About Us

Weston Road Animal Hospital is a full-service veterinary medical facility, located in Weston, FL . The professional and courteous staff at Weston Road Animal Hospital seeks to provide the best possible medical care, surgical care and dental care for their highly-valued patients. We are committed to promoting responsible pet ownership, preventative health care and health-related educational opportunities for our clients. Weston Road Animal Hospital strives to offer excellence in veterinary care to Weston and surrounding areas. Please take a moment to contact us today, to learn more about our veterinary practice and to find out more information about how Weston Road Animal Hospital can serve the needs of you and your cherished pet.

• "Mia" Shenkin

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  Mike & Debbie Shenkin celebrate the arrival of their new puppy, a smooth-coated Collie named Mia.

  

• "Cubby" Perl

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  Jeff & Risa Perl, together with their new puppy, "Cubby"

  

• "Wiley" GRAZER

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  Wiley in the parking lot. "Got another treat, Doc?"

  

• Angus Busto

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  Eastern Indigo Snake, age 17 months

  

• Remy Stone-Shim

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  Blue merle Shetland Sheepdog.

  

• Jack Henning

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  Marley's brother. Also a 2 year old Rat Terrier.

  

• Tasha Saad

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  A 2 year old American Bulldog awaiting a bath.

  

• Bobby Stone-Shim

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  Moluccan Cockatoo

  

• Bozli Parker

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  One of our beloved long time clients!

  

• Pembroke Lakes Animal Hospital Private Reef

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  Blue and red mushrooms, encrusting gargonias and lots of fish!

  

• Harley Henning

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  2 year old Rat Terrier on a TLC walk.

  

• Homie the Clownfish

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  One of our reef inhabitants, Homie don't play that.

  

• Big Louie Strauss

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  After being fired from the Budweiser campaign, Louie is now comfortably living the retired life in Dr. Strauss's Orchid house.

  

• Olivia Patyk

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  Yet another casualty from the now debunk Budweiser campaign. Currently living the high life of Ferretone and raisins. Thanks Mrs. Patyk!!

  

• Big Daddy Spike Busto

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  Half wolfman and half ewok.

  

• Stone Rupp

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  Saved by Dr. Rupp from a life threatening foot infection. He was donated to our hospital and now lives in our lobby. Come by and see him!

  

• Halibut Tingle

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  Dwarf Hotentot, age 3 years old

  

• JAKE- office assistant extraordinaire

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  This photo of Jake, a 2 year old Tonkinese, was sent to us by one of our favorite clients, Gini Longarzo. As you can see, Jake is hard at work, helping his owner. Jake leads credence to the difference between cats & dogs. If you call a dog, they come. If you call a cat, they usually ask you to leave a message,& they may or may not get back to you.

  

• Tiki Moscoso

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  Tiki, seen with owner Sandra and Dr. Strauss. Tiki is seventeen years old!

  

• Chiquita Juanita Bell Honts

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  Chiquita is a chocolate sable Chihuahua who is fond of high fashion. She and her Mom are always voted "best dressed" in our office!

  

• Tiki

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  test for nomination

  

• Yes, in fact, we DO own the yard!

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  With nearly 250 pounds between us, we can safely say that we DO own the yard. When we pay a visit to Dr. Baldwin, they take us in through the back door. Stephanie isn't afraid of us, but we know where she hides her puppy cookies! We love to go see the vet, but the commotion is too much for most people! And you know what we say to that? If you can't run with the Big Dogz, STAY OFF THE PORCH!

  

• Chica

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  A dog and her ball are seldom parted!

  

• Sheherezade

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• Kayla

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  Kayla Walker is a 5 month old American Bulldog. Kayla is sweet, fun-loving, affectionate but quite stubborn at times. I wouldn't trade her for all the riches in the world!

  

• Dash

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  Dash is a Wheaton Terrier enjoying the day at the hospital!

  

• Diva

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  Diva a Rottweiler hanging in the kennel, Good Girl!

  

• Dylan

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  Dylan a Collie sitting like a good boy!

  

• Stella

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  Stella a Mastiff-Bulldog mix waiting to get her bath.

  

• Morgan

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  Morgan a Shetland Sheepdog focusing on a cookie!

  

• Halloween 2008

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  Wishing You A Safe and Happy Halloween!

  

• The Fisher Family

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  Our 2008 Halloween Costume Winner: Romeo, Lucky, Julia, Gretchen and Blossom (In Mrs Fishers arms).

  

• Tebow

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  Tebow just waking up from his afternoon nap!

