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Frequently Asked Questions

Adobe Animal Hospital

Adobe Animal Hospital opened it's doors in 1964 with one vet. We now have over 20 vets and recently moved into our new state of the art facility at 4470 El Camino Real in Los Altos. We are always open, and there is always a veterinarian on duty.

Visiting

Visiting your pet in ICU is possible between 9:00am - 10:00pm. There may be times that ICU is so hectic that you may not be able to stay.

Regular Scheduled Appointment

Regular scheduled appointments are between 7:00am - 10:00pm Sunday through Friday and 7:00am - 9:00pm on Saturday.

Urgent Care and Emergencies

Urgent care and emergencies are 24/7. These walk-in cases are seen on a first come, first-served basis, unless your pet is unstable and needs immediate care. In those cases a technician will check your pet, and will call for a doctor to see you immediately. If you have an exotic pet (something other than a cat or dog), please call before coming to make sure that there is a veterinarian available that knows how to care for your pet.

Technician Appointments

Technicians are available 8:00am - 7:00pm for nail trims, blood draws, and medication assistance.

Pharmacy

Our pharmacy is open from 7:00am - 10:00pm Monday through Sunday.

Surgery

Our surgery department has elective surgeries scheduled from 8:00am - 6:00pm Monday through Friday and emergency surgeries are performed as needed, around the clock. When scheduling surgeries, please call our surgery scheduling line (650-209-9305) and leave a message our use our online form. The surgery staff will call you back and discuss when to drop off, prices, and any other details about the surgery. Often they need to call when you may not be available, so be sure to leave a number where there is an answering machine.

Primary Care Doctor

We encourage you to form a relationship with a "primary care doctor," someone who works when you most often will be coming to Adobe and someone who can get to know you and your pet and take care of routine and on-going problems. Of course, none of our doctors can work all of the time, so urgent problems can be effectively handled by other members of our staff when your primary doctor is not available. Since our records are computerized, all of your pet's history will be available to any doctor caring for your pet.

ICU

Our ICU is staffed with technicians twenty-four hours a day and a veterinarian is always on the premises. Your hospitalized pet will receive around-the-clock care and attention and the veterinarian is always consulted if any changes in your pet's condition occurs.

Yes, you may stay with your pets during any part of their stay with us

You may watch treatment, blood draws, x-rays, and dentistry.

Practice Managers

We have two very dedicated individuals managing the day to day administration of the Hospital. Their names are Summer Holmstand-Irmiter and Paul Eccles.

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