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Encino Pet Hospital & Emergency helps Palmdale families get answers for dogs and cats with ongoing or complicated problems, combining exam, lab work and imaging in a single visit when possible. We are about an hour away and open 7 days a week, so call ahead and we’ll plan the day around your pet.
When you are driving from Palmdale, the last thing you want is a visit that ends with “come back next week for the ultrasound.”
The route is Highway 14, the Antelope Valley Freeway, to I-5 and then I-405, about an hour traffic permitting. Before you leave, our team reviews why you are coming, so the exam, blood and urine tests and imaging can happen in one day when your pet’s case calls for it.
Lab results often come back in under an hour. X-ray and ultrasound studies are read by a board-certified veterinary radiologist. For harder cases, we offer a pet CT scan and can arrange endoscopy. You leave with findings and a plan, not a stack of loose ends.
Some problems keep coming back: the dog who vomits every few weeks, the cat whose kidney values keep creeping, the itch that returns the moment medication stops.
Palmdale families often come to us for a second opinion on conditions like kidney disease, pancreatitis, chronic vomiting and diarrhea and skin allergies and itching. We start from the full history, look at what has already been tried and decide which test would actually move things forward.
Bring or send your records ahead: lab results, imaging reports, medication names and doses. That keeps us from repeating tests you already paid for and helps us focus the visit.
Morning arrivals give us the most room to run tests and share results the same day.
If your pet may need sedation or abdominal imaging, ask us about feeding before you leave home. Keep your pet’s usual medications on hand and bring them along.
For sudden, serious signs such as trouble breathing, collapse or a cat straining without producing urine, do not wait for an appointment. Call us, and see our emergency page and symptoms guide. We close at 7:30 PM, so late in the evening the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital is the right call for anything that cannot wait.
Lancaster neighbors can find trip tips on our Lancaster vet page, and families closer in can see our Santa Clarita page.
Call first and we’ll build the day around your pet’s needs.
Everything your pet needs, in one place in Encino.