  

• Lady

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• Wilson

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• Blossom, Gretchen, Lucky, Julia , and Romeo

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  Happy Halloween !!!!!! (10/30/09)

  

• Annika

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  Our Halloween Costume Contest (10/30/09)

  

• Lola

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  Thank goodness it's not Lobster season !!! (10/30/09)

  

• Pebbles

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  Float like a Butterfly, sting like a bee. (10/30/09)

  

• Bud

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  Bud passed away on Friday, December 13, 2002 at the age of 11. Bud was survived by his loving owner, Andy Villalba. Bud was the beloved pet of Andy and an inspiration to every life he touched in his time on earth and his presence will be greatly missed.

  

• Thorin Oakenshield

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  Thorin Oakenshield passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 1999 at the age of 10. Thorin Oakenshield was survived by his loving owner,Dr. Sam Strauss. Thorin Oakenshield was the beloved pet of the Strauss family and an inspiration to every life he touched in his time on earth. His presence will be greatly missed.

  

• Frankie

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  Frankie passed away on Friday, August 01, 2003 at the age of 13. Frankie was survived by his loving owners, Lydia & Alex Hollander and his housemate, Tootsie. Frankie was adopted from the Humane Society in 1991 and lived a wonderful life with the Hollanders. His presence will be greatly missed.

  

• Remington Steele

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  Remington Steele passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 at the age of 5 months, as a result of complications from juvenile diabetes. Remington Steele was survived by his loving owner, Elizabeth Robinson. Remington Steele was the beloved pet of Elizabeth.

  

• Sir Lancelot

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  Sir Lancelot passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2003 at the age of 5. Sir Lancelot was survived by his loving owner, Elizabeth Robinson, and his mother, Paige. Sir Lancelot was the beloved pet of Elizabeth and an inspiration to every life he touched in his short time on earth and his presence will be greatly missed.

  

• Tiki

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  Tiki passed away on Friday, August 13, 2004 at the age of 17. Tiki was survived by his loving owners, Sandra & Juan Moscoso. Tiki was the beloved pet of Sandra & Juan and an inspiration to every life he touched in his time on earth and his presence will be greatly missed.

  

• Corey

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  Corey and Madison

  

• Reception Area

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  Welcome to the start of our journey through Weston Road Animal Hospital. Here you will be cheerfully greeted by our wonderful receptionists. We provide scheduled appointments, dropoff services, grooming, boarding and client education. Our services revolve around you and we are always happy to bend over backwards. If you have any special needs or concerns just ask! Weston Road Animal Hospital utilizes the latest in veterinary software. This allows us to schedule appointments, print vaccine history and health reminders in seconds for our clients in a hurry. We realize your time is important and we strive to maintain a timely flow. Need a prescription or just stopping in for pet food? Call ahead or use our website and we will have it waiting for you at the front desk.

  

• Examination Rooms

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  Next you will be politely escorted into one of our spacious examination rooms by one of our technicians. Here we perform complete physical examinations and outpatient procedures. Our exam rooms are our classrooms for education. Our primary emphasis is preventive health care. We provide handouts for a wide array of topics including exotic husbandry and nutrition. A complete video library for obedience training and puppy/kitten care is also available for your viewing pleasure. We pride ourselves in communication. We want you to leaving here with a full understanding of your pet's condition. We take our time with EVERY pet to assure all your needs are met.

  

• Pharmacy

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  Weston Road Animal Hospital has a complete dispensing pharmacy for your convience. Our hospital staff is constantly updating our education and inventory with the latest drugs. We offer a complete line of prescription drugs, heartworm preventions, flea/tick preventions, supplements and vitamins. For our smaller and exotic patients we can provide liquid medications with delicious flavoring for easier acceptance and administration. For fast and easy refills, call ahead and we will have your pet's medication waiting for you at the front desk. All prescription drugs are dispensed with child resistent safety caps for your family's protection.

  

• Laboratory

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  Our hospital is equipped with the latest diagnostic equipment. Whether in a emergency situation or a routine diagnostic check, our diagnostic equipment can provide results in minutes. Providing fast and accurate results is yet another way Weston Road Animal Hospital provides the highest level of care for both you and your pet.

  

• Treatment Area

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  Welcome to the heart of our hospital. This area is equipped to perform a variety of nonsterile procedures and examinations. All of our dentistry is performed here and surgical preparation begins here. We also keep our small and exotic intensive care patients in climate controlled incubators in this area for constant observation.

  

• Specialists

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  We have a wide variety of specialists available on-call, for internal medicine, ultrasound, surgery, and neurology, who will meet with us (and you) at our office. Here, an ultrasound exam is performed by Dr. Woody Hayes and staff.

