Cat Clinic of Asheville

10/27/2024

We love those house panthers!!!

10/17/2024

💜💜 National Vet Tech Week 💜💜

While we take the opportunity of National Vet Tech Week to celebrate our entire staff, we do not want to minimize the contribution that our registered technicians (RVTs) make to the clinic - we love our registered technicians and are so thankful to have three amazing RVTs as part of our team!

Registered Veterinary Technicians must complete two years of special schooling as well as pass a board exam to become registered. They must also maintain regular continuing education to keep their license. They are the equivalent of a registered nurse in human medicine, but do so much more! Our RVTs not only provide nursing care to our patients, they also act as anesthesia nurses, patient advocates, dental hygienists, pharmacy technicians, surgery technicians, x-ray technicians, and even janitors. And they do it all with patients that often do not appreciate their help, and may even lash out at them. RVTs are truly amazing individuals that work hard at a technically challenging and often emotionally challenging job.

Thank you to our awesome RVTs Crystal and Casey (pictured) and Amanda. We’re so glad you are part of our team!

10/15/2024

We have phones! (Mostly)

Our phones are back and running the majority of the time, so if you need us, feel free to give us a call. If you do not reach us, we can access our texts and voicemails now as well, so feel free to leave a message and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.

Just a reminder, our temporary hours are:
Monday through Friday 8:00-5:00
Closed 12:00-1:00 for lunch

Many thanks to Will King for finding a solution to our ongoing loss of phones/internet!

10/13/2024

🖤🖤National Veterinary Technician Week🖤🖤

National Veterinary Technician Week is a time to celebrate the outstanding work of our registered veterinary technicians and staff members. As a team, they are the heart of our veterinary clinic, providing exceptional care and support to our patients and clients. This year, we are especially grateful for their unwavering dedication in the face of Hurricane Helene's devastation. Despite the challenges they faced, our staff has worked tirelessly to ensure the well-being of our patients, including those in boarding, and have distributed donated supplies. Please take a moment to express your appreciation for their hard work and commitment to our veterinary clinic and the animals in our care.

10/09/2024

**Update 10/9**

The Clinic has been up and running for a few days now, despite the loss of internet/phones and running water. Our staff is working tirelessly to be present for our patients, despite some staff still not having power and water at their homes. We are filling medications and seeing walk-in appointments. And now that we have email access again, we are also scheduling appointments via email so we can get folks in that need to be seen.

On a lighter note, “Marshall”, the kitten dropped at our door following the storm, has also been hard at work - mostly keeping us all entertained. He is pictured here taking a (very) rare rest break. Marshall will be available for adoption once he is old enough to be vaccinated and neutered.

10/08/2024

We’re here and ready to help! Come see us!
The Clinic is open Monday-Friday 9:00-4:00.
We are currently seeing patients on a walk-in only basis but we are also starting to schedule some appointments. If you need us today, come on in! Or if your cat is due soon for anything, shoot us an email and we’ll make an appointment for you (please do not call or text as sadly our phone system is still down).
[email protected]

10/04/2024

We’ve missed you! We are excited to get back to the clinic and see our patients again. We will re-open for limited veterinary services on Monday, October 7th. For the foreseeable future, our hours will be 9:00am-12:00pm and 1:00-4:00pm. We do not have phone or internet service at the clinic, so until those services are restored, we will be operating on a walk-in only, first come first serve basis (no appointments).

Please remember that our staff is experiencing the same trauma as everyone else in the region, so be kind. We will likely be short-staffed and short on resources and supplies, so we appreciate your patience.

We lost all of our vaccines and stock of Solensia in the power outage, so we cannot provide vaccinations or Solensia injections on Monday. We hope to have these products back in stock early to mid-week next week. Check in with us mid-week if you need these services.

If you plan to come see us, please bring a towel to help with the gentle restraint of your cat. Please also have your carrier covered with a blanket or towel for your cat’s comfort. We do not have running water, so minimizing our laundry load will be very helpful!

At this time, email is the best way to reach us. We have an experienced licensed veterinary technician reviewing and responding to any emails from offsite as well as trying to keep up with Chewy prescription approvals. Again, please be patient she is one person handling a large load of communications.

