Vets in Lakewood, CA

None of the 5 practices we list in Lakewood advertise emergency services — at 2am you are driving, so know where before you need to. Why most towns have no emergency hospital.

Nearest emergency hospitals outside Lakewood

Long Beach Animal Emergency — Long Beach, ~2 miles away, roughly a 7 min drive, open 24h
VEG ER for Pets - Torrance — Torrance, ~12 miles away, roughly a 22 min drive, open 24h
VCA Animal Hospital — Fountain Valley, ~13 miles away, roughly a 24 min drive, open 24h
VCA Advanced Veterinary Care Center — Lawndale, ~14 miles away, roughly a 26 min drive

Distances are straight-line from Lakewood; drive times are estimates, not live traffic.

For a suspected poisoning, ASPCA Animal Poison Control on (888) 426-4435 (24/7, consultation fee applies) can give you treatment advice immediately — often while you are still deciding whether to drive anywhere.

What vets in Lakewood say they offer

Grouped from what each practice states on its own website — we read 4 of the 5 listed here. A practice missing from a row hasn't said so on its site; that is not the same as not offering it, so call to check.

Grooming (2): Bloomfield Animal Hospital, Vetco Total Care Animal Hospital
Ultrasound (1): Lakewood Pet Vet
Orthopedic surgery (1): Banfield Pet Hospital
Cardiology (1): Bloomfield Animal Hospital
Dermatology (2): Bloomfield Animal Hospital, Lakewood Pet Vet
End-of-life care & euthanasia (2): Banfield Pet Hospital, Bloomfield Animal Hospital

About this list

Ordering is objective — 24/7 first, then emergency services, then alphabetical — and no clinic can pay for placement. We have verified phone numbers for 4 of the 5 practices; the rest show addresses only. Across United States, an emergency exam typically runs $100–$250 and an overnight emergency $800–$3,000 — full cost breakdown · if you cannot pay.