Welcome to CARE
Supporting Charlotte’s pets with board-certified specialists and emergency care.
In a way, pets are like people.
Sometimes they require special, expert care – and that can happen suddenly. That’s why CARE is here. We’ve assembled the board–certified specialties your pet needs and deserves, in a setting that’s medically advanced and always compassionate. We also have 24-hour emergency services, all under one roof, for your peace of mind.
We drive ourselves to exceed your expectations while treating every pet as if he or she was our own. For referrals, we work closely with your veterinarian and, as a team, diagnose the condition and plan a course of treatment with careful consideration for quality of life.
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What better way to wrap up Tech Week, than to showcase our fantastic ER Technicians and Assistants!? While we are all wrapping up our work day, and at home in our beds, they are working tirelessly through the night to give the best medical care to every patient in their charge. These are certainly not all of our ER techs on staff, because that would just be too much awesome in one photo 😉. CARE would be lost without them. Happy National Technician Week!!!
1 day ago
Yes!!! Love the Oncology team so much especially 💕
Absolutely amazing group of people ❤️❤️
Wonderful group of people!!
The techs are an intricate part of a wonderful staff and facility. 👍
great people!!
Cats have nearly twice the amount of neurons in their cerebral cortex as dogs. #funfactfriday
livescience.com
While pet owners may have loads of anecdotal data to show that cats are smarter than dogs or vice versa, there's little scientific evidence to back up those claims.2 days ago
It was Betsy Breakfast day for Tech Week!!! Betsy is Dr. Sayer’s Mother-in-law, and she has always made sure to make us feel special with her unbelievable breakfast!!! Thank you so much, Betsy!!!
As a Specialty and Emergency Hospital, we are there for you and your best friend during stressful and worrisome times. All of the technicians here are equipped with not only the medical and professional skillset to help your buddy get back to their best life, but also for you! To provide the listening ear, the shoulder to lean on, and the compassion needed until we can get your buddy back home, happy and healthy.
2 days ago
Well deserved, for sure.
Thank you for all that you do, vet tech's! And a shout out to my best bacon baker and sous chef, Patrick!
Stephen is awesome!
Thanks again Betsy!
National Tech Week continues! Here are a few of our Techs and Assistants that make this place wonderful! Did you know that when CARE opened its doors in 2015, we started with about 14 Techs and Assistants? Today, we are up to a whopping 73! That’s 73 people providing never-ending love, compassion, attention to detail, and the best medical care and service to every patient that comes into their care. Help us let these ladies and gents know how special they are! We look forward to posting more of their wonderful faces throughout the week!
3 days ago
They are the best!
Every single one of them is ammmmmmazing. Toby, Tilly and I 💜 and appreciate you all!
You guys are the best! Lane-Cress especially 😍
Thank you all! 💞 from me and Lily too
Y’all saved our Otis, last year at this exact time he had to have surgery to remove an object from his tummy! He is doing amazing thank you for the love & compassion you have for Gods Precious Creatures 🙏🐶🙏
Clearly Jean Grey LOVES her Techs & Assistants so much, she concocted a reason she needs to come in and see them tomorrow.
Our Lucy, aka “Goose” thanks you! You are truly angels and she has had a good week!😇
These vet techs, and doctors, and office staff, are the best! Back in 2015 when Romeo lost his tail to cancer, he developed bladder stones at the same time. He went to CARE for bladder stone surgery and received the best possible care. They even let me leave his special blanket with him for comfort and when it got dirty, one of his vet techs washed it and mailed it back to me. These people care for your pet like their own. Hooray for CARE! Romeo is still doing great and no more,bladder stones!
Romeo says “ thank you CARE “ fore taking such good CARE of me! “
73! I remember the days of 14 😂. How time flies!!! Love all you 72!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
We cannot thank you all enough for taking such wonderful care of our Tyson! You are all AMAZING!💚🐶
Thanks for all you do!!!
