎉 Today’s Celebration:
We filled the breakroom with a sweet spread to remind our team that a little sugar + a lot of appreciation = the best start to Tech Week! From cupcakes to candy jars, every bite was a thank-you for the compassion and care they show every shift.

💬 Follow along all week as we celebrate with games, surprises, and shout-outs — and highlight the skill, science, and soul that make our tech team unstoppable.

10/11/2025

🐾 Our Neighbors Are Celebrating! 🎃

Mission Viejo Animal Services is hosting their Fur-Ever Friends Fall Fest & Pumpkin Patch today (Saturday, October 11) from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. 🍂 Bring the family for a fun community event and check out all the adorable adoptables!

🚨 Animal Urgent Care of South Orange County remains OPEN 24 HOURS and is fully available for all emergency and urgent cases.

If you’re arriving for medical care:
✅ Let the parking coordinator at the top of Hillcrest know you’re here for the animal hospital, and you’ll be directed down to our lot. We've reserved parking for our patients, as seen in photo 2 for your convenience.

🚗 Event parking is off-site and shuttled in.

Stay safe, have fun, and give some extra belly rubs today! 💙🐶🐱

10/11/2025

Our next door neighbors at Mission Viejo Animal Services is having a event today. Be sure to check them out.

⏰ The countdown is ON! Just a few more days until the Fur-Ever Friends Fall Festival Pumpkin Patch and Open House at the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center on October 11 from 11 am to 3 pm. Parking and shuttle service will be available at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located on the corner of Marguerite and Hillcrest.

✅ More than a dozen rescue groups
✅ Adorable animals waiting for forever homes
✅ Family-friendly fall fun
✅ Tours, crafts, wildlife education and more

Don’t miss this once-a-year celebration of animals, community, and compassion. Bring your friends, your family, and your love for pets! 🐾❤️

For everyone’s safety, we kindly ask that you leave your furry friends at home and come ready to meet the adoptable animals waiting for you here.