AV Veterinary Center
AV Veterinary Center is a full-service small-animal hospital at 1055 W. Columbia Way #103 in Lancaster, serving the Antelope Valley with preventive care, dentistry, diagnostic imaging, soft tissue, orthopedic and neurologic surgery, emergency and urgent care, rehabilitation and grooming for dogs and cats. It says it started in Antelope Valley in 2010, and publishes no opening hours on its website.
Call (661) 729-1500Pick a day that suits you.
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19 departments, as the practice describes them.
The options they list are a comprehensive wellness exam, dental care, flea/tick prevention and heartworm prevention. They recommend a nose-to-tail exam every six months, with blood, urine and fecal testing depending on age and lifestyle.
Puppy, kitten and senior packages, offered to make pricing more transparent so owners can budget rather than be surprised by the final bill.
Life-stage exams, with first puppy and kitten visits around 8 weeks and more frequent visits for seniors. Available at these visits: microchipping, dental exam, spay/neuter, blood and lab screening, heartworm and flea/tick control.
Vaccination plans set per pet by lifestyle, age, environment and regional disease risk, including vaccines needed for boarding, grooming or travel. A physical exam is required before vaccinating.
Flea and tick prevention, with advice on choosing between collars, oral tablets, spot-on treatments and sprays. They cover flea allergy dermatitis, tapeworm, Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Blood tests for dehydration, anemia, infection, immune function and cancer. They run an in-house diagnostic lab, so results come back faster than an outside lab and the pet only needs one visit and one technician.
They recommend a yearly dental cleaning and oral exam for all dogs and cats. Cleaning is done under anesthesia so the teeth can be cleaned below the gum line, and the exam covers head, neck, face, ears and mouth.
Done under general anesthesia with vital signs monitored throughout; most pets go home the same day with written home-care instructions. They suggest dogs at 6-9 months and cats by 5 months.
Emergency treatment for dogs and cats: immediate triage and stabilisation, X-rays, lab work and ultrasound, emergency surgery and critical care, and pain management, followed by written discharge instructions.
Urgent visits with rapid triage, physical exam and tests such as X-rays or ultrasound, plus stabilising medication, fluids and wound care. The page says they provide urgent services during open hours, and asks you to call ahead before arriving.
Surgery on skin, muscle and internal organs. Abdominal procedures listed include gastropexy, cystotomy, exploratory laparotomy, hernia repair, splenectomy and intestinal resection, plus thoracic, oral/ENT and urogenital surgery.
Procedures they list as offered: fracture repair with rods, plates or external fixation; ligament repair including TPLO and TTA; patellar luxation correction with trochleoplasty; and hip dysplasia management by FHO or total hip replacement.
Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy for dogs with a torn cranial cruciate ligament. The page says their veterinarians perform advanced orthopedic surgery, and that the procedure lasts 45-90 minutes with a hospital visit of several hours.
Realigning the kneecap and deepening the groove (trochleoplasty) to prevent further dislocating episodes, named among the orthopedic procedures they offer.
Treatment built on early diagnosis and an individual plan combining medication and lifestyle change; their orthopedic page lists FHO and total hip replacement as the surgical options.
Surgery for flat-faced breeds such as bulldogs, pugs and French bulldogs, whose narrowed nostrils and elongated soft palate restrict airflow. The page also offers screening to diagnose the condition.
Emergency ovariohysterectomy for open and closed pyometra, with preoperative IV fluids and broad-spectrum antibiotics, continuous anesthesia monitoring, and hospitalisation for 2-5 days afterwards.
For IVDD, seizures, wobbler syndrome, degenerative myelopathy, vestibular disease, brain and spinal tumors and spinal trauma. Surgery listed: hemilaminectomy, ventral slot, spinal stabilisation, dorsal laminectomy, brain surgery.
Echocardiography for murmurs, congenital defects, cardiomyopathy, valve disease, pericardial effusion and heart tumors; abdominal ultrasound for liver, kidney, bladder, gastrointestinal, pancreatic, spleen, reproductive and adrenal disease.
8 people, one front desk.
What’s in the building
2 species under this roof
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Compiled from public records and avveterinarycenter.com, August 17, 2026. Not affiliated with PawsRx unless claimed, and details change, so confirm anything that matters when you call. Request removal.