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VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital
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VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital
310-473-2951
Dr. Justin Allen grew up on a farm in central Illinois. After graduating from the University of Illinois, he traveled to Los Angeles, California for an internship program at Advanced Veterinary Care Center; he then moved to California Animal Hospital in Los Angeles for a 3-year private practice residency program in Cardiology. He received board-certification in 2010; after practicing in Chicago and Northern California, he and his family moved to Los Angeles to join VCA West Los Angeles in 2016. His particular interests in cardiology include interventional therapy of structural heart diseases, emergency therapy of heart failure/arrhythmias, and electrophysiology.
He and his wife Kimberly share a love of food, and have been enjoying the wide variety of incredible food in the LA area. They currently live in an extremely busy household in Rancho Palos Verdes with three cats (Peeps, 14 y, Ganon, 15 y, and Peanut, 19 y), two boys (Nathan, 6 y, and Evan, 3y), one Shiba Inu (Jasmine), and one baby girl (4 m).
As pet owners ourselves, the staff at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital understands that facing a pet's serious illness or the loss of a pet can be emotionally devastating. We also know that to care for a sick pet, a family must receive clear information concerning treatment and evaluating options and, sometimes, making difficult decisions. Our hospital's veterinarians and staff are here to help you explore your concerns about treatment choices and managing a sick pet at home. We are sensitive to our clients needs and provide two client comfort rooms, where pet owners can spend peaceful time with seriously ill pets. You can count on our staff to assist you in every way that we can during times of crisis.
To provide pet owners with professional counseling that could help them to better cope through these very difficult periods, our hospital offers Pet Loss Support Groups/Counseling at our facility. Hosted by certified pet loss and bereavement counselor Sandra Grossman, Ph.D., the group sessions are held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. All VCA clients are offered a complimentary group or individual session. Anyone in the community is invited to attend. Please call Dr. Grossman at 818-421-1516 in advance to reserve a place at the session.
VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital offers a selection of pet loss support materials that can be viewed and/or printed by opening the links in our Pet Loss Support Document Library below. Included is a wealth of information from well known and respected counselors/authors on the topics of bereavement and pet loss. Pet loss support resources can also be found in the 'Community Partners' section of our website under the 'Our Hospital' tab.
VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital Pet Loss Support Library
(Publications by Pet Loss Counselor Moira Anderson Allen, M.Ed and DVM360):
Hospital Hours:
Mon-Sun: Open 24 hours
Other Hospital Hours:
Open for emergencies 24/7. No appointment is needed.
For Specialty Services, please call for availability and to schedule your pet's appointment.
