ressident cat in vet office

Question
Why do most vet offices seem to have a resident cat?

Answer
Pat,

There is not a 'universal' reason.
The most common reason is...no particular reason.

One of my vet's offices has a 'resident cat' because the cat was left to them when the owner died because the person wanted a good home for the cat, so they kept it as an 'office cat'.

Sometimes cats get dropped off for treatment and not picked up. A lot of times the vets will keep a mellow, friendly cat to become an 'office cat' because no one can take the cat home and it has adapted to being in the office.

Since the technicians usually like cats, they like to have one around to 'help', and it helps mellow some people out who are nervous about their cat going to see the vet. Plus it is a 'conversation piece'.

Our city has a Veterinarian Technician/Assisant teaching college. The students work on the cats during the school year then find homes for them. Occassionally they can't find a home for one so when the student gets a job in a vet's office they will bring the cat to the office to care for.

I hope this helped answer your question.

Tabbi