  

• Surgery

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  Our surgical area is equipped with all of the latest technology for your pet, in order to make surgery as safe and pain free as possible. State of the art patient monitoring is always used, and special instruments for electrosurgery and endoscopy are available. Some of our equipment even comes from human hospitals.

  

• Radiology

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  Our radiology area gives us the ability to perform procedures as simple as a standard radiograph (X-ray), or as complicated as special dye studies to evaluate internal organ function. Automated processors allow us to have dry, ready to read films in just minutes. Board certified radiologist and cardiologists are available on-call for consultation as well.

  

• Boarding Area

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  We maintain a small number of clean, air-conditioned indoor kennels with ventilated and padded floors. We offer a variety of sized kennels allowing a comfortable area for pets of all sizes. Each pet is exercised regularly with all meals, medications, appetite, and eliminations recorded every day. We offer TLC boarding for owners who like their pets to spend minimal time inside the kennel. For pets it helps to ease the stress of being apart from their loved ones. TLC boarding includes several extended length walks, play periods and gentle coat maintenance sessions. You are encouraged to bring in any toys, blankets, medications, treats or food you wish. We feed Science Diet, a premium well balanced diet to all dogs and cats.

  

• Ward Area

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  Healthy patients, whether taking advantage of our "drop-off" services, daycare, bathing, grooming, or boarding, stay here. Many of the specialty items necessary for boarding birds, reptiles, bunnies or other exotics are always provided. Feel comfortable leaving your loved one with our highly trained staff.

  

• Kitty Condos

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  Kitty condos provide your loved one with plenty of space, a ledge to sleep on and a private litterbox area. Your kitty can have up to 4 connecting units. Once open, your kitty can move from side to side and then up and down from the unit below. Each unit provides a private area to use the litterbox or for shy kitty's who want a secluded area away from view.

  

• Mr. Roly Busto

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  A native of south Florida, Roly graduated from McArthur High School in Hollywood. He has been employed by Dr. Strauss since 1992, and holds the position of technician team leader. He is responsible for training current and new staff. Roly is also bilingual, fluent in Spanish. He is currently still working for us in a part time role, he is shared with us by Ft. Lauderdale Fire Rescue where he is employed as a firefighter/paramedic full time. Roly's current menagerie includes: Dash, A Soft Coated Wheaton Terrier and Angus, an Eastern Indigo snake. His special areas of interest include behavior medicine, dentistry, exotic animal medicine, especially reptiles. View

  

• Latte, Our Best Friend

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  Born in 1996, Latte is a red-nosed American Pitbull Terrier. Originally adopted as our office guard dog, she was quickly promoted to blood donor. She has a blood type which is transfusable to all dogs of differing blood types. Latte has saved numerous dogs in their desperate time of need. Latte can often be seen behind the reception desk (usually looking for food) as she loves to greet our guests. Most of her day is spent in the doctors office eating chewies and resting for her night duties. We love our Pitbull and show that in the correct hands these dogs are gentle and loving, not the vicious beasts often desired by those who give the breed the bad name they have. We at Weston Road Animal Hospital as well as the Strauss family were deeply saddened by the loss. Latte will be sorely missed by us and all those who were lucky enough to be touched by her presence. A sincere thank you from those who were saved by your blood transfusions. LATTE WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU! View

  

• Sam Strauss

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  A native of New York, Dr. Strauss attended Cornell University as an undergraduate, then completed his veterinary degree at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 1982. Since then, he has been practicing small animal and exotic medicine in the city of Pembroke Pines. In 1986, he opened Pembroke Lakes Animal Hospital, where he was the owner and medical director. In December 2005, he relocated the office to a larger facility at the current location, and renamed the office Weston Road Animal Hospital Dr. Strauss is a member of the American Animal Hospital Association, the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Florida VMA, the Broward County VMA, the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians, and the Association of Avian Veterinarians. His primary areas of interest include internal medicine, exotic animal medicine, and animal behavioral problems. Dr Strauss's wife Judy, is the facility administrator at Memorial West Same Day Surgical Center. He has two daughters the elder, Jamie, earned a Masters as a Physicians Assistant in Anesthesia from Emory University College of Medicine and works at Grady Memorial Hopital in Atlanta. The younger, Melanie, is attending the University of South Florida. The Strauss family shares a home with a Standard Poodle, a Cairn terrier, two cats, and an indeterminate number of orchids. View

  

• Mrs. Diana Mosquera

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  Diana was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She relocated to the United States in 2000. She has been a wonderful groomer for 12 years. Her ultimate love is her mixed breed dog named P.C., and her cat, Tito. If your pet would like the best haircut in town, stop by, and Diana will take care of them !!! View

  

