The Clinic for Cats

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Christmas hours are as follows:

Closed December 23 - Jan 1, reopening January 2nd at 8 a.m.
Should your pet have a medical emergency please call the Central Island Veterinary Emergency Hospital located 6550 Metral Drive. Their telephone number is 250-933-0913. We wish you good health and a safe holiday season.

The staff at The Clinic for Cats

Just wanting to let everyone know that we will be closing for our annual summer vacation, from July 22- Aug 7, re-opening Aug 8 at 8 am.
Have a fabulous summer! 🌞😻

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- “Room 8” ( 1947–1968 )

Room 8 was a neighborhood cat who wandered into a classroom in 1952 at Elysian Heights Elementary School in Echo Park, California. He lived in the school during the school year and then disappeared for the summer, returning when classes started again. This pattern continued without interruption until the mid-1960s.
News cameras would arrive at the school at the beginning of the year waiting for the cat's return; he became famous and would receive up to 100 letters a day addressed to him at the school. Eventually, he was featured in a documentary called Big Cat, Little Cat and a children's book, A Cat Called Room 8. Look magazine ran a three-page Room 8 feature by photographer Richard Hewett in November 1962, titled "Room 8: The School Cat". Leo Kottke wrote an instrumental called "Room 8" that was included in his 1971 album, Mudlark.
As he got older, Room 8 was injured in a cat fight and suffered from feline pneumonia, so a family near the school volunteered to take him in. The school's janitor would find him at the end of the school day and carry him across the street.
His obituary in the Los Angeles Times rivaled that of major political figures, running three columns with a photograph. The cat was so famous that his obituary ran in papers as far away as Hartford, Connecticut. The students raised the funds for his gravestone. He is buried at the Los Angeles Pet Memorial Park in Calabasas, California. 🐈 ❤️

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Happy Holidays to our clients and feline family. Please note our holiday hours below.
December 23 – 26 CLOSED
December 27– 30 8 am - 5pm
December 31 - January 2nd CLOSED
January 3 8am – 5 pm
If you have an emergency, please contact the Central Island Veterinary Emergency Hospital at 250-933-0913 - 6550 Metral Drive. The staff at The Clinic for Cats wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Easter weekend is almost upon us, please note that we are closed on both the Friday and the Monday. Please pick up any supplies you may need before Thursday at 5 p.m. The staff at The Clinic for Cats wishes you a fantastic holiday weekend and hopes you enjoy this time with your loved ones. Please remember that lilies and chocolate are toxic to cats, and to keep them away from your feline friends.

Easter Weekend Hours
Friday April 15 - CLOSED
Saturday April 16 - CLOSED
Sunday April 17 - CLOSED
Monday April 18 - CLOSED
Tuesday April 19 - OPEN 8 - 5

Christmas Hours

December 24 – 27 2021 CLOSED
December 28– 29, 2021 8 am - 5pm
December 30,2021 Sales only 9 - 5
December 31, 2021 CLOSED
January 1 – 3, 2021 CLOSED
January 4, 2022 8am – 5 pm

If you have an emergency, please contact the Central Island Veterinary Emergency Hospital at 250-933-0913 - 6550 Metral Drive. The staff at The Clinic for Cats wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

An officer halts traffic to make way for a cat carrying a kitten across the street, 1925.

With Hallowe'en just around the corner I thought I would share this cute information sheet. Please keep you pets safe during the up coming spooky weekend, and should you run into trouble call the Central Island Veterinary Emergency Hospital in North Nanaimo @ 250-741-0770.

The trickle down effect from COVID has arrived and is causing a delay in the arrival of some of our regular stock. Please plan ahead for food purchases by allowing a week for products to arrive. Feel free to call ahead to see if what you are looking for is on the shelf. Special orders can take up to 7 business days to arrive.

The office will be closed from September 30 - October 4th. Please pick up any medicines or supplies you may need before we close so you do not run out. Should you have a medical emergency with your cat while we are closed please contact the Central Island Veterinary Emergency Hospital at 250-933-0913. Their office is located at 6550 Metral Drive in north Nanaimo.

ANNUAL SUMMER VACATION CLOSURE

CLOSED: JULY 24/21 – AUGUST 2

Reopen: Tuesday August 3 8am

If you have an emergency please contact the Central Island Veterinary Emergency Hospital at 250-933-0913 at 6550 Metral Drive.

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