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03/13/2024

We love meeting you guys with your puppies and kittens! We are grateful to be able to serve you and see your fur babies grow and become a part of our lives as much as yours.

03/08/2024

Jodi Thomson and Sweet Daisy were the lucky winners of our Douxo Derm Day Giveaway a couple months ago. Huge Thanks to CEVA for sponsoring the contest!

Our Douxo S3 PYO shampoo and mousse cleans while hydrating the skin. It detangles the fur and leaves the hair coat soft and shiny. It also helps support the skin's physical barrier for hydration and contributes to soothing skin irritation.

Participate in our next contest and win a 6 month pack of Canine Credelio flea & tick medication! Look for the previous post to guess the number of treats in the jar!

03/07/2024

Win a 6 month supply of Canine Credelio Flea/Tick medication* All you have to do is comment on this post how many treats you think there are in the jar AND share the post. Good Luck!

Contest Rules below:
*Must be a client of San Carlos Animal Hospital with a current annual exam for the pet receiving the prize.
*If not a client, we can certainly schedule your pet for an exam with one of our doctors and we would love to meet your fur kids.
*Prize is applicable for dogs only (don’t worry) cat contest in the future)
*Only one guess per client, One size for one pet only.
*Closest person to guess the number wins.
*Deadline for contest ends March 21st, 2024 2:00pm PST
*employees of SCAH are not eligible to participate

Where we don't just meet, but exceed your needs and expectations. Give us a call today!

10/31/2023

And the winner for our 2023 annual
San Carlos Animal Hospital Pet Costume contest is....
Petunia (Tuna) Tewanger! Saint Tuna's prayers had been answered and she garnered the most likes by the contest deadline to win!

We want to thank everyone who participated by submitting a photo or voting. Hoping everyone has a SAFE and enjoyable Halloween Day today!

10/24/2023

We are one week away from voting the best San Carlos Animal Hospital Pet Costume! So many submissions have caught our eye, and making it hard to choose. There's still time to get your fur baby in the contest! Click on the original post link below and enter your photo under the comments section or just email it to us at [email protected] and we will post it for you! Good luck everyone.

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10/17/2023

This week we celebrate our wonderful Veterinary Staff. Thank You for choosing to be an advocate, a champion, and most of all for choosing to work at San Carlos Animal Hospital. We could not do what we do without you.

10/12/2023

Who's got the cutest, spookiest, creative pet photo? Submit a photo of your pet(s) in their Halloween outfits on THIS ORIGINAL POST and the photo with the most likes at deadline will win $150.00 credit at San Carlos Animal Hospital* Don't forget to share your post :)

*Your pet must be a current patient of San Carlos Animal Hospital with an updated exam to win the contest.

Address

8618 Lake Murray Boulevard
San Diego, CA
92119

Telephone

+16194603100

Website

http://sdpetdoc.com/

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Eduardo Acosta, D.V.M.

I hail from the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. As a child, much to my mom’s surprise (and initial disapproval) I traded my drum set for an Orange Wing Amazon parrot (named Duque, who is still alive today) and it has been history ever since. Good thing I have a very supporting and understanding mom because I am pretty sure that I am a much better veterinarian than I would have been a rock star. Taking care of Duque made me realize what I wanted to do with my life. I love working with the animals and the clients, and enjoy all aspects of veterinary medicine, especially the human-animal bond. I love how I am part of my client’s and patient’s life and they are a part of mine. It feels like I have the biggest extended family. I love seeing the puppies and kittens grow up and get older, seeing the kids that I have seen as children going out to college, some to pursue veterinary medicine and know that I may have a had a little influence on that. Of course, seeing those children go off to college does make me feel old, what can you do? I cannot envision a life not being a veterinarian and being involved in taking care of all of my clients’ four legged and furry family members.

I graduated from UC Davis in 1996. I previously worked in Long Beach before moving down to San Diego and purchasing Sunset Cliffs Animal Hospital in 1998. Since then, I ventured off to acquire San Carlos Animal Hospital in January of 2014.

My family members are both furry and feathered: Lucas Oil, my stumpy tail Australian cattle dog, shares the ground level with my cat named Small. The air patterns are occupied by my five parrots. When not serving the needs of my four-legged friends, I am a huge outdoor enthusiast and I love relaxing in my cabin in Big Bear or going snowboarding, surfing, wake boarding, off-roading, mountain biking, sand dunning, rock climbing, and hiking or just walking around and enjoying the beautiful community that is Ocean Beach. If it is outdoors I like to do it. And I am lucky enough that I get to do all that with my beautiful wife Lisa, and now with our new addition, our baby boy Gavin.

Justin Altman, D.V.M.

I have had a love of animals ever since I was a child. I would sit on the porch of my dad’s house and hang out with the stray cats in the neighborhood. As a child, at friends houses, I was more likely to play with their pets than the other kids in the house. Immediately following high school , after a couple visits, I quickly fell in love with San Diego. I moved here in 1995. I completed my undergraduate degree at San Diego State University where I majored in Biology. I received my Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Ross University in 2008, with a year of clinical training at Michigan State University. Since graduating, I have been practicing in small animal clinics as an associate veterinarian alongside Dr. Acosta. My years have been spent getting to know many families in the community as well as their pets and building many strong relationships over the years. I truly value the time I spend with each pet and their people. I have been vegan for many years and can recommend some of my favorite restaurants in San Diego. I share my home with my wife Robin (our Hospital Manager and Registered Veterinary Technician) and James Woods. I am dedicated to strengthening the bond between pets and their families. I am compassionate and have a genuine love of animals that drives me to provide great care and service to my patients.

Stan Kus, D.V.M.

Dr. Stan Kus has been a practicing veterinarian in the San Diego community for 26 years. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology from the University of California, Davis, in 1977. He then completed post-graduate studies at U.C. Davis, earning a Master of Science degree in Comparative Anatomy in 1979. Dr. Kus was awarded a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of California, Davis, in 1984. He was the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships during his training, and has several peer-reviewed publications in major veterinary journals.

Laurel Nishida, D.V.M.

I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii which has forever made me intolerant to cold. I received my Bachelors of Science in Biology at the University of Hawaii and my Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University. Despite the drastic change in climate, I enjoyed my time in beautiful sunny Colorado. I escaped during winter breaks, though, to thaw out in Hawaii. After living on the mainland, Hawaii seemed too claustrophobic, so after graduating, I moved to San Diego where I’ve settled ever since. After all these years, I still love veterinary medicine with all of it’s challenges and rewards. It’s deeply gratifying when I feel I’ve developed trust and rapport with my clients and patients.

During my free time, I enjoy spending time with my husband and step Chihuahua, exploring the many cultural events that San Diego has to offer, and trying to stay in shape. My husband and I occasionally dust off the tandem bike and take her for a ride. I am an active member of the La Mesa Sunrise Rotary Club, a community service organization. Once in a blue moon, I’ve been known to put on my old pair of dancing shoes to indulge my past passion of swing dancing.