Cat-Centric
Stack Veterinary Hospital has been a Cat Friendly Practice for over a decade! Our primary goal is to provide essential medical care to feline patients and education to their owners. Dogs see their veterinarian far more often than cats, but cats have important health needs, too. The Cat Friendly program helps practices like ours implement specific protocols to reduce stress and fear in cats. Therefore, they will feel more comfortable and willing to receive treatment from our team. A healthy cat is a happy cat and vice versa.
Cat-Centric
Stack Veterinary Hospital has been a Cat Friendly Practice for over a decade! Our primary goal is to provide essential medical care to feline patients and education to their owners. Dogs see their veterinarian far more often than cats, but cats have important health needs, too. The Cat Friendly program helps practices like ours implement specific protocols to reduce stress and fear in cats. Therefore, they will feel more comfortable and willing to receive treatment from our team. A healthy cat is a happy cat and vice versa.
- Having a feline-only waiting room, away from the sounds and smells of dogs
- Designating a feline-only exam room that includes cat shelves and a “house”
- Using Feliway (feline pheromone) diffusers in most of our exam rooms; pheromones can help cats relax and feel less overwhelmed by their surroundings
- Having a feline-only ward for cats that need to be hospitalized
- Putting boxes in kennels for cats to sit on or hide in
- Spraying towels or blankets with Feliway when restraining patients or placing them in their carrier
- Using gentle, minimal restraint techniques
- Making house call appointments if needed
- Having a feline-only waiting room, away from the sounds and smells of dogs
- Designating a feline-only exam room that includes cat shelves and a “house”
- Using Feliway (feline pheromone) diffusers in most of our exam rooms; pheromones can help cats relax and feel less overwhelmed by their surroundings
- Having a feline-only ward for cats that need to be hospitalized
- Putting boxes in kennels for cats to sit on or hide in
- Spraying towels or blankets with Feliway when restraining patients or placing them in their carrier
- Using gentle, minimal restraint techniques
- Making house call appointments if needed