Want your pet treated like family- with advanced veterinary care?
9+ Years of Excellence
30,000+ Happy Pets Treated
Welcome to Vic West Pet Hospital
AAHA Accredited
Best of the City 2019-2025
Thank you, Victoria! Our clinic is proud to be a Top Choice Award winner for 2026
About Us
Our Commitment
Vic West Pet Hospital is a locally owned, community-centered clinic where pets and their families are truly known and cared for. We offer complete veterinary services- wellness, surgery, dentistry, diagnostics, urgent care, and house calls- so your pet’s needs are met in one trusted place. Voted Best of the City for seven years and proudly AAHA accredited, we uphold the highest standards in safety and medical quality. With advanced diagnostics, comfort-focused spaces, and a team that treats every pet like our own, we’re honoured to support the Vic West and Greater Victoria families who have welcomed us since 2017.
Not all veterinary hospitals are accredited.
Ours is
What is AAHA?
Being AAHA-accredited means our clinic meets the highest standards of veterinary excellence. The American Animal Hospital Association evaluates veterinary practices on over 900 standards of patient care, safety, anesthesia, surgery, diagnostics, medical records, and client service.
Only 12–15% of veterinary clinics in North America earn this accreditation- making it a trusted sign of top-quality, modern, and compassionate care for your pet.
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Trusted by pet parents across Victoria, BC- year after year
Voted “Best of the City” – 2019 to 2025
Thank you, Victoria! Our clinic has been voted Best of the City for veterinary care every year from 2019 through 2025. We’re honoured by this ongoing support from our community and remain committed to providing compassionate, modern, and personalized care for every pet that walks through our doors.
Sterilization options for your pet
Not every pet needs the same procedure. We offer both traditional and hormone-sparing options — once you've made your educated decision, we have the right option for you.
FOR MALE PETS
Vasectomy
The vas deferens is severed. Testes remain in place.
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Permanently sterile — no unwanted litters
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Testosterone and natural hormones fully preserved
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Behaviour and energy unchanged
Castration (neuter)
Both testes are surgically removed.
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Permanently sterile — no unwanted litters
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Reduces roaming, marking, and mounting
FOR FEMALE PETS
Ovary-sparing spay
Uterus removed. Ovaries remain in place.
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Permanently sterile — no pregnancies
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Oestrogen production fully preserved
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Minimizes uterine disease and pyometra risk
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Does not prevent mammary tumours
Ovariectomy
Ovaries removed. Uterus remains in place.
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Permanently sterile — no pregnancies
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Eliminates heat cycles and ovarian disease
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Backed by a growing body of veterinary evidence
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Does not prevent mammary tumours
Spay (OHE)
Removes ovaries and uterus.
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Permanently sterile — no pregnancies
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Eliminates heat cycles completely
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Eliminates pyometra risk