Please stay safe everyone and let us know if there is anything we can do to help our patients during this challenging time.

10/03/2024

Thursday Update:

We will be available today and tomorrow once again from 8:00-10:00am and 3:30-5:30pm for urgent medication refills. We are hoping to open Monday 9:00-12:00 and 1:00-4:00 for limited veterinary services. We will be short on staff and supplies and have no water, but we will do what we can. We may not have phone service by then, so it will likely be walk-in, first come first serve basis rather than by appointment until we get phone and internet restored. Please be kind and patient with our staff - we are all
Also affected by the devastation around us and are doing the best we can to help where we can.

We have cat food and litter free for anyone in the community that is in need. We were able to get small amounts of prescription foods (see list below) as well for those that need it to get by for a bit. Also, PetSmart in Arden on Airport Rd and PetCo on Brevard Rd are open and taking cash and cards.

Many veterinary clinics are opening for limited service starting tomorrow but do not have a way to communicate so it may be worth driving by your local clinic and checking for signs on their doors if you need veterinary care. Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) on Hendersonville Rd and Western Carolina Regional Animal Hospital are open for emergency care as well.

As always, take care everyone.

Prescription foods (small amounts per person to make supplies stretch):
Royal Canin Multifinction Renal + HP
Royal Canin Hydrolyzed Protein (HP)
Royal Canin Urinary SO cans
Royal Canin Renal Support D cans
Hills GI Biome kibble
Hills GI Biome cans
Hills Y/d

10/02/2024

The clinic is still closed for veterinary care due to minimal staff available and no running water. We are hoping to be back up in some capacity on Monday. Our phones are still down as well as internet, so please be patient with us - it may be some time before we can get back to you if you’ve emailed or left us a message. We are only able to get these messages out by traveling to the fire station.

We are at the clinic daily from 8:00-10:00am and 3:30-5:30pm for urgent med refills and we do have litter and cat food for anyone in need. Please bring your prescription bottles with you so we can be sure to refill them correctly!

We have power if you need to charge devices. We do not have bathroom facilities or internet/WiFi but the Hop just up the road does have WiFi available.

I was able to confirm that VEG on Hendersonville Rd is open for 24 hour emergency care starting at 9:00am this morning. MedVet and SAVES remain closed. Western Carolina Regional in Flat Rock is open as are all of the ERs in Greenville (VEG, Fetch, and Upstate Vet).

If you need pet supplies, the following pet supply stores are confirmed to be open:
- PetCo on Brevard Rd
- Patton Avenue Pet Conpany (downtown location only)
- PetSmart on Airport Rd in Arden

As always, please be safe everyone! We’ll continue to post updates as we know more.

10/01/2024

Clinic update: We are still without running water, internet or cell service and therefore the clinic will remained closed for regular medical care appointments.

Our staff are safe and accounted for, but many have been forced to leave town or are trapped in their homes with no way to get to the clinic. We do have some dedicated staff members that will be at the clinic 8:00-10:00am and 3.30-5:30 Monday through Friday until further notice for urgent medication refills. We also have cat food and litter for anyone in the community in need as long as supplies last.

We do not have regular communication capabilities, so if you have a medical question, call Upstate Vet in Greenville at 864-233-7650 or VEG in Greenville at 864-252-9520. At this time most of the vet clinics in and around Asheville are closed and we have confirmed that MedVet, VEG, and SAVES are closed. We have received a report that Western Carolina Regional in Flat Rock is open for emergencies but they do not have phones working.

We will update you all once we have anything new to share. Take care and stay safe everyone 🐈‍⬛ 🩵💙💜 🐈

09/30/2024

The Cat Clinic of Asheville is currently closed except for limited hours for urgent medication refills. We do not have water or communications and most of our staff cannot get to the clinic. Luckily all our staff are safe and accounted for. We will be available daily from 8:00-10:00am and from 3:30-5:30pm if you are in need of an urgent refill - honk three times if you need us since our phones are down. If you need urgent care for your cat(s), Western Carolina Animal Hospital in Flat Rock is open but their phones are down. The ERs in Greenville are also open if you can get there. We will be accepting donations of food and litter to redistribute to those in need if you have extra and you can spare any for those that do not - let’s be sure all of our cats are taken care of! Stay safe everyone.