• Bruce Weiner, Associate Veterinarian

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  View Originally from the Boston area(GO PATRIOTS!!!), Dr. Weiner completed his undergraduate degree in optical engineering at the University of Rochester in up state New York. After working as an engineer for several years, he went back to get his Veterinary Degree at Tuffs University in 2000. Dr. Weiner moved to South Florida immediately after graduation and began working at a clinic in Hollywood. After working there for several years, he moved a bit west to the Weston area with his new family and started working relief and part time in the Broward and Dade county area. Dr. Weiner is a member of the American Veterinary Medical association, the Florida Veterinary Medical Association, and the Broward County Veterinary Medical association. His special interests are internal medicine, particularly oncology, and working with clients and their dogs and cats. Dr. Weiner has a wonderful wife and a beautiful 14-year-old daughter, both of them whom he is amazed at and indebted to for being able to put up with him. He shares his home with 3 dogs (including Hoover, a 3 legged pug), 4 indoor only cats, 5 barn cats, several birds, 4 horses and a beta fish named Zacody.

  

• Mr. Manny Arrese

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  Manny was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He graduated from Coral Park Senior High. Manny spent most of his adult years as a very successful business man. He is now doing what he has always loved the most, working with animals. Manny plans to become a Certified Veterinary Technician by attending St. Petersburg College. In addition he is a wonderful father to his 3 gorgeous daughters, Lorraine, Bianca, Natalie, and his four-legged kids, 2 beagles, Buddy Dixie. He has a genuine love for music and is a professional DJ in his spare time. He is such a wonderful asset to our hospital and staff. You can look forward to him taking care of your pets with love and affection. View

  

• Mrs. Katie Jager

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  Katie was born in Ohio and raised in South Florida. She graduated from Port Charlotte High School on the west coast. Katie joined our practice in 2006 and has been a wonderful addition to our staff. In her spare time she enjoys photography and spending time with her husband and beautiful baby girl, Addaline. View

  

• Jon Masson

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  Jon was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He moved to the Weston area in 2005. He graduated from Cypress Bay High School in 2009. He is now attending Broward College in a pursuit of a Biology Degree. He plans to further his education at Florida State University to become a Doctor of Pediatric Medicine. He presently owns 3 dogs (Jesse, Niko, and Kodie) 2 Birds and a turtle. He enjoys playing and watching football. He has always enjoyed animals and taking care of them. He is an amazing addition to our staff, and we hope working hands on in this medical field will greatly help him in his future career!!! View

  

• Sharon Stone-Shim

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  Sharon is originally from Virginia, but has spent most of her life in South Florida. Sharon is married to her husband, David and has 3 beautiful girls- Devon, Madison and Kendahl. Sharon earned an Associates Degree as a paralegal from Broward Community College. Sharon loves horses and has a long history in barrel racing, equine breeding and showing. Sharon currently has a Shetland Sheepdog named Morgan and 2 Collies named Dylan and Payton. Sharon joined our practice in 1990 and is our practice manager. She ensures our efficient flow of work and high standard of medicine. Sharon is responsible for all of our day to day activities and is the heart of our practice. Sharon hires new staff, orders inventory for our hospital, keeps all of our accounts up to date and provides educational training for our staff. View

  

• Kim Jager

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  Kim was born and raised in South Florida. Kim's spare time is devoted to her daughters Hailey,Taylor, and the love of her life, Richard. She also adores her four legged daughter Alana, an Italian Mastiff, as well. Kim's first job out of school began at an animal hospital and has been in the industry ever since. She enjoys it so much that she plans to further her education in the field. Kim has been a wonderful addition to our staff, look for her at the front desk! View

  

• Miss Kristin Kendall

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  Kristin was born and raised in Miami, Florida. Kristin attended Western High School in Davie and graduated in 2004. Her hobbies include fishing, spending time with her boyfriend, her handsome little man, Cameron, family, friends and pets. Kristin joined our practice in 2007. You can always look forward to seeing her wonderful smile at our front desk. View

  

• Mrs. Angelina Turnbull

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  Angelina comes to us from Colorful Colorado. After graduating from Smokey Hill High School in 1991, she made her way to sunny South Florida in 1994. She has always had a passion for animals and people. With extensive work in the pet boarding/ daycare industry, showing and raising her own dogs, Angelina wanted to expand her knowledge to the veterinary field. This she has been doing for the past 5 years and has plans to continue her education when the opportunity arises. Angelina, her husband, Terry, and son, Dakota share their home with two dogs, Dillinger and Teddybear, a cat, Skosh, a Scarlet Macaw, Aladdin and raccoon, Scooter. She loves to spend time at the beach and outdoors, reading, enjoys movies and sports. View