AAHA-accredited companion-animal care in La Mesa's Grossmont area is the specialty at VCA Grossmont Animal Hospital, where Corinne Mellien, D.V.M., practices at 8274 Parkway Drive. The hospital has operated at the Fletcher Parkway and Jackson Drive intersection since 1967, placing it within the same Grossmont Center corridor where Kahoots stocks the Hill's Science Diet and Royal Canin therapeutic lines that VCA clinicians frequently prescribe. Three veterinarians staff the practice, covering preventive wellness exams, soft-tissue surgery, hospitalization, and in-house laboratory diagnostics for dogs and cats. VCA's national referral network connects the La Mesa location to board-certified specialists in cardiology, dermatology, and emergency medicine — a resource that complements the general-practice surgical infrastructure at Fletcher Hills Animal Hospital on nearby Grossmont Boulevard. The facility performs full-mouth dental radiography and ultrasonic scaling under anesthesia-monitored protocols aligned with AAHA dental-care standards.