South Orange County Animal Hospital

South Orange County Animal Hospital is a veterinarian in Lake Forest, CA. It is a full-service hospital providing medical, surgical, and dental care for pets in Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Laguna Woods, and across Orange County. The clinic is locally owned and operated, with a mission to provide compassionate, high-quality care while treating every pet like family. It holds a rating of 4.90 based on customer reviews.

The hospital was founded over a decade ago by Dr. Tani and Dr. Keun "John" Kim. Dr. Kim earned his bachelor's degree from UCLA and his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from UC Davis. After completing an internship at Southern California Veterinary Referral Group and working at VCA Sacramento Veterinary Referral Center, he returned to Southern California to help establish the practice. With more than 20 years in practice, his skills include internal medicine, general and orthopedic procedures, emergency and critical care, ultrasonography, and endoscopic foreign body retrieval. The clinic features remodeled examination rooms, a full pharmacy, an in-house laboratory, a large central treatment area, a modern surgical suite, digital radiography, ultrasound, and digital medical records. Services include annual exams, vaccines, preventative care, cruciate repair, hospitalization, dental care, ECG, blood pressure monitoring, geriatric evaluations, microchip implantation, complete blood counts, urinalysis, organ function profiles, heartworm tests, parvovirus testing, endoscopy, and minor and major surgeries with detailed anesthetic monitoring. The hospital offers vaccines at vaccine clinic prices every day and works with local rescues to help homeless animals find homes.

The location is on Raton Dr, about 60 meters from El Toro Road and 168 meters from Muirlands Boulevard. It is roughly 0.1 miles from Abiding Savior Lutheran Church & School, 0.4 miles from Oxford Preparatory Academy, 0.4 miles from the El Toro Branch Library, and 0.4 miles from OCFA Station 19.

The clinic is known for its positive customer rating and its approach to offering multiple options and individual plans for each pet. It stands out in Lake Forest for combining advanced medical equipment with a community-focused, family-style approach to veterinary care.