The original clinic building was pretty small. Some animals were kept inside but many of the dogs receiving clinical care were housed outside in large wire crates. A new yurt was constructed near this spot and clinic dogs are now housed indoors! The clinic dogs are walked daily.

Veterinarians visit the clinic daily. Dog and cat caregivers list animals with health problems in a log book and the vets consult the logbook before making their rounds.

A rescue sanctuary is not the safest place for kittens and puppies. The person who cares for these babies must not come into contact with any sick adult animals.

For this reason, and because nursery work is so time-consuming, the person who cares for kittens and puppies usually does not perform any other animal care duties.

Some Tylertown babies are shown in the video at left.

Diagnosis and treatment can be difficult in a rescue facility, where the technology many veterinarians are used to is absent. Luckily for the dog in the video at right, our volunteer veterinarians Dr. Sally and Dr. Julie were more than up to the task.

This video contains graphic images and viewer discretion is strongly advised.

At left, a technician shaves a cat to reveal a nasty cut. Animals rescued from a disaster area may have all sorts of wounds, injuries, and problem health conditions.

In most cases, cats receiving medical care are housed in the cat buildings, and clinic staff and volunteers visit and treat them there. This cat is being examined on a table in the middle of a Kitty City kennel area.