Downers Grove animal hospital achieves Cat Friendly designation
Finan Animal Hospital in Downers Grove are now an officially designated Cat Friendly Practice. As a Cat Friendly Practice, it has met specific criteria and demonstrated their unique ability to treat and handle feline patients gently and with respect.
The program helps veterinary teams stay ahead of best practices in feline medicine. As a result, cats and their caregivers will experience less stressful veterinary visits, as the practice is tailored to felines’ specific needs.
To make Finan Animal Hospital more comfortable for all of their feline friends, their staff members have worked over the past year to implement changes to be more “cat friendly.”
For their work, Finan Animal Hospital was recognized with a Gold level standard designation as a Cat Friendly Practice, awarded by the Feline Veterinary Medical Association (FelineVMA). The FelineVMA is a trusted leader in feline health and welfare within the veterinary community.
“Whether it’s a routine checkup or sick visit, the staff at Finan Animal Hospital are committed to ensuring cats get the very best care. To further our dedication, our hospital recently implemented the Cat Friendly Practice Program to offer cat caregivers feline-specific care at every phase of their cat’s health care process,” said Jenn, Practice Manager.
“We encourage everyone with a feline friend to have a checkup by a veterinarian at least once a year, and for our senior feline patients, twice yearly. It’s simple to make an appointment with us by calling at (630) 985-2777 or requesting one on our website, www.finananimalhospital.com, or emailing us at info@finananimalhospital.com.”
So what is a Cat Friendly Practice?
The Cat Friendly Practice program is leading the movement to make veterinary care less stressful for cats and their caregivers. The program provides support and in-depth, quality educational content to help veterinary professionals better understand the unique needs of cats. A designated Cat Friendly Practice has taken the extra time and steps to have the ability to consider each cat’s experience and care. All Cat Friendly Practices must meet certain physical and educational requirements to achieve the designation.
What to expect at a Cat Friendly Practice (for more details, visit catfriendly.com)
• Cat-friendly attitude from the veterinary team
• Team members educated in feline needs and medicine
• Gentle, stress-free, cat-specific handling
• Feline-tailored waiting area
• Feline-specific advice
• Cat comfort-including music tailored to kitty ears and calming pheromones
• Feline-focused hospitalization and treatment areas (cats get their own hospital ward)
• Feline equipment and facilities including warm towels and fuzzy blankets
• Comprehensive, state-of-the art medical care
• Cat-specific resources
How did Finan Animal Hospital become a Cat Friendly Practice
Clinics interested in becoming a Cat Friendly Practice need at least one veterinarian in the practice to be a FelineVMA member in order to access all the essential feline resources and CFP checklist included in membership benefits. Our pioneer member is Dr. Sagan Leasure. We also have several staff members who are feline friendly certified.