Several times a week I’m asked why I chose to treat only feline patients.  In one sense, it’s a very easy answer:  I love cats! 

But there’s another reason why feline practice is attractive to me.  By choosing just one species on which to focus, it allows me to direct all my attention to learning all I can about the diseases and problems of just one animal.  I can concentrate my continuing education on more specific issues of cats, instead of trying to get overviews of cat problems, dog problems, bird and horse and bunny problems.  I can be an expert on one thing, instead of someone who knows general things about lots of pets.  In a feline only practice, I can provide a different kind of veterinary experience for my patients, one without the sights, sounds, and smells of things that may be offensive to them.  And having worked in both types of hospitals, I can tell you: the cats appreciate the “no dogs” policy!

I should point out that I love dogs, and all of the other pets that I used to see when I was in a more “regular” veterinary practice. 

To further show my dedication to my feline patients, I chose to pursue board certification by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners.  The process of board certification is rigorous, and there are relatively few people who actually complete the process.  By achieving specialist status, I feel that I can offer a higher level of service to my clients and patients.  I’m not saying that I’m a better doctor than veterinarians who are not board certified.  There are many, many wonderful doctors who are not board certified.  But by seeing that I have made the effort to put myself through the educational and practice requirements, you can be sure that I have an extremely high level of dedication to my clients and my patients.