My kitty is seeing Dr. Campbell right now. This place is awesome..❤
Amazing people doing amazing work
It’s National Veterinary Technician Week! Our friends over at Hills Pet Nutrition spoiled our Techs and Assistants with a delicious lunch! Thank you Dr. Shirin Modaresi!
4 days ago
Thank you to all assistants and vet techs.
Yummy and well deserved
Love Shirin!!! She is amazing!!! 💕💕💕 and hugs from our work family to yours! Thank you for all you do xoxoxo
Love our Vet Techs! Emily Fesmire 💕🐶💕
Thanks for all you do!!
Thanks for all you do! 🐕🐩
❤️❤️❤️
Thanks to the awesome Techs ate CARE!!!
Heather Leonetti Kolter
Well deserved!
Thanks to you all
So well deserved !!!
As the push for raw ingredients and organic growing grew in the human market, it similarly grew in the pet market. Grain-free diets in dogs are linked to DCM, which weakens the heart, preventing it from pumping enough blood and therefore enlarging it.
The condition is linked to a taurine deficiency. Taurine is an amino acid that most animals, including humans, can create their own. Dogs get a lot of it from their diet. Chicken and beef are high in taurine, while rabbit, lamb, legumes, pea-protein and other ingredients found in some grain-free foods have little or no taurine.
#worldfoodday
Grain-free, exotic dog food linked to heart disease
washingtonpost.com
Veterinarians around the country started noticing unusual cases of canine dilated cardiomyopathy, and since an early warning, new reports are still coming in.5 days ago
Denise Meiran Taddeo this might've been what you were talking about with grain free.
Kevin Moore
One of our dogs is allergic to chicken and all three are allergic to beef, so we purchase a lamb dry food. Is taurine available as a supplement that can be added to their food?
This is why you should feed a balanced raw diet. You can you buy good commercially prepped raw dog food at almost any pet store.
Jill Marie Galati
Sami Brown
This doesn't make sense because grains do not contain taurine. So how would adding that help the dog. The problem is bad breeding and many dog food companies having a bad meat vs veggie protien. Dogs get taurine from meat. So foods that are low in meat are the problem not grain free
At 17 weeks old Suli is far from full grown but her ears are “adulting” already!! Banfield Pet Hospital
5 days ago
Such a Cutie!!!!
What is wrong with her? Or does she need a home
What is wrong with her? Or does she need a home
Oh, and just look at the size of her paws! Watch out! LOL Pretty cutie pie!
JimandKaren Trimble Michelle Wilder I thought it was Zeke at first. What a cutie pie 😍
So happy to hear she’s been doing great!
It's still Walk Your Dog Week. The ideal formula – 30 minutes twice a day. #funfactfriday
Are you walking your dog enough?
theconversation.com
All dogs need regular exercise outside of the home (and it's good for people too).1 week ago
Another blog post is live! In this article, Ophthalmologist Dr. Broadwater discusses ways that owners can maintain a good quality of life for pets who have lost their vision.
Much like in humans, when a dog or cat loses sight, other senses typically adapt and improve to surrounding sensory information. By playing up their newly heightened senses, we can help our pets adjust to their new normal.
In other news, we're now sending a monthly email to subscribers when a blog post is live. Sign up at the bottom of this article and never miss a CARE blog post again. #blindnessawarenessmonth
Adjusting To Your Pet's Blindness | CARE | Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency
carecharlotte.com
Dr. Joshua Broadwater discusses how to give your pet with blindness the best possible quality of life, including toys, food and a home plan.2 weeks ago
Let Walk Your Dog Week remind you to actually walk your dog this week! It's good for both you and your dog.
Dog Walking Is Good for You. Provided You Do It.
nytimes.com
Two new studies may offer novel ways to promote dog walking and its myriad benefits, even to people without a dog.2 weeks ago
Cats walk like camels and giraffes: They move both of their right feet first, then move both of their left feet. No other animals walk this way. #funfactfriday
The Weird Thing About Cat Legs
theatlantic.com
The mystery that spans every feline, from tabby house cats to Siberian tigers.2 weeks ago
If we were hiring for a shampoo commercial, there would be no contest for Ruben. Have you ever seen anything more majestic!? He’s a sweet boy with the most wonderful laid back attitude.
