Bixby Animal Clinic & Urgent Care

3938 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90807

Bixby Animal Clinic & Urgent Care "first opened its doors in October of 2005" and sits in the Bixby Knolls neighborhood near Atlantic Ave. and Carson St., about a mile north of the 405, with parking at the rear of the building. Paul Cechner, DVM, is listed as a visiting orthopedic surgeon, and the surgery page names TPLO, FHO, medial patellar luxation repair and fracture repair alongside soft tissue procedures including pyometra surgery, cystotomy and eye enucleation. The practice calls itself "a focused urgent care hospital rather than a traditional emergency room", taking walk-in urgent care seven days a week with an in-house lab, digital X-rays, focused ultrasound, a surgical suite and…

Call (562) 426-4066
Open until 7:00 PM today
26 servicesDogs, Cats
After hoursUrgent care for non-life-threatening conditions only, seven days a week during opening hours (Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM). Walk-ins are welcome and calling ahead is recommended. The site states "our clinic is not open 24/7" and describes the practice as "a focused urgent care hospital rather than a traditional emergency room". Pets that are unresponsive, actively seizing, having extreme trouble breathing, or that have suffered severe life-threatening trauma are directed to the nearest 24-hour emergency trauma hospital for continuous ICU monitoring.
HoursOpen until 7:00 PM
Monday8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Tuesday8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Wednesday8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Thursday8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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What they do

26 services, one practice.

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Urgent Care (walk-In, Non-Life-Threatening)Wellness ExamsVaccinationsPreventative CarePuppy And Kitten CareGeriatric Pet CareParasite PreventionFlea And Tick PreventionHeartworm PreventionMicrochippingAllergy Diagnosis And Treatment (food, Flea, Skin, Inhalant)Arthritis CareDental Care And Dental CleaningsSurgerySpaying And NeuteringOrthopedic Surgery (TPLO, FHO, Medial Patellar Luxation Repair, Fracture Repair)Emergency And Soft Tissue Surgery…Radiology And Digital X-Ray
The team

3 people, one front desk.

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Ata Abrishami
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Alex Tsai
KN
Kristina Naef
On site

What’s in the building

01In-house laboratory
02Digital X-ray
03Ultrasound
04Surgical suite
05Oxygen therapy
06IV fluid therapy
07On-site pharmacy
Who they treat

2 species under this roof

DogsCats
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