09/29/2024

Beloved friends and family - the clinic is OK but does not have power or any communications. Staff is able to get in and take care of the cats that are currently at the clinic, who are doing just fine. We will be there in limited capacity tomorrow to help anyone as best we can, but services will be severely limited. Please be patient as we ensure our staff is OK and focus on the cats currently under our care. We will post updates as we are able. For our clients, please take care and be safe.

09/27/2024

The clinic will be closed today due to loss of power and the severe weather from Tropical Storm Helene. If your cat is urgently ill or injured, contact VEG Emergency Hospital in South Asheville at 828-470-1463. Please be safe everyone!

09/26/2024

08/18/2024

De-clawed cat needing a home!

As always, Laps and Naps Home for Senior Cats is willing to support a cat that many would not help since they may be challenging to get adopted. They always do everything they can to get these special-needs cats veterinary care to address their medical and emotional needs, so we expect this little lady could eventually be a fantastic addition to someone’s home.

Alice’s story does highlight why the Cat Clinic of Asheville and most veterinarians no longer perform declaw surgeries. It is an unnecessary painful procedure that often leads to behavioral issues for the cat (biting and litter box issues are common in declawed cats 😿). For more information about declawing, we recommend looking up The Paw Project.

But there are so many things we can do to help cats like Alice that just need a little help getting back in that litter box. So, if you think you would be interested in helping this precious little lady, please contact Laps and Naps!

🆘▶️ ALICE is in need of a new foster home ASAP! She is DECLAWED and was rehomed because of pooping outside the box, but she is clearly not happy in her foster home😿. Things started out okay but something in the environment has triggered her and she has started hiding and not eating🙀. She was at the vet last week when she was "okay" and will be going back for another evaluation.

Alice was abandoned in a mobile home and another rescue adopted her out. She lasted in her adoptive home for 8 months. We are trying to find the right foster for Alice where she will be comfortable while we work to get to the bottom of her issues.

If you can take this complicated girl and have not yet fostered for us, please complete an application at https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/NAPS/Cat. We will pay for medical expenses and a vet behaviorist evaluation while she is being fostered. PLEASE SHARE TO HELP ALICE🙏🏻◀️🆘

08/08/2024

Happy International Cat Day! Looks like the adorable bobcats at the Nature Center enjoyed some enrichment to celebrate. We think this is a great way to celebrate our cat friends, whether they’re a wild cat in an enclosure or our beloved indoor pet cats.

For ideas for fun enrichment ideas for your cat, check out these resources:

https://www.catschool.co/enrichment-for-cats-13-ways-to-improve-their-lives/

https://felinebehaviorsolutions.com/enrichment-indoor-cat/

https://www.aspcapro.org/resource/5-free-or-darn-close-feline-enrichment-ideas

07/01/2024

POV: your patient is upset and wants to speak to your manager about the rudeness of being poked and prodded but you can’t be mad because she’s so adorable 🥹

06/25/2024

Please note the clinic will be closed next Thursday and Friday so our staff can enjoy some well deserved time off. We will re-open for normal hours Monday July 8th.

06/25/2024

**BOOK CLUB**
Join us tomorrow evening at at 6:00pm for a discussion around Homer’s Odyssey. You do not need to have read the book to enjoy the discussion which centers around the behavior of the main character, Oscar, a blind cat that “love isn’t something you see with your eyes”.

06/17/2024

Love is love. If you love cats, then we love you, regardless of religion, skin color, gender, or sexual orientation. Happy Pride to all of our LGBTQIA+ clients and staff!

06/04/2024

**BOOK CLUB MEETING**
The next meeting of the Kitty Litter-art Club will be Wednesday June 26th at 6:00pm! Once again the folks at are graciously hosting us. This meeting’s book will be Homer’s Odyssey, the heartwarming story of a blind cat that teaches us that “love isn’t something you see with your eyes.”

06/02/2024

It’s Pet Appreciation Week. What do you do for your cat to show your appreciation?

05/13/2024

Like a true Southern lady, Tina Marie arrived for her appointment in her loveliest dress. We think she looks adorable 💖💖💖