Affectionately Cats Veterinary Hospital

12/09/2024

Boarding is looking extra lonely with no kitties staying with us today! Although this may just be the calm before the storm, as we are fully booked in the next few weeks for the Holidays! We cannot wait to get in all those kitty snuggles!

12/05/2024

This is Sweetie! She is soaking up all the love and attention from our staff and clients, as she is the only kitty in boarding right now! Sweetie surely suits her name very well as she is sweet as can be.

12/04/2024

Today marks another Vermont Spay/Neuter clinic day at Affectionately Cats! Today we spayed 3 females and neutered 6 males, we are so glad we can provide such a necessary service for so many people. Thank you to all of our amazing staff for making days like these possible!

12/02/2024

For the holiday season, we will be collecting wet cat food for donation to the Williston Community Food Shelf. Donating food is one way we can help families in need care for the pets they love. Please feel free to stop by with a donation at any time, our donation box will be located in our lobby area during our open hours of operation.

11/29/2024

Bink is back in boarding! Today he is spending the day watching snow fall through the playroom window. Oh to be a kitty loafing around on a cold winter day!

11/28/2024

This year we give thanks to all of our kitties and our amazing staff who work so hard to care for them! Happy Thanksgiving!

11/26/2024

Meet Croissant! She is staying here while her owner Clare, who is one of our amazing staff members, is on vacation! Croissant is taking her turn in the playroom and having the time of her life! We are so glad we have a place that each of our sweet guests can go into to get lots of love and attention from people coming and going from the clinic!

11/25/2024

At Affectionately Cats, we are devoted to helping our community in as many ways as we can. For Thanksgiving, we participated in a food drive with the Williston Food Shelf. Organizations such as these are such a great way to give back to the community, bringing quality foods to those in need. Thank you to all our staff for donating!

11/22/2024

Here are some behind-the-scenes photo's of PDaddy's dental procedure! Sometimes we just cant resist giving your kitties snuggles as they get ready for their procedure. Our staff always goes above and beyond, showing such love and care towards each and every patient. Just know, when your kitty is here, they are being loved on by so many amazing people around the clock!

A quick quote from this sweet boy's owner, "this was such a thoughtful and caring way to give him a chance to feel, hear, and sense a human's safe and comforting touch prior to his surgery".

Thank you to our staff for being so committed to making every kitty feel as comfortable as they can be.

11/21/2024

Little miss Lola just wants all the attention today! She is just a pretty cat and she knows it. 🐾 Please feel free to share a cute or funny clip of your kitty!

11/20/2024

This is Pancake! She has been staying with us in boarding as her owners are far away in Japan. Pancake loves giving cuddles and head bonks to all our staff, she is just the sweetest kitty!

11/18/2024

One helpful tool we found for quickly recognizing osteoarthritis pain in cats is the Cat Pain IQ. Which can be found at https://www.catpainiqpro.com/

This app is able to capture the signs of osteoarthritis pain at home through video! The focus here is to look at the most common behaviors associated with feline osteoarthritis pain, such as climbing up or down steps and jumping up and down. It then uses AI to analyze the video, giving you quick results. Although it may not replace a diagnosis, it gives you a great place to start identifying signs in your kitty of osteoarthritis and know when to bring your kitty in for an appointment.

11/15/2024

Today we welcomed sir Tuxedo into our boarding facility. He is staying in "The Tuxedo Suit" while his owners are away. How fitting for this rather handsome kitty!🐾

11/13/2024

At Affectionately Cats, we strive to educate each and every client that comes into the building on feeding their kitties a wet food diet. Dry foods have been shown to contribute to life-threatening health problems such as diabetes. Its important to understand that cats in the wild would typically eat a high-protein, high moisture diet that is roughly 70% water. A diet comprised of dry food only contains 7-10% water, whereas a canned food diet is approximately 78% water. In regards to diabetes in cats, we now know that cats do not metabolize carbohydrates very well, the sugars that are not packed into fat, linger off in the bloodstream and raise blood sugar levels. Many diabetic cats have even been successfully weaned off insulin when transitioned to a low-carb, 100% canned food diet. But how do we get your dry-food loving kitty onto a new wet food diet you may ask? We have a few tips and tricks for stubborn kitties who like their dry food. Just remember, this transition may not be instant, but we want to make it as easy as possible for your kitty. We suggest creating a feeding schedule of 3 meals per day, leaving the food for 20 minutes and then removing the uneaten portion. If your cat refuses to eat anything in 18 hours, give then 1/4 cup of their usual food and try again at the next meal. You can try exercising your kitty before feeding to stimulate the appetite, add fragrant treats into the new food, and try many different flavors to see what your cat likes. Just remember, even a low-quality canned food is better for your kitty than dry food.

11/11/2024

Last week we had yet another Vermont Spay/Neuter clinic, in which we spayed 5 female's and 6 male's total. Days like these are truly why we do what we do. VSN allows us to provide a high-volume, low-cost service and give our community access to such an essential medical service. Overpopulation is an issue all over the country, and VSN is one way we can help combat this problem.

11/06/2024

Say cheese Oliver! This sweet kitty has had the time of his life in boarding this week, getting lots of love and attention from staff and clients who stop by to see him. What a loveable boy!

11/06/2024

Today is International Stress Awareness Day. Take some time out of your day to read our blog, lap cat suggested but optional.

Tomorrow, November 6th 2024, is International Stress Awareness Day. This day was started by the UK based International Stress Management Association 50 years ago and is a day for people around the globe to recognize, manage, and reduce stress in our lives. Stress is an unavoidable facet of modern li

11/05/2024

On Dr. Long's trip, she saw so many things and captured so many photos to share. As we look through her journey, these photos caught our eye. Some beautiful art made by locals depicting everyone's favorite cuddly friend. Please feel free to share any art you have made in honor of your beloved furry friends.🐾