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We are open 7 days per week for your convenience. Please call for an appointment.
Directions
From Orange County areas
Take the San Diego Freeway (405) North to the 7th Street Exit. Take 7th street to Pacific Coast Highway and turn right (going North). Continue on Pacific Coast Highway to anaheim street (the next light) and turn left. Take anaheim street to Mira Mar (2 blocks past Termino) and turn left. We are on the corner of Mira Mar and anaheim street. Park on Mira Mar or anaheim Street. The green curbs are OK for parking also.
From Los angeles County areas
Take the San Diego Freeway (405) South to the Lakewood Blvd. exit. Turn right (South) on Lakewood Blvd. and proceed to the traffic circle. Stay in the right hand lane of the traffic circle and take the first exit to the right out of the circle. This first exit out of the circle is Pacific Coast Highway heading North. Turn left on the first street you come to which is Termino. It comes up rapidly once you are on PCH heading North, but it has a left hand turn lane and a traffic light to help. after you turn left on Termino you continue to anaheim street and turn right. Go up 2 blocks and turn left on Mira Mar, the hospital is on the corner. Park on Mira Mar or anaheim Street. The green curbs are OK for parking also.
You can park on Anaheim Street or Mira Mar Street. This is marked as the green lines on the map below.
Tour of facilities
Reception area
When you first enter the hospital you will be welcomed in our spacious reception area. It contains a computer terminal that has a copy of our web site. It is reserved for the use of our clients. If you need help one of our receptionists will assist you.
If this is your first time with us we have a copy of our registration form
Exam Rooms
We have 5 spacious exam rooms each with a different theme. They allow privacy and enhance our ability to give you individual attention. Several of our exam rooms contain computer terminals with a copy of our web site for your exclusive use.
Treatment area
This part of our hospital is the center of all the medical action. When a pet first comes into the hospital it is processed in the treatment area. The record is logged into our census sheet and any treatments or diagnostic tests ordered by one of our doctors is put on the treatment board.
The treatment board gets quite busy at times. Our nurses are able to determine which pets need treatment at just a glance.
Several pieces of equipment are needed for us to provide high quality nursing care. One of these is our intravenous fluids pump, a machine that allows precise administration of fluids on a continual basis.
We work on a wide variety of species that need highly refined medical care. The bird in this picture is in a special oxygen cage.
Radiology
We have the capability of radiographing almost any sick pet. Terri is show here with her protective equipment setting up to take an x-ray of a rabbit.
We have particular expertise at radiography in unusual or highly sensitive animals. This is a radiograph of an egg in a bird that is egg bound.
Our x-ray machine allows an accurate image of your pet's internal organs with negligible amounts of radiation. These controls are what enables us to deliver a minuscule amount of precise radiation
all radiation is continuously monitored. Every 3 years our machine is inspected by the state of California to ensure no danger to your pet or our staff. In addition, our staff wears protective lead shields and badges that monitor radiation exposure.
We have more information on radiology in our diagnostic page.
Surgery
We can provide surgical care on a wide variety of species. We are particularly accomplished at laser surgery.
This is our surgical board on a typical day. We complete almost all of our surgeries in the morning so that most pets can go home the same day of their surgery.
Our surgical suite is equipped with state of the art monitoring and surgical equipment. We have a viewing area if you would like to watch surgery.
a very important part of surgery is anesthesia. This is a picture of a pulse oximeter, an instrument that closely monitors anesthesia and gives us a wide safety margin.
To learn more about anesthesia we have a page that will explain it in more detail.
Surgery can not be performed without sterile equipment. The machine that sterilizes our equipment is called an autoclave. It accomplishes this feat because it works at high temperature and high pressure.
Inside of every surgery pack is a strip of paper called a sterileometer. It lets us know if the instruments inside of the pack reached the proper temperature and pressure in order to make them sterile. The black line on the far left side of the tape is our indication that everything is OK.
Our surgery is also equipped to perform laser surgery.
We have a detailed page on laser surgery for more information.
In addition to surgery we clean pets' teeth in the surgery suite. We use an ultrasonic scaler to gently vibrate plaque off the teeth.
Dental care is a very important part of the overall care of your pet. You should educate yourself on this overlooked problem by going to our dental page.
Lab
Our laboratory has the capability to perform diagnostic tests on your pet's blood. This is particularly useful for pre anesthetic blood panels and emergencies, where the results are available immediately. Our diagnostic test page explains these tests in more detail.
Our blood machine is able to check many different diagnostic parameters with speed and accuracy.
a high speed centrifuge allows us to check for anemia and monitor your pet's protein level
Our blood machine also has the capability of providing analysis of electrolytes like sodium and potassium. This is particularly important in an emergency.
We also have the capability of analyzing your pet's stool for internal parasites
To learn more about internal parasites you can go to our worms page.
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