The Inner West Cat Hospital

31/07/2024

Help animals and win stuff!! 🏆

29/07/2024

We are beyond excited to have Dr. Melissa Batalova join our little team!
We are so lucky to have her and her big heart and clever brains on board ❤️

Mel graduated from the University of Sydney in 2016 with first class honours and has since been working at a variety of small animal clinics around Sydney, though the Inner West has always been home.

Mel has a particular interest in surgery and feline dentistry. Mel has completed Fear Free training and strives to make veterinary visits as stress-free as possible for our patients.

Outside of work Mel is kept busy doting on her 3 cats, Aero, Tux & Pepperoni and Dalmatian Nacho. She enjoys relaxing with some arts & crafts (usually cat themed!) and good food.

06/06/2024

Hi everyone! We'll be closed on Monday 10th for the King's Birthday public holiday - thanks King Charlie! We hope you and your cat friends stay dry and happy over the rainy long weekend! We'll see you again on Tuesday ❤

24/04/2024

Hi everyone! We'll be closed tomorrow Thursday 25th for the Anzac Day public holiday. We hope you all find some time to cuddle up with the cats in your life. We'll see you again on Friday! ❤

26/03/2024

❗️ We're closing for the Easter long weekend! We'll be closed for the following days:

Friday 29th March: Closed
Saturday 30th March: Closed
Sunday 31st March: Closed
Monday 1st April: Closed

We wish you and your furry friends a happy easter, and an even happier long weekend! Stay safe 😽

08/02/2024

Have met Lucky and he is a big, handsome gentle giant.. can recommend.. if any of us had less cats, we would be taking them home with us ♥️

08/02/2024

06/02/2024

😭SAD NEWS 😭
I hope you will share my post, It's my only chance.

Yesterday... again... no kitty adoptions... & after weeks of hoping someone will come... I still have no meet & greets, no expressions of interest... and I don't know if I ever will.

I'm still waiting... PLEASE if you can give me a second chance

I'll be at the Animal Care Facility... Phone 02 4645 4790.
The Animal Care Facility is open by appointment only at the moment:
Monday to Friday: 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m.
Sunday: Closed
Business Hours phone: 02 4645 4790
The Animal Care Facility is located at 2 Rose Street (off Blaxland Road) Campbelltown 2560
Rehoming organisation number: R251000115
PLEASE please share my post x
https://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/AnimalsandPets/AnimalsForAdoption/9700

22/01/2024

🚨 OUR VET CLINIC IS FULL 🚨

Unfortunately our vet clinic is completely full. We have 61 patients in care with our vet clinic and every cage is full. Until our existing patients get better and then go to foster homes or our shelter (which is also quite full!), we are unable to hospitalise new animals at our vet clinic.

If you have an injured stray animal, please contact your local vet clinic.

If you would like to help our shelter and vet clinic, please consider fostering a pet with us. Fostering involves temporarily caring for an animal (usually for a few weeks or months) in your home until they are ready for adoption. It is free to sign up and our vet clinic and shelter is at our Kemps Creek location but we also have other foster programs around NSW. For more info and to sign up, visit https://www.awlnsw.com.au/foster-care/

22/01/2024

❗️ We will be closed this Friday 26th and Saturday 27th for the Australia Day public holiday weekend. Our open hours for all other days are as normal.

Our resident clinic cat / hot mess Stink Biscuit is already hard at work making bikkies for the long weekend 🍪🐈‍⬛

08/01/2024

Beautiful Hazel is looking for a home! One of the wonderful rescuers we work with is looking after this little cutie - if you're able to adopt or foster her, please visit the webpage below and submit an application! ❤

Meet Hazel, an adorable kitten with beautiful tabby markings. She loves to play and she is a bundle of energy that fills a room with joy. Hazel is an extremely friendly kitten who purrs loudly,...

06/01/2024

MISSING.

