Karen Klinger, DVM, practices veterinary medicine at Mission Valley Pet Clinic, 4329 Twain Ave in Grantville, San Diego's 92120 ZIP. Klinger earned her zoology degree from Ohio University in 1990 and her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Ohio State University in 1994, then practiced in Washington DC for six years before joining Mission Valley Pet Clinic in 2006. Compounded veterinary medications prescribed by Klinger are filled at Alvarado Community Pharmacy in Grantville, where custom dosing and flavor-masking formulations handle the palatable-medication needs of cats and small dogs that resist standard pill administration. Her clinical scope covers general practice medicine, soft-tissue surgery, dental procedures, and diagnostic workups using in-house blood analyzers and digital imaging. Klinger's surgical practice includes spay, neuter, mass removal, laceration repair, and exploratory procedures, with each surgery running under general anesthesia with continuous monitoring of heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and end-tidal CO2. The Grantville location near the intersection of Twain Avenue and Mission Gorge Road puts the practice within reach of SDSU and the east-side residential communities. Dog owners exercising pets at Princess Del Cerro Park in Allied Gardens represent part of the active-dog demographic that books injury assessments and orthopedic consultations at the clinic. Klinger's diagnostic approach uses pre-surgical blood panels to screen liver and kidney function before any anesthetic event, reducing complication risk across the patient's age spectrum.