Orange County Emergency
Pet ClinicsGarden Grove · Fullerton · Since 1975
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Emergency vets for Orange County

We hope you don’t need us. We’re here if you do.

Two emergency hospitals, founded by 41 local veterinarians in 1975 and still independent. When our hours say we’re open, we’re open.

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Orange County Emergency Pet Clinic building on a sunny day
The bright, open treatment area inside the hospital
Spots mean help is hereDalmatians ran with the fire brigades. We keep the same hours.

Is this an emergency?

You don’t have to decide alone.

Pick what you’re seeing. If you’re still unsure, call. A real person on our team will tell you in a minute whether to come in now.

  • Trouble breathing
  • Collapse, fainting or a seizure
  • Heavy bleeding
  • Ate something toxic
  • Signs of heatstroke
  • Hit by a car, a fall or a dog fight
  • A cat straining to pee
  • A hard labor or C‑section
Get in the car. We’ll be ready.Join the waiting room on the way so we know you’re coming. If you can, have someone call ahead while you drive.Check in on the way
Colleagues, not competitors

local veterinarians founded this hospital in 1975, so their patients would never be alone at night.

Our story

Fifty years later, we still work the way they meant us to: as the overnight shift of your family vet’s practice.

We’re independently owned, not part of a national chain, and every decision about your pet is made here in Orange County. When you leave, your pet’s records, X‑rays and test results go straight to your family vet, so their care picks up right where ours left off.

We don’t try to replace the vet who knows your pet best. We take care of tonight, and we hand them back.

Trusted by the vets down the street.Family hospitals like Garden Grove Dog & Cat and Community Veterinary Hospital send us their own patients when they close for the night.
Inside our hospitals

Built for the hardest nights.

The same equipment you’d find at a specialty center, in a hospital that still feels like a neighborhood practice.

Treatment area
Treatment areaEvery patient in view of the doctors
Intensive care
Intensive careOxygen and monitoring at every run
Surgical suite
Surgical suiteEmergency surgery, day or night
Digital X‑ray
Digital X‑rayRead by a board‑certified radiologist
In‑house lab
In‑house labBloodwork results in minutes
Lobby
LobbyBright, calm and never crowded
What happens when you arrive

The worst night of your year, handled with care.

Here’s exactly what to expect, from the moment you check in to the moment your pet goes home.

Check in

Walk in, or join from your phone. Your place shows on the board in our lobby, so you always know where you stand.

Triage

A registered veterinary technician sees your pet right away and decides how fast they need the doctor.

Answers

Bloodwork, X‑rays read by a board‑certified radiologist, and ultrasound, all here under one roof.

Treatment

Oxygen, fluids, blood transfusions and emergency surgery when it’s needed. We explain each step before we take it.

Home

We send everything to your family vet that night. You can see your pet’s records and X‑rays online too.

Windows everywhere. No pet is ever out of sight.Live heart rate and breathing on a screen by the doctorNo appointment needed
The level of care

Specialty‑hospital medicine, without the specialty‑hospital feel.

Other hospitals call us at night to take their surgeries, borrow a unit of blood, or send a patient who needs oxygen. Here’s why.

A criticalist leads our medicine

Our medical director is board certified in emergency and critical care. Few emergency hospitals outside specialty centers have one. She teaches our team the why, not just the what.

A registered tech on every shift

Plenty of hospitals can’t staff registered techs every night. We do, around the clock, and pay our whole team to keep earning certifications.

People who’ve been here for years

Many of our team have worked here ten years or more. At 3am, nobody is hunting for the right drawer.

Safer, shorter surgery

Advanced sealing instruments shorten time under anesthesia for C‑sections, pyometras and spleen surgery.

Oxygen and blood on hand

Oxygen support many hospitals don’t have, and blood products ready for transfusions.

Open when we say we’re open

Other ERs post “no doctor tonight.” In ten years we’ve closed a hospital once, at the height of COVID.

1975Founded by local vets
24/7Fullerton, every day
2Hospitals, one team and one record
0National chains involved
Your doctors tonight

The people who’ll be with your pet.

Led by a board‑certified criticalist, and backed by registered technicians on every shift.

Jenny Hoose, DVM, DACVECC
Jenny Hoose, DVM, DACVECCMedical Director and Criticalist

Board certified in emergency and critical care, a credential few emergency hospitals outside specialty centers have. She leads our medicine and teaches our team the why, not just the what.

Melinda Dayhuff, DVM
Melinda Dayhuff, DVMEmergency Veterinarian
Edith Jovel, DVM
Edith Jovel, DVMEmergency Veterinarian
Trenton Moore, DVM
Trenton Moore, DVMEmergency Veterinarian
Adan Rivera, DVM
Adan Rivera, DVMEmergency Veterinarian
Anne Underwood, DVM
Anne Underwood, DVMEmergency Veterinarian
Brooke Weinstein, DVM
Brooke Weinstein, DVMEmergency Veterinarian
No surprises

Know the cost before we start.

An ER isn’t pricier than your family vet for the same work. It feels that way because a sick pet needs ten things at once. So we show you every one of them first.

Emergency exam

$125

Then a written estimate before any test or treatment.

  • We’ll start with what’s most urgent and plan the rest with you
  • If cost is tight, we’ll help you choose what matters most tonight

CareCredit, Scratchpay and Cherry accepted. No checks.

My dog won’t stop vomiting

  1. Exam
  2. Bloodwork
  3. X‑rays
  4. Fluids and medication
Typical total range: from our doctors, added here

My dog ate chocolate or grapes

  1. Exam
  2. Induce vomiting
  3. Activated charcoal
  4. Bloodwork if needed
Typical total range: from our doctors, added here

My cat is straining in the litter box

  1. Exam
  2. Urine test and X‑rays
  3. Sedation and catheter
  4. Overnight care
Typical total range: from our doctors, added here
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For family veterinarians

Your patient. Our night shift.

Send a patient over at closing and see every note, lab and image by morning. We’ll send them back to you when they’re ready.

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$0

Exam fee waived on overnight transfers

And hospitalization is half off. Sending a patient for overnight fluids costs your client far less than they expect.

MD

Free consults with our criticalist

Email our medical director to talk through a tough case, at no charge.

CE

Continuing education, four times a year

Hosted upstairs in our conference room. Your whole team is welcome.

24

Fullerton never closes

We went 24 hours because Fullerton’s family vets asked us to. We always do what the family vets need from us.

Our Dalmatian sitting with a member of our team
Meet Ayda

The spots you’ll see around here.

Ayda is our Dalmatian. You’ll find her on our chat, at our open houses and on almost everything we make. Dalmatians have long been the dogs of firefighters and first responders, and that’s who we are for Orange County’s pets.

Behind her is a team of about 60 people across both hospitals. Many have been here more than a decade. All of them would rather be here at 2am with your pet than anywhere else.

Meet the teamCareersTour our hospitals
Learn from our doctors

Short videos for scary moments.

Each one has its own link, so you can save it, text it to family, or share it.

Heatstroke

The signs, and what to do on the way in

Toxic foods

Chocolate, grapes, xylitol and more

After surgery

Caring for your pet at home

Blocked cats

Why straining is an emergency

Big enough to be good. Small enough to care.

You’ll see us at local races, at our neighbors’ open houses and in the North Orange County chamber. All for the pets and their people.

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