PALS Low-Cost Feline Veterinary Service

09/19/2024

We just wanted to make a quick PSA.

Our phones and internet will be down for a period today due to Spectrum coming to upgrade our service. Please be patient with us and please call one of the local urgent care facilities if you need immediate care for your kitty.

Here at PALS Low-Cost Feline Veterinary clinic we are a very small team. We only have one receptionist and she only has one set of hands. We also only have one phone line. If she is already talking to a client, you will hear a busy signal when you try to call. Please wait 10-15 min and try again. If you call and the phone goes to our machine, please leave a message. This means that our receptionist is currently working with a client in the lobby, helping the other technicians hold a cat or she is eating lunch. She will call you back if you leave a message. Please do not hang up and call back over and over again. Please do not hang up and call the shelter line. The shelter will not be able to help you with your clinic related questions.

09/02/2024

PALS Low-Cost Feline Veterinary Service will also be closed tomorrow.

PALS will be closed Monday, September 2nd in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

06/18/2024

The shelter and the vet clinic will both be closed tomorrow 6/19/24

PALS will be closed Wednesday, June 19th in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.

05/26/2024

PALS Low-Cost Feline Veterinary Service will be closed on Monday, May 27th in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

05/15/2024

If you know any veterinarians looking to make a big difference for kitties send them our way!

PALS Low-Cost Feline Veterinary Service is seeking a part-time veterinarian(s) for Mondays and Fridays. We are proud to be the only non-profit, full service, feline only veterinary clinic in the state of Maine. The clinic is located inside the PALS No-Kill Cat Shelter in Winthrop, Maine. The shelter has been saving Maine cats since 1980. In 2019 we moved our veterinary care in-house, and in 2021 we began offering low-cost services to the public. Our mission is to provide the highest possible care within the client’s budget in order to keep more cats in their current homes and out of shelters. We have been steadily growing every day since we opened, and now we need some help. We have in-house labs, x-ray, ultrasound, oxygen cage, incubator, IV fluid pumps and IV-line warmers. We strive for a high standard of care despite being low-cost. We are seeking a cat-loving veterinarian to join our unique team. We are happy to have a new grad or a seasoned doctor. We can tailor the appointment types to your particular skill set. No holidays and no weekends. Benefits and pay are negotiable and dependent on experience. Please reach out to Dr. Miller at [email protected] with any questions or interest. We are excited to bring another doctor into our fold! 188 Case Rd Winthrop, ME 207-395-5080

04/05/2024

We are currently without power and phones at PALS.

04/03/2024

PALS No-Kill Cat Shelter and PALS Low-Cost Feline Veterinary Service will both be closed on Thursday, April 4th due to the predicted snowstorm. We plan to be open regular hours on Friday, April 5th.

03/27/2024

We are going to be short staffed for a few weeks due to staff shortage. Please be patient with our staff and leave a message if no one can answer the phone when you call. Our number is 207-395-5080. Please do not hang up and call the shelter—they will instruct you to call us back and leave a message. I promise we will get back to you as soon as we can!

PALS Low-Cost Feline Veterinary Service is looking to add a member to our team!
We are looking for a full-time Veterinary Assistant.
Must be at least 18yo, have reliable transportation and be able to work with cats daily. Must be able to safely hold cats. Must have basic reading and computer skills. Must be willing to work as a team and communicate with clients as well as the vet and shelter teams.
Experience handling cats in a veterinary setting, veterinary software and general knowledge of veterinary practice preferred but not a requirement.
Duties will include assisting the technicians and veterinarian with cat procedures, helping clients with needs such as refilling medications and answering questions, performing necessary veterinary duties within the shelter such as refilling medications, giving medications, safely holding cats, keeping good records etc. You will also help the team with caring for in-patients and keeping the clinic areas clean. Potential for job growth as the clinic grows too!
Pay depends on experience and we do have a small benefits package available after 90 days of work.
Hours are 9am-5pm M-Th and 9am-4pm on Fridays. No weekends. No on-call.
If you are interested in the position, please send your resume and letter of intent to [email protected].

