{"id":23808,"date":"2025-06-11T12:08:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T12:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unavets.com\/bierzoo\/cat-friendly-clinic\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T09:40:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:40:35","slug":"cat-friendly-clinic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unavets.com\/bierzoo\/cat-friendly-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"Cat Friendly Clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23808\" class=\"elementor elementor-23808 elementor-23792\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30cda82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30cda82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8078cc\" data-id=\"b8078cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d45290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d45290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At<strong>\u00a0Bierzoo Ponferrada Veterinary Hospital<\/strong>, we&#8217;ve been awarded <strong>CAT FRIENDLY GOLD<\/strong> certification. Our Veterinary Clinics<strong>\u00a0Bierzoo Bembibre<\/strong> and <strong>Bierzoo Cacabelos<\/strong>\u00a0have received <strong>CAT FRIENDLY SILVER<\/strong> certification. These accreditations were granted by the organisation <strong>International Cat Care | For the love of cats (icatcare.org)<\/strong>. This recognition accredits us as a leading centre for feline care and welfare, ensuring an environment precisely tailored to their needs.<\/p><p>The <strong>Cat Friendly Clinic programme<\/strong>, spearheaded by the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM), aims to enhance the experience of cats in veterinary clinics, significantly reducing their stress and making their visits to the vet much easier for both cats and their owners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb500ba\" data-id=\"cb500ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c8d34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17c8d34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-src=\"https:\/\/www.unavets.com\/bierzoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/CatFriendly-Logos-2-300x163.png\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/www.unavets.com\/bierzoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/CatFriendly-Logos-2-300x163.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f183d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f183d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a3fcd9\" data-id=\"0a3fcd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e29d7de elementor-align-center round-button elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e29d7de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"tel:+34%20987%20427%20683\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Make an appointment at Bierzoo Hospital<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f447443\" data-id=\"f447443\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c5bc6 elementor-align-center round-button elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"26c5bc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"tel:987549132\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Make an appointment at Bierzoo Veterinary Centre Cacabelos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9daac1\" data-id=\"d9daac1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c08c3a7 elementor-align-center round-button elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c08c3a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"tel:987620035\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Make an appointment at Bierzoo Veterinary Centre Bembibre<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10085bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10085bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-417869c\" data-id=\"417869c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72bf324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"72bf324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1201\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1201\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What does Gold Certification mean for you and your cat?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1201\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1201\"><p>Our Gold level accreditation guarantees your cat&#8217;s well-being at every step of their visit:<\/p><p><strong>A Suitable Environment from Arrival:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>We feature a <strong>separate and exclusive waiting room for cats<\/strong>, ensuring no stressful contact with dogs or other animals.<\/li><li>We provide <strong>blankets to cover carriers<\/strong>, offering a secure refuge and minimising visibility of strangers.<\/li><li>We facilitate <strong>elevated spaces<\/strong> where carriers can be kept off the floor, a position many cats prefer for added security.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Hospitalisation Designed for Cats:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Should your cat require hospitalisation, we offer an <strong>independent hospitalisation ward, solely for felines<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Our <strong>cages are larger<\/strong> and comply with stringent welfare standards, allowing your cat to feel comfortable during their stay.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Personalised and Unhurried Consultations:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>We provide a <strong>consultation\/examination room specifically for cats<\/strong>, free from the scents of other animals and designed for their tranquillity.<\/li><li>Our appointments have a minimum duration of <strong>15 minutes<\/strong>, with even more time allocated for ill, elderly, anxious cats, or for behavioural consultations and complex cases.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Exclusive and Secure Operating Theatre:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>We have a <strong>separate operating theatre<\/strong> dedicated solely to feline surgical procedures, ensuring a sterile and calm environment for surgery.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Cat-Specific Equipment:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>We possess <strong>equipment adapted to feline needs<\/strong>, including advanced laboratory technology and diagnostic tools, enabling us to provide the best possible care.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea3bc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"3ea3bc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-6561\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6561\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What does Silver Certification mean for you and your cat?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6561\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6561\"><p>Our Silver certificaction ensures thoughtful care, tailored to your cat\u2019s needs:<\/p><p><strong>A Feline-Friendly Environment from Arrival<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>We have a\u00a0<strong>separate, exclusive waiting room for cats<\/strong>, ensuring no stressful contact with dogs or other animals.<\/li><li>We provide\u00a0<strong>blankets to cover carriers<\/strong>, offering a secure refuge and minimising visibility of strangers.<\/li><li>We offer\u00a0<strong>spaces to keep carriers off the floor<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Separate Hospitalisation Areas<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Should your cat require hospitalisation, we have\u00a0<strong>dedicated ward areas where cats and dogs are kept separately<\/strong>, thus avoiding unnecessary stress.<\/li><li>Our\u00a0<strong>cages meet or exceed minimum size requirements<\/strong>, ensuring your cat has adequate space for their comfort during their stay.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Comfortable Consultations<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>We offer a\u00a0<strong>safe, secure, and well-equipped consultation\/examination room<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Our appointments are a\u00a0<strong>minimum of 10 minutes long<\/strong>, and we dedicate even more time to sick, elderly, or anxious cats, as well as for behaviour consultations and complex cases.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Facilities<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>We have the\u00a0<strong>necessary facilities to anaesthetise cats<\/strong>, if required for any procedure.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Cat-Specific Equipment<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>We have\u00a0<strong>additional cat-friendly equipment<\/strong>, including tools for dental care, allowing us to address a wider range of medical needs.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At\u00a0Bierzoo Ponferrada Veterinary Hospital, we&#8217;ve been awarded CAT FRIENDLY GOLD certification. Our Veterinary Clinics\u00a0Bierzoo Bembibre and Bierzoo Cacabelos\u00a0have received CAT FRIENDLY SILVER certification. These accreditations were granted by the organisation International Cat Care | For the love of cats (icatcare.org). 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