UPDATE. - Pearl has been found! She is home safe and sound and has no idea what all the fuss was about. Thank you to everyone for your help, advice, and kind words 🙏❤️😻

Much loved Pearl, is one of our vets cats, she has escaped her yard, in Earlwood, along Cooks River. Pearl is wearing a collar with tag and is microchipped. Pearl can be a little wary of new people so approaching her might not be easy but if you think you have seen her please call or email the clinic or comment below.
Thank you 🙏🙏🙏
8384 44472
[email protected]

22/12/2023

Today is our last day before the holiday break, so we just want to wish everyone a Merry Catmas and a Happy New Year!

Much love from the team at IWCH, and our part-time clinic cat/part-time cat supermodel, Stink Biscuit. Thank you for another wonderful year - happy holidays😺❤️

Please refer to our previous post for holiday hours and details for nearby emergency hospitals (we hope you won't need them!).

20/12/2023

Holiday Closing hours 😸🫶

Just a reminder that we will be closed from Saturday December 23rd until Tuesday January 2nd. Our hours around the holiday season will be:

❣️Friday December 22nd: 8am - 7pm
❣️Saturday December 23rd - Monday January 1st: CLOSED
❣️Tuesday January 2nd: Re-opening as normal, 8am-7pm

If you need emergency care over the holidays (fingers crossed you won't!), here are some of the emergency hospitals closest to us:

University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Sydney (UVTHS)
65 Parramatta Rd, Camperdown NSW 2050
(02) 9351 3437

Sydney Veterinary Emergency and Specialists (SVES)
675 Botany Rd, Rosebery NSW 2018
(02) 9197 5800

Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH) Alexandria
5/476 Gardeners Rd, Alexandria NSW 2015
(02) 8913 4000

Wishing you all the happiest of holidays - we'll see you in the new year!

15/12/2023

15/12/2023

**edit - 4.30pm
Unfortunately, we have a sad update on the status of this kitty. We did indeed find the owner, and have established her name is Bluebell. As the afternoon progressed, Bluebell's condition deteriorated quickly due to smoke damage. Thankfully we were able to speak to her loving owner shortly before having to humanely euthanise.
We are very thankful to the officers who brought her to us last night and we were able to keep her comfortable.
Thank you to everyone who shared their love, thoughts and this post. Such a beautiful and caring community.
RIP Bluebell
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We need your help…..
Last night the police brought this (extremely affectionate) cat to us from Weston where it had been cornered by the fires.
Even with its singed whiskers & burnt paw pads, it’s clearly someone’s well loved family member (& also came with a kitten).
We would love to re-unite, but we want to make sure it’s with the correct family.
We will ask anyone claiming to be the owner for additional identifying details.
If you are the owner, please call 4957 7106

14/12/2023

13/12/2023

More holiday goodies - this time from our friends at Purina Pro Plan Cat! Our favourite is the bouncing bird (we like to think it's a bin chicken), but the wind-up mouse is a firm favourite for our resident toy-tester (and part-time clinic cat), Stink Biscuit 🥰

06/12/2023

Share all your favourite treats with your cats this Catmas - now in Catnip flavour! 🌿

We've got tacos 🌮, we've got rosé 🥂 and merlot🍷 and whiskey🥃, we've got pizza🍕, we've got bubble tea 🧋 - we've even got ci**rs! We're pretty sure that covers all the food groups.

Pop into the clinic for toy versions all your favourite drinks and schnacks, and why not pick up a pre-stuffed stocking filled with treats while you're here? Let's face it - all cats are on the naughty list, but we love them anyway ❤

06/12/2023

Holiday Closing hours 😸🫶

Please note that we will be closed from Saturday December 23rd until Tuesday January 2nd. Our hours around the holiday season will be:

❣️Friday December 22nd: 8am - 7pm
❣️Saturday December 23rd - Monday January 1st: CLOSED
❣️Tuesday January 2nd: Re-opening as normal, 8am-7pm

We'll post details of some local 24-hour emergency clinics closer to our closing date, though we hope you won't need them!