2 weeks ago
Lauren Howell
Mike Cherre
Rachel Gallegos I see stingrays forming and flopping away. Just amazing.
He is fabulous!
Ruben!!!! I hope he is doing well!!! I met his “parents” last time I was in with my bloodhound, Stella!
Michalene Posel THIS! This is the dog that I want!!!
Hmmm. I wonder if my neck waddles like that!
I wanna squeeze the crap outta this fella!!!!! Gorgeous!
That is amazing!!!!! He’s awesome
On Friday of last week, Chris Mulcahy from WCNC, dropped by to interview Emergency Vet Dr. Culbert about the dangers of dogs ingesting a wild mushroom. With all the rain we've had recently, they seem to be sprouting up all over the place.
Her advice: avoid them. All of them. Because it's hard to tell the difference between those that are harmful and those that are not.
Chris Mulcahy
Never had to hunt mushrooms when putting together a story before today! Big thanks to CARE for helping be with this story!
3 weeks ago
Did you know that October 1st is “National Black Dog Day?” What better way to celebrate than with a beauty like Sadie! 😍
3 weeks ago
Whiskers are the cat's meow!
7 Cool Facts About Cat Whiskers | Catster
catster.com
How cool are cat whiskers, you wonder? Well, did you know cats have whiskers on their legs? So, why do cats have whiskers? What can your cat's whiskers tell you?3 weeks ago
Cats' rough tongues can lick a bone clean of any shred of meat. #funfactfriday
3 weeks ago
Heart disease in dogs is linked to diet, but not how you might think, and not in the traditional way that humans get it. Make sure you aren't making this innocent mistake.
A broken heart: Risk of heart disease in boutique or grain-free diets and exotic ingredients
vetnutrition.tufts.edu
A recent increase in heart disease in dogs eating certain types of diets may shed light on the role of diet in causing heart disease. It appears that diet may be increasing dogs’ risk for heart disease because owners have fallen victim to the many myths and misperceptions about pet food.4 weeks ago
Gail V Behm
Chad Langley
Karen Kovach Milicevic
Unreal
Probably killed Caroline
Aimee Carlberg Hegree
Can you recommend a dog food that's good for my dog with grains? My Boxer (who was a patient at CARE was on a grain-free diet and she passed in June 🙁 )I have a toy poodle as well that's on the same food--Wellness Sweet Potato and Turkey in a can. Suggestions??
Jill Marie Galati
Sami Brown
Stroking dogs and gazing into their eyes releases the "feel good" hormone oxytocin for both people and dogs. #funfactfriday
4 weeks ago
Employees at CARE have really high oxytocin levels!!
Oxytocin is too hard to pronounce, I’ll just call it the LOVE hormone 😍
That explains a LOT!
Latest Blog Posts
Our veterinarians are writing and posting articles to our blog. Our vets are highly qualified and board-certified in a range of specialties. Each vet will focus on their area of expertise to provide readers with rich content that we hope will give you guidance with pet care, and insight into pet health.
Adjusting To Your Pet’s Blindness
The thought of our pets going blind is sad and scary. We hate to think of our dogs or cats having a reduced quality of life in any way. However, with proper at-home care, most animals adjust very well to blindness and maintain a great quality of life....
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How Do I Know If My Pet Is In Pain?
Pain is defined as a perception that the brain creates from any one of a variety of stimuli including physical, temperature, chemical, or inflammatory damage to tissues. During and right after a painful stimulus, the body responds in several ways,...
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Parvovirus: Preventable Through Vaccinations
Canine Parvovirus, a highly contagious and life-threatening illness, can typically be prevented by making sure your dog is up to date on his or her vaccinations. And prevention is critical, as there are no drugs available to kill the virus. Because...
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