SPEAK Animal Hospital / Cat Sanctuary

02/27/2025

Meet the Staff!

Dr. Mindy Maresca grew up in the Southern Tier. She always knew that she wanted to work with animals. Her education journey began at SUNY Delhi where she graduated with an associate’s degree in Veterinary Science Technology. She decided to continue her education at Binghamton University completing her undergraduate degree in Biology while obtaining the necessary pre-requisites to apply to veterinary school. During this time, she also worked as a licensed veterinary technician.

Following her graduation from Binghamton University, Dr. Maresca moved to Ithaca and attended Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. While at Cornell, Dr. Maresca worked part-time in the community practice service, spent a summer riding with an equine vet, and spent several externships at an exotic practice but ultimately decided that small animal medicine is where she belonged in the veterinary world.

After graduating from Cornell, Dr. Maresca moved to the Boston area where she gained a large amount of experience in medicine, surgery, and emergency care. After spending several years in Boston, Dr. Maresca returned home and, after a period of time working as a relief veterinarian, found her home at SPEAK Animal Hospital in 2007.

While Dr. Maresca’s professional interests include both dogs and cats, she particularly enjoys feline medicine and working with our shelter cats at SPEAK. When not at SPEAK, she enjoys being outside doing anything active, running, and most of all, traveling with her husband Mike and daughter Emme. She currently has one kitty named Edwin (pictured here).

02/26/2025

Jaspurr 🖤🤍🤣

02/25/2025

Nebula
7 month old spayed female
Sweet and petite!
This tiny little lady is out of this world with her affectionate nature and gentle demeanor. While Nebula can be slightly shy when first meeting new people, within moments she gladly opens up and shows just how loving and attention-seeking she truly is!

02/20/2025

Meet the Staff!

Shelbi graduated from Alfred State College in 2015 with her degree in Veterinary Technology. She has been working in veterinary medicine since the age of 15 and she joined our team in November 2018. Her interests include geriatric care, dentistry (pictured here with one of her kitties) and surgery.

Shelbi loves spending time with her husband (Mike) and her daughter (Eleanor), as well as her three kitties (Lilo, Stitch and Pudge). In her free time, she enjoys vacationing with family, going to Disney World, and exploring new places to eat.

02/18/2025

Faye Valentine
2 year old spayed female
Affectionate and attention-seeking, this sweet girl has so much love to give she will make every day with her feel like Valentines Day!

02/18/2025

Spike Spiegel
2 year old neutered male
Super sweet, playful and incredibly goofy! Loves other kitties and is very gentle and affectionate.

02/17/2025

This week's Happy Ending update comes to us from Stephanie and it is truly heartwarming! Charlie looks so happy in his "furever" home 😻

"I adopted Charlie FKA Mikah at 10 months old. He is now 5 years old. He has fit into our family so well. He instantly became friends with our two dogs, Mia (Boxer) and Molly (Border Collie). He loves to lounge around on the couch or watch for birds out the bay window. He is such a cuddle bug. He doesn't care if he is cuddling with us or one of his dog sisters. At night he gets the zoomies and turns into an energetic ball of fur. I am so glad I found him. He is my little buddy!"

02/13/2025

Today we are starting a weekly staff feature! First up is Dr. Jami Landry.

Dr. Landry graduated from Cornell University in 2017 and after spending 5 years at a Hudson Valley practice, she joined our SPEAK team. Her interests include exotic animal medicine, surgery and ultrasound. She also coordinates spay/neuter clinics in Upstate NY and overseas.

Dr. Landry loves spending time with her husband (Manny) and her own menagerie of animals: her mustang (Sicario), Bulgarian street dog (Rossytsa), 2 rabbits (Peasblossom and Mustardseed), 2 chinchillas (Cobweb and Moth), and a ball python (Monty). In her free time, she looks forward to endurance and trail riding and trail ultramarathons.

02/12/2025

The Broome County Humane Society Free Vaccine Clinic next Tuesday February 18th!

