Deirdre Brandes

at Rancho Santa Fe Veterinary Hospital

971 Lomas Santa Fe Dr, Solana Beach, CA, 92075-2146

Rancho Santa Fe Veterinary Hospital is a general small animal practice at 971A Lomas Santa Fe in Solana Beach, California, founded by Dr. Deirdre Brandes in 2005 and at its current address since October 2011. It offers wellness and preventive care, dentistry, surgery, anesthesia, in-house laboratory and imaging, euthanasia, and house call visits to nearby North County San Diego communities.

Call (858) 759-8797
Open until 6:00 PM today · closed Sunday
22 servicesDogs, Cats
EmergenciesEmergency care during normal working hours only. The site says "If you have an emergency during our normal working hours, please do not hesitate to call us" and, for emergencies when the hospital is not available, refers clients to a list of outside 24-hour emergency and urgent care hospitals in Encinitas, Oceanside, Carlsbad, San Marcos and San Diego.
HoursOpen until 6:00 PM
Monday8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursday8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Friday8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
SundayClosed
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What they do

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Wellness ExamsVaccinationsPreventive CareFlea, Tick And Heartworm PreventionInternal MedicineDermatologySurgerySpay And NeuterSoft Tissue Surgery Including Cystotomy, Gastrointestinal Surgery And Mass RemovalOrthopedic Surgery With Visiting Board-Certified Surgeons, Including Cruciate Ligament Repair (TPO And TTA), Medial Luxating Patella Repair…Dentistry, Including Anesthetic Dental Cleaning, Ultrasonic Scaling, Polishing, Charting And Whole-Mouth Digital Dental RadiographyOral Surgery And Enamel RestorationsAnesthesia With Continuous Nurse MonitoringPain ManagementDigital RadiologyUltrasonographyIn-House Laboratory Including Hematology, Blood Chemistries, Urinalysis, Fecal Analysis And CytologyNutritional Advice And Prescription Diets

What Rancho Santa Fe Veterinary Hospital says

In their own words, from rsfvets.com, read October 11, 2026.

  • House callsWe do House Calls!
  • DentistryWe offer advanced dentistry, surgery and in-house diagnostic capabilities
  • Surgery · Exotic petsWe conduct neuters and ovariohysterectomies (spays) in dogs, cats, and other small mammals such as rabbits and rats.
  • X-rays · Ultrasoundincluding digital x-ray, ultrasound and a state-of-the-art laboratory
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What’s in the building

01GE Logiq 5 ultrasound adapted for animals
02Eklin digital radiography system
03Digital dental radiography
04Dental ultrasonic scaler
05In-house laboratory
06Full veterinary pharmacy
Who they treat

2 species under this roof

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