5 Reasons You’ll Love Our New Cat Specialty Center

Faithful Friends is moving, and to say our new location is an upgrade would be quite an understatement.
While we are so grateful to have served pet parents and patients from our current clinic, we’re thrilled to grow into a home that is nearly three times its size. This move will allow us to offer an even better experience to cats and the families who love them.
Our new 7,000 square foot building, located just off Liggett Road, allows us the room to grow in all the right ways – including offering more dedicated space for our Cat Specialty Center.
To us, there are endless reasons to be excited about our new Cat Specialty Center, but here are the top five things we think you’ll love:
1. Radioactive Iodine Room
The addition of this specialized room for administering radioactive iodine is a big deal – for both our clinic and our feline patients. This new capability allows us to treat hyperthyroidism, the only endocrine disease in cats that can be fully cured. With just one injection of radioactive iodine, we can eliminate the need for daily medication and regular bloodwork, giving cats (and cat owners) a permanent break from managing this condition.
Immediately following treatment, a patient does need to stay for a few days while the radiation wears off. We like to think of this time as a feline retreat in our radioactive iodine boarding area which will have many Cat Friendly features including spacious, multi-level condos, stress reducing pheromone diffusers, calming cat-appeasing music, bird watching movies, and the most important feature of all – the live-streaming video so the patient’s family can log in anytime to check on them while they are staying with us.
2. Spacious Waiting Area
As a Gold Level Cat Friendly Certified Practice®, we prioritize creating an environment that minimizes stress for our feline friends AND their parents. One of the ways we adapted our current clinic to be more cat friendly was by adding a separate entrance just for our feline friends, along with a designated waiting area away from the sounds and smells of dogs. In our new building, we’re incorporating those same stress-reducing features, but on a grander scale. There will be even more space and thoughtful design details to help both cats and their parents feel at ease, such as elevated areas to place cat carriers so they don’t have to be set on the ground – something that can cause anxiety in felines.
3. Optimized Cat-Friendly Exam Rooms
In addition to a large waiting area and a separate cat entrance, we have four designated cat only exam rooms. We’ve adapted many of our exam rooms to feature large windows with elevated perching ledges so our feline patients can observe their surroundings. These may be simple changes, but ones that can help cats feel more at ease and provide a healthy distraction during their visit.
4. Cat-Friendly Condos
If a feline patient needs to stay with us beyond an exam – whether it be for blood work, diagnostic tests, dental procedures, surgery or hospitalization for illness – we have taken extra steps to make sure their comfort remains our top priority. Our nursing staff have all completed their cat friendly certificates which means they have extra training when it comes to the special needs of a hospitalized cat, and we also safely board cats in spacious condos away from our dog kennel area to minimize stress.
Our cat condos are specially designed and have horizontal bars along with partial glass. It has been shown that horizontal bars provide cats with unobstructed vision of their surroundings, which can go a long way in reducing stress and helping cats feel less anxious. It’s another small change that can make a big difference in their experience when they stay with us.
5. The Same Level of Care
What we believe our cat parents – and their cats – will appreciate most about our new cat specialty center is in fact not new at all – our dedication to providing exemplary care. Even as we grow and have the ability to serve more patients, we remain committed to delivering the same thoughtful service, attention to detail, and compassionate care that Faithful Friends is known for. From kitten visits to annual health exams to medical consultations and advanced diagnostic procedures, the Cat Specialty Center at Faithful Friends will be there for you through all the years.
We can’t wait to welcome both new and current cat and dog patients to our new building and Cat Specialty Center. While we’re thrilled to offer a dedicated space tailored to feline care, we’re equally excited about the enhanced experience our new location provides for our dog-loving families.
Whether you’re visiting for a routine check-up or specialized care, you’ll find the same familiar team in an upgraded space designed to make every visit more comfortable for both cats and dogs alike.
Thank you for trusting us with your pets, it means everything to us.