At Stonebridge Veterinary Wellness, our veterinary clinic near Forest Hill, CA provides full-service, compassionate care for pets in one of Placer County’s most remote mountain communities, without the wait for limited local hours.
Forest Hill, a small unincorporated community perched along the Foresthill Divide above the American River canyon, is about as remote as pet ownership gets in Placer County. Best known as the historic mile-62 checkpoint of the Western States 100 Endurance Run, the area is home to oak-studded rural acreage, working ranches, and more than 75 miles of OHV and equestrian trails threading through the canyon. Forest Hill does have a small local veterinary office, but its hours run just a few afternoons a week, leaving a real gap for anything beyond the basics.
Stonebridge Veterinary Wellness is roughly a 35-mile, 50-minute drive from Forest Hill via Foresthill Road to I-80 into Roseville, and we built our practice around exactly what a remote canyon community like this needs: full-service diagnostics, in-house surgery, and doctors available on a consistent schedule. Learn more about our full range of veterinary services.
Dogs and horses on the Foresthill Divide encounter genuine backcountry hazards that suburban pets rarely see: rattlesnakes and ticks along the canyon trails, foxtails in the dry summer grass, and mountain lions and black bears that share the same ridgeline terrain. Add in the area’s OHV trails and steep, winding canyon roads, and injuries here tend to be more serious, and more time-sensitive, than the average dog park scrape.
When something happens on the trail or the ranch, families need more than a same-day slot, they need a team equipped for it. Our urgent care and in-house diagnostics mean a laceration, snakebite, or heat-related emergency can be evaluated and treated the same day, without being referred out to a specialty hospital first.
Many Forest Hill households keep working dogs, trail dogs, or ranch dogs that log serious mileage on rugged terrain, and that kind of activity puts real strain on joints and connective tissue over time. Dr. Erin Paster, our board-certified surgeon, is a PennHIP postdoctoral fellow who ran the PennHIP clinic at the University of Pennsylvania, giving us in-house access to the most sensitive hip and joint screening available, starting as early as 16 weeks.
Paired with in-house imaging and lab work, plus an outside lab partnership for more extensive testing, that means an active dog from Forest Hill can be screened, diagnosed, and treated by the same team, rather than shuttled between multiple offices while a joint or ligament issue gets worse.
Whether it’s a young ranch dog just starting on the trails or a senior companion slowing down after years on the Divide, we help Forest Hill families with:
Cats living on Forest Hill’s rural, oak-studded properties face their own outdoor risks, and our team provides the same level of care for feline companions at every life stage.
Dogs that spend years on ranches, trails, or OHV routes often mask discomfort well past the point where a less active dog would already be limping. A Forest Hill dog that starts hesitating at the truck tailgate, or slows down on the last mile of a familiar loop, is frequently dealing with a joint or soft-tissue issue that has been building quietly for some time.
Our senior pet care program uses in-house imaging and lab work to track those changes over time, and because Dr. Paster’s surgical background lives in the same building, if intervention becomes necessary, it happens under doctors who already know your pet’s history, not a new team at a distant specialty hospital.
Forest Hill’s local veterinary option runs on limited weekly hours, which works fine for routine care but leaves a real gap when a pet needs surgery, extended diagnostics, or same-day attention. Our team has spent more than 20 years building relationships with pet families across the region, and we understand what a genuinely remote, trail- and ranch-oriented community like Forest Hill needs from a veterinary practice: full-service care on a schedule you can count on.
If you are looking for a veterinary clinic that can handle everything from routine wellness visits to orthopedic surgery and urgent care, without a long drive to Sacramento or a referral to a specialty clinic, we encourage you to contact our office and speak with one of our doctors. The Stonebridge Veterinary Wellness team is ready to meet your pet.
Forest Hill has a small local veterinary office, but its hours are limited to just a few afternoons a week. For surgery, extended diagnostics, urgent care, or anytime outside those hours, Stonebridge Veterinary Wellness in Roseville offers full-service care for Forest Hill pet owners.
Stonebridge Veterinary Wellness is about 35 miles from Forest Hill, roughly a 50-minute drive via Foresthill Road to I-80 into Roseville, CA.
Yes. Our urgent care and in-house diagnostics allow us to evaluate and treat snakebites, lacerations, foxtail injuries, and other canyon-terrain emergencies the same day, without an outside referral.
Yes. Dr. Erin Paster, our board-certified surgeon, is a PennHIP postdoctoral fellow who ran the PennHIP clinic at the University of Pennsylvania, and performs PennHIP hip screening along with in-house orthopedic surgery for active dogs from Forest Hill.
Yes. Stonebridge Veterinary Wellness is accepting new patients from Forest Hill. Call (916) 773-8578 to schedule an appointment.
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Located at 254 Gibson Drive in Roseville, our family-owned veterinary clinic provides compassionate, five-star care to pets throughout Roseville and the surrounding areas. Led by board-certified surgeon Dr. Erin Paster with over 20 years of experience, our team treats every pet with the same love and respect we would our own.
The information provided on this website has been reviewed by our veterinarians but is for educational purposes only. It should not replace professional veterinary advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If your pet is experiencing a medical concern, please contact our clinic at (916) 773-8578 or seek immediate veterinary care.
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