Dr. Rachel Kagan is a Carlsbad veterinarian practicing at the AAHA-accredited hospital on State Street, where the clinical team provides wellness exams, internal medicine, and surgical services for cats and dogs in Carlsbad Village. Pre-surgical grooming coordination with salons like Groomswell Canine Salon ensures patients are properly prepared for sterile-field procedures requiring clipped and sanitized operative sites. The practice emphasizes preventive care through tailored vaccination schedules, parasite-prevention protocols, and annual bloodwork panels that screen for breed-specific risk markers. Complex oral surgery and soft-tissue cases that exceed general-practice scope route to referral specialists like Surgipet - Surgery Center for Pets for advanced interventions. Diagnostic capabilities include digital radiography and in-house laboratory processing for CBC, chemistry, and urinalysis panels returned within a single appointment cycle.