Additional Services for Dogs and Cats in Victoria
Some of what sits in this building is not what you would expect to find in a neighbourhood practice this size. Additional services in Victoria covers the equipment and options our veterinarians keep on site beyond the routine appointment, kept here so a dog or cat can be looked after in one place rather than referred across the city for something a general practice can reasonably handle itself. If your pet needs more than a standard visit, it is worth asking what is available.
Laser Care for Dogs and Cats in Victoria
We keep laser therapy on site. It is a non-invasive in-clinic option, delivered in short sessions with the animal awake, and it is generally used alongside a wider care plan rather than in place of one. Dogs and cats are usually comfortable during a session and most tolerate it without restraint or sedation. Whether laser care is appropriate for your pet, how many sessions might be sensible, and what it is being used to support are all questions for the veterinarian who has examined your animal, because the answer is specific to the case rather than general. Sessions are short enough that most owners wait rather than drop off, and a course is planned around your schedule as much as around the clinic’s.
Cryotherapy for Small Skin Lesions
Cryotherapy uses controlled cold applied directly to a small lesion on the skin surface. It is a quick in-clinic option and it suits certain small surface lesions rather than lumps generally. Any new lump or skin change on a dog or cat warrants an examination first, because what a lesion is matters far more than how it is dealt with, and some need to be sampled and sent for laboratory analysis instead. Our veterinarians will look, tell you what they think it is and what they cannot tell from looking, and set out the reasonable options from there.
What Are Additional Veterinary Services?
Additional veterinary services are the options a general practice keeps on site beyond routine appointments, surgery, and dentistry. They typically cover in-clinic modalities used to support comfort, recovery, or the management of small skin lesions. Availability varies considerably between practices, so owners are usually better off asking their own clinic what it offers.
How These Fit Alongside the Rest of Our Care
These options are not standalone services you book cold. They sit inside a plan that starts with an examination, and often alongside imaging, laboratory work, or surgery handled elsewhere in the practice. Because the laboratory, digital X-ray, and ultrasound are all in the same building, the picture is usually complete before any of this is suggested. Our team will tell you plainly when a modality is worth trying, and equally plainly when it is not the right answer for your pet. Nothing on this page replaces an examination and nothing here is sold as a package. Each option is offered case by case, on the evidence in front of the veterinarian who has actually seen your animal.
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Common questions answered
Asking What Else We Keep On Site in Victoria
This page lists what is confirmed rather than everything a clinic could conceivably offer, so the most useful thing you can do is ask. Call reception, describe what your dog or cat needs, and our team will tell you whether it is something handled here, something we would arrange with our specialist referral partners, or something that needs an examination before anyone can sensibly answer. It is also worth asking at your next routine appointment rather than waiting for a problem to arrive. Our veterinarians see what is on site every day and will often mention an option you would not have thought to ask about. That conversation costs nothing and takes two minutes.
Vic West Pet Hospital
526 Esquimalt Road, Victoria, BC V9A 3L4
(778) 265-4500
Hours: Monday 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Tuesday to Friday 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Saturday 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Sunday: Closed. Statutory holidays: Closed. Daily lunch closure 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM.
Reviewed by the Vic West Pet Hospital veterinary team. Last updated August 2026.
FAQ
What is laser care used for?
It is a non-invasive in-clinic option used to support comfort and recovery as part of a wider care plan. Whether it suits your pet, and how many sessions would be sensible, depends on the individual case and on what the examining veterinarian finds.
Does my pet need sedation for these?
Usually not. Most dogs and cats stay awake and comfortable for laser care sessions. Cryotherapy is quick and is applied to a small surface lesion. If a particular patient needs sedation, we will discuss it with you in advance.
I have found a lump on my dog. Can it just be frozen off?
Not until it has been examined. What a lesion is matters more than how it is dealt with, and some need to be sampled and sent for laboratory analysis. Book an appointment so a veterinarian can look at it first.
Wondering whether we keep something on site for what your pet needs? Ask us. Call Vic West Pet Hospital in Victoria on (778) 265-4500, describe the problem, and our team will tell you honestly whether it is handled here.