UC Davis-trained veterinarian Dr. Valerie Cardeiro has served the Point Loma and OB communities from 1964 Sunset Cliffs Boulevard since 1983, making Point Loma Veterinary Clinic one of the longest-running women-owned and LGBTQ+-affirming small-animal practices in the Peninsula. Post-surgical and dental-recovery patients whose owners cannot stay home for monitoring can transition directly into aftercare boarding with handlers experienced in post-op protocols at San Diego Pet Boarding. Core services include wellness exams, vaccinations, health certificates, heartworm testing and Proheart 6-month injection protocols, laboratory diagnostics for allergies, nutrition counseling, and full dental care with cleaning, polishing, x-rays, and extractions under modern gas anesthesia. Since 2009 the clinic has provided free exams and discounted medical, dental, and surgical services to local rescue groups to help adoptable pets clear intake workups faster, and clients without vehicles can arrange curbside pickup and drop-off through San Diego Pet Driver. Parking sits on the north side of the building via the alley between Saratoga and Santa Monica, a block inland from Sunset Cliffs. Dr. Cardeiro's most involved cases are soft-tissue surgeries she has performed for more than 25 years — mass removals, spays, neuters, and abdominal procedures with quick recovery from safe gas anesthetics, frequently on rescue-group animals cleared for adoption the week they're discharged.