01/28/2024

On Tuesday night last week my 7 year old daughter suffered a serious accident that sent us to Boston Children’s hospital for the week. We were finally released and returned home last night. She is doing much better!

I cannot thank all of you enough for your understanding and your kind words as my family navigated through this terrible week. So many of you left kind and supportive comments on both the vet page and the shelter page and it didn’t go unnoticed. I feel so grateful to have caring and supportive clients.
Thank you!

We plan to return to our regular schedule tomorrow (Monday, January 29,2024).
-Dr. Miller

01/26/2024

PALS and PALS Low-Cost Feline Veterinary Service will both be closing a noon today due to the predicted bad weather. If you had an appointment scheduled for this afternoon, please call the shelter at 207-395-4274 and we will reschedule it for a different time.

01/24/2024

**Attention**
Due to a severe medical emergency with Dr. Miller’s daughter all doctors appointments and surgeries are cancelled for the remainder of the week. All technician appointments can happen as scheduled. If you have an appointment this week someone will be in touch with you to reschedule ASAP. We are so sorry for the inconvenience!

01/10/2024

It’s hard work to be a clinic cat 🩷

01/09/2024

Due to the predicted storm, PALS No-Kill Cat Shelter and PALS Low-Cost Feline Veterinary Service will be opening at 10 am on Wednesday, January 10th. If you have an appointment scheduled, please call to verify we are open before traveling.

12/29/2023

12/28/2023

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12/26/2023

Please be patient with us as our team gets back into work today. We have a lot of missed appointments, calls and messages to take care of thanks to last weeks storm. We promise we will get back to everyone as soon as we can. The mess is going to take some time to work through.

12/19/2023

We are here and we do have limited power this morning. Case road can only be reached by the Augusta side of Old Village road. Case Road is passable but use caution. Below you can see what Case road looks like. You will need to drive over and under some power lines…drive slowly. Please email us at [email protected] or send us a Facebook message if you need us. We still have no phones or internet.

12/18/2023

All of our staff were able to get home. Case Road is difficult to pass with down trees and power lines in several places but if you drive slowly it is passable. We will be open tomorrow with limited resources depending on phones and power. Any kitties that spent the night can be picked up when it is safe for you. All appointments that were scheduled for tomorrow can still plan on coming in…we will be there! STAY SAFE!

12/18/2023

URGENT: as of now we are completely inaccessible with power lines and trees down fully blocking us in and the public out. We can safely house any kitties that can’t be picked up today as long as needed until we can safely get in and out of here.

12/18/2023

If you have a pet in our clinic they are all set to go home (except for Hyde—you know who you are 🙂)—please come pick up your kitties ASAP as our road is quickly becoming impassable. We are still reachable by FB messenger or email only.

12/18/2023

If you have a patient in the hospital today we are still treating all of them (we do have a generator) we do not have phone or internet so please contact us via Facebook messenger or email.

PALS is currently without power and Internet and running on generator. Our phone lines are also down. If you need to reach us or our vet services department today, please contact us through our pages or by email. Here is a picture of our awesome office cat Mya - not available for adoption.

12/17/2023

We are going to be short staffed all week this week 12/18-12/22 due to staff with COVID. Please be patient with our staff and leave a message if no one can answer the phone when you call. Our number is 207-395-5080. Please do not hang up and call the shelter—they will instruct you to call us back and leave a message. I promise we will get back to you as soon as we can!

12/12/2023

We will be joining the shelter staff for a little holiday party so the clinic will be closing at noon on Wednesday (12/13/23) as well.

PALS will be closing at noon on Wednesday, December 13th for our Employee Holiday Party.

12/08/2023

We will be closing at 2pm today due to a staffing issue. 12/8/23

11/10/2023

PALS Low-Cost Feline Veterinary Service will be closed Friday, November 10th in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.

10/26/2023

PALS Low-Cost Feline Veterinary Service will be closed tomorrow 10/27/23.

Stay safe Maine 💚

10/26/2023

We will be open today but please bear with us as some of our staff have been effected by last nights horrific incident. We will be short staffed and we do need to close at 4pm.

Our hearts go out to all of those effected by the tragedy in Lewiston and we hope you all stay safe!