Cat Hospital of Austin

I've been talking about work a lot, and I figured that if you're reading me rambling about it, you must be at least a teeny bit interested in what's going on there. So I'll show you! I took some photos today around the work place. They uploaded in sort of rearranged order, but oh well. You get the idea.

*This is Tom. Tom is a flame-point Siamese. He's an out-door cat, and his name describes his personality to a T. You can't see it in the photo (and believe me, you're glad that you can't) but he was in a neighborhood cat fight around his house, and he needed some repair to his left ear this week.

*Below Tom is our boarding area. This is where boarding kitties stay when they are visiting with us. There are pass-throughs in between each condo so that the kitties have more room.

Here is our delightful signage. I love the cute little kitty-cat face on the white background that's Dr. P's logo.

And below the sign is our lovely little cat hospital. We are a cat-only facility, which is a great idea for many of our clients. It helps nervous cats who can't stand the barking in the waiting room at the vet, and it makes many cat owners feel more comfortable. Dr. P is like the Cat Whisperer... she speaks cat better
than anyone I've ever met.

This is our cute little cat hospital. It's small enough to be personal, but big enough to work. I feel incredibly fortunate to have joined the team here.

Here's where I get the opportunity to play with my chemistry set. Above is the lab. I do lots of things like blood and serum tests, thyroid tests, fecal floats (gross, but not actually that gross) and more. The formatting is off between these photos and my text, but hopefully you can keep up, because I don't know how to fix it. Below the lab is the surgery room. It's pretty straight-forward, and much simpler than I thought it might be.

The next photo down is the back area. Many things are done here, like dental cleanings and general bloodwork, fecal samples, medicating, shave-downs, etc.

Here's a close-up look at the countere on the front wall of the back area.

This is our sick kitty area. It can be used for boarding, too, but it's primarily for the cats we treat each day (like Tom. See him there?)

I'm really LOVING my job. My boss is wonderful, my coworkers all know what they're doing and they have great work ethics, and things are good. Sometimes some of the evil cats scare me, but I'm getting over that. It took me a bit to grasp, but I'm learning to understand that a pissy cat is a scared cat. It's all fear or pain. I'm about to fall asleep in my computer chair as I write this, so for now I'll go. More later.