Veterinarians Naomi Kirschenbaum, Sarah Hawklyn, George Hall, Mary Siri and their professional staff bring many years of veterinary clinic experience to Aptos-Creekside Pet Hospital as they offer caring veterinary treatment for your pets.  We craft individualized preventative, diagnostic and treatment protocols for each patient using the most current medical information and recommendations. Our veterinary hospital provides a wide range of vet clinic services, including pet dental care, dog & cat spay & neuter services, cat boarding, dog boarding, and small-animal surgery in routine and pet emergency cases.  Whether you need a dog vet, a cat vet, a rabbit vet, or a pet clinic for your bird or exotic pet, Aptos-Creekside Pet Hospital is here to serve you and your cherished animal companions. We realize you have a number of choices when looking for Santa Cruz veterinarians, and we'd like to become your veterinary specialists.

Aptos-Creekside Pet Hospital came about from the 2008 merger of Aptos Animal Hospital and Creekside Veterinary Hospital. Our pet hospital is a full service vet clinic, offering full medical, surgical, and dental care, as well as spay and neuter clinic services, and routine vaccinations and wellness consultations for your beloved companion animal. Our veterinary clinic serves dogs, cats, puppies, kittens, rabbits and exotic pets, too!  All of our staff members are delighted and honored to help serve as the pet hospital of choice for cherished family pets from Watsonville to Scotts Valley, Boulder Creek to Aptos, Corralitos to Santa Cruz, Ben Lomond to Prunedale and the Soquel / Capitola areas of Santa Cruz County.

Aptos-Creekside Pet Hospital also offers vacation and holiday cat boarding and dog boarding. Our attentive, well-trained staff will look after your companion family member as if it were our own. Dr. Kirschenbaum even boards her own dogs at the clinic when she’s traveling! Please keep in mind that our boarding kennel can be very busy during holidays. It's a good idea to call us well in advance at (831) 688-4242 to reserve your space for boarding your dog or cat.

Our merger with Creekside Veterinary Hospital allows us to now offer specialized care for rabbits (aka “lagomorphs”) and other exotic pets. The added staff also means that we are open Saturdays for routine pet care as well as pet emergencies. 

Have questions about feeding, worming or vaccinating your pet? Visit our Online Pet Library  to read comprehensive, up-do-date veterinary research articles from VIN - the Veterinary Information Network.  From pet diet recommendations, to pet vaccination recommendations, to learning about disease and treatment for your dog, cat, rabbit, bird or reptile - VIN has it all!

Should you have an off-hours pet emergency requiring a visit to an after-hours veterinary hospital, we excel at co-coordinating detailed follow up care with these other Santa Cruz veterinarians.  This ensures continuity in your pet’s care, and your pet's veterinary records remain complete and up-to-date.

Our veterinary clinic is conveniently located just off of Hwy 1 at the Freedom Blvd. exit. The clinic has easy freeway access with a quiet parking lot – making loading and unloading your pet for its veterinary care as stress-free as possible. Visit our Directions page for maps and directions.