29/11/2023

The holiday season is almost upon us!🥳

Unless you're a hyper-efficient superhuman who has all their holiday shopping organised weeks in advance, you're probably starting to panic - don't worry, we're right there with you! Luckily we're also here to help - we have the perfect stocking-stuffers for cats and their humans. ❤🐱

We have our usual array of catnip mice and krinkle bugs, as well as some adorable handmade holiday stockings in fun and festive patterns - fill them with all the things your cat loves, like treats and toys!

For the person who has everything - do they have a cat-themed tote bag and/or shirt that's as awesome as our custom designed merch? Seems unlikely, but if they do they have our respect. If they don't - buy them one! T-shirts are $35 and come in a variety of ladies and mens sizes, and tote bags are only $20.

Watch this space for more goodies next week. We're expecting a big shipment of adorable (and very strong) catnip toys in fun shapes like donuts, bubble teas, pizza, tacos, and the always popular cigar (great for cats who like to kick their prey). We'll also be getting some more catnip rosé and whiskey bottles, so if you enjoy a drink over the holidays you can finally share this time-honoured tradition with your cats. It's important to have shared interests. 🍾🥂

16/11/2023

As many of you are aware there is a current war on cats in Australia.

The situation is a complex one. The Labor Party is seeking to simplify and class all cats as either ‘owned’ or ‘feral’.

There are many more categories - such as ‘semi owned’, ‘community cat’, ‘abandoned’, ‘urban stray’.

Labor would like to see all cats classed as ‘feral’ culled. This includes colony cats, unchipped and abandonned cats and community cats reliant on people for food. Simply - any unchipped cat on the street.

Audrey (pictured) is a community cat and would be classified as feral.

The government is also pushing for cat containment laws which (whilst we agree with indoor only pets) would further vilify colony cats. Some members of the community in low socio economic areas also find it impossible to keep pet cats indoors.

Sadly we find the government is overly simplifying and not addressing the complexities of the issue.

You can have your say - here

https://consult.dcceew.gov.au/draft-updated-threat-abatement-plan-for-predation-by-feral-cats

08/11/2023

Over the weekend all of the cats and kittens at our Sydney Adoption Centre were adopted – all except Bert 💔

You see, Bert has been with us for some time now and as much as he'd hoped to make a good impression and find a home to call his own, when the moment came, it was all just a little too overwhelming 😿

Bert spent most of the weekend hiding away where he felt safe and even though his eyes followed every single passerby, he was only brave enough to venture out after they had moved on.

Today, he continues to patiently wait in the hopes of being noticed and given a chance to prove how sweet, gentle and loving he really is 🥰

While we couldn't be happier seeing all of our cats adopted, we would love to see Bert follow suit and find a forever home to finally call his own ❤️

https://www.rspcansw.org.au/adopt/pet/554205/

RON: R251000223

09/10/2023

22/09/2023

16/09/2023

16/09/2023

ADOPTED..

GORGEOUS SOOKY NEEDS A LOVING HOME 💜

Sooky is a sweet loving girl who adores attention, she would be best suited with a family who will allow her to be inside with them. So if you are interested in giving this gorgeous girl a loving home please come to the shelter to meet her.

Cost: $29.00
Age: 8 years
Type: Cat
Breed: DOMESTIC MEDIUM HAIR
S*x: Female

All prices include microchipping, lifetime council registration, desexing and 1st Vaccination. R251000145

15/09/2023

Spring has sprung and that means kittens!

We are currently being inundated with messages for help. There are kittens on busy roads, under houses, in construction sites - the list goes on.

Sadly we still have kittens from last season in care (has there even been a break?!). With so many amazing foster fails last season we have also lost a lot of incredible foster carers.

We are full with last years kittens, sick cats, pound cats that were on euthanasia lists, seniors, and almost everything inbetween.

We are heading into this season with no kitten carers available. Many of our carers have been with us since we started - they also deserve a break.

If you can foster please get in touch.

We cover all veterinary bills, and provide food, litter, bedding, carriers etc. We do ask foster carers have access to a car and can drive to one of our partner vets (in Balmain, Newtown, Marrickville, Bexley, Chatswood, and Kogarah).

Email [email protected] or dm and we will get back to you