VCA Care Specialty and Emergency Animal Hospital provides an interdisciplinary culture. Doctors and staff work together to provide the best integrated medical care possible. We are not bound by traditional departmental barriers, our doctors value each other and your pet so you are promised the best service all the time, 24/7. Our technicians are key to our success and your pet’s welfare. They are cross-trained throughout the hospital as well as building individual expertise in many of our critical care functions. They are intelligent, hard-working, honest and value you and your pet. We believe VCA Care Specialty and Emergency Animal Hospital’s staff represents the best of the Central Coast.
We invite you to explore the biographies of our doctors and staff and learn more about them. Our doctors and staff have a wide variety of backgrounds and interests.
Team Spotlight
Dr. Frauenthal leads our team of doctors at VCA Care Specialty and Emergency Animal Hospital and is board-certified in the specialty of Emergency and Critical Care. She was raised in San Clemente, CA. She received her undergraduate degree in Vocal Performance from UC Davis in 2005 and her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Purdue University in 2009. Dr. Frauenthal then continued her education with a rotating internship at the Veterinary Emergency Clinic and Referral Centre, the largest private practice in Canada located in downtown Toronto. She then gained experience as an emergency veterinarian at VCA West C...