🛑 Our next Rabies & Distemper Public Clinic is NEXT TUESDAY, 2/18/25 from 5:30-7:00 PM!!! 😃🐱🐶
📣PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD!!
❇️ All clinics will be held at The Broome County Humane Society located at 167 Conklin Ave in Binghamton from 5:30 pm-7:00 pm.
❇️ A $10 cash donation is requested but not required for each vaccination given.
❇️ Dogs need to be restrained on a leash & cats need to be secured in a crate to come through the clinic.
❇️ ONE PERSON PER SPECIES: If you have dogs AND cats, we require one person to handle only dogs and one person to handle only cats, as each species will be seen at opposite ends of the building. Dogs will be seen through the side entrance in our kennel area, and cats will enter through the front door and exit through the side door on Hall Street. If you do not have someone to assist you with your pets, we request that you bring only dogs for one month, and please come back another month with your cats.
❇️ Bring previous vaccination certificates (if applicable) in order to receive a 3-year certificate. If no previous record is shown, a 1-year certificate will be given.
❇️ RABIES VACCINE: Pets need to be at least 3 months old.
❇️ DISTEMPER VACCINE: Pets need to be at least 8 weeks old.
💩 Cleaning after your dog is required - Thank you. 💩
❇️ More info at ⬇️
https://bchumanesoc.com/services/vaccine-clinic/

02/12/2025

**ATTENTION - OFFICE CLOSING EARLY!**

With the expected hazardous driving conditions this evening, for the safety of our employees and clients, we've decided to close our office early at 5:00pm today. Please plan accordingly if you are picking up any medications for your pets this evening.

As always, thank you all for your understanding and safe travels home!

02/11/2025

Choriza

9 years young. Spayed female
SUPER affectionate and sweet.

Choriza is large and in charge, chunky yet funky, boldly sweet and absolutely beautiful! This attention-seeking girl loves to be your shadow and follow you around wherever you go, dishing out the figure-8 leg rubs and looking up for pets and attention frequently. She loves laps and is very easy going but still has a gentle playful side about her. She is good with children and other cats and has shown to be fine around calm obedient dogs that give her space when she wants it.

If you are interested in adopting Choriza or any of our adoptable cats or kittens, please complete our adoption application and send it in for review. Applications can be found on our website www.speakanimalhospital.org and completed forms may be submitted to our email: [email protected].

02/11/2025

💓Love is in the air!💓

For the entire month of February, we are offering HALF OFF adoption fees for some of our adult kitties that have been waiting to find that special someone. ❤️

Our 2 bonded pairs Presley & Jaspurr and Elton & Vel are also looking for their forever homes together and their adoption fees are also half off!

Contact our sanctuary staff at [email protected] for more information or stop by our facility to fill out an adoption application.

02/11/2025

Pua says we are sorry but we will be closed from 12pm-1pm today, Tues. 2/11! We apologize for any inconvenience! In case of emergency, please call (607) 729-7368. Thank you!

02/10/2025

Another "purr-fect" ending for one of our SPEAK kittens! Thank for you this wondeful update, Rachel!

"We adopted Waylon, formerly known as Eggnog, 3 years ago in January. He never had an adjustment period, he knew he was home from day one. He’s become our fat sassy guy & we love him so much. He has a best friend named Poppy, who he torments & plays with in equal measure. He gives 'love' bites & head butts all the time."

02/04/2025

"This is Dunkin. We adopted him around Christmas three years ago. He is such a character. He is always getting into mischief. Including jumping on the TV and crashing it to the floor, sitting on top of the fish tanks, and
chasing his tail in the bathtub which sounds like thunder. For this reason we lovingly call him Dammit Dunkin. He fits right into our quirky family and begrudgingly accepts our kisses and cuddles."

Thank you, Judy and Maynard, for this wonderful (and funny) update! Dunkin seems like a lovable and entertaining family member. Thank you for giving him the "purr-fect" home! 😻

02/04/2025

Bryony
11 years young
spayed female
Super sweet and incredibly loving, Bryony is looking for a nice relaxing home environment to spend her golden years. Don't let Bryony's age fool you, she is just as spry and playful as a 5-year-old kitty and has lots of love left to give! Bryony is a SPEAK alumni who was originally adopted back in 2015 and spent years alongside her loving guardian who unfortunately passed away last year. Bryony came back to us with a broken heart, but her spirit never dimmed. After a short adjustment period Bryony is back to her normal perky self and is ready to settle down once again. Bryony can cohabitate with other cat friends but would be an amazing solo cat companion for an individual seeking companionship or a family with a low-key/relaxed home environment.

If you are interested in adopting Bryony or any of our adoptable cats or kittens, please complete our adoption application and send it in for review. Applications can be found on our website www.speakanimalhospital.org and completed forms may be submitted to our email: [email protected].

02/04/2025

We will be closed from 12pm-1pm today, Tuesday Feb. 4th, for continuing education. We apologize for any inconvenience! In case of emergency, please call (607) 729-7368. Thank you!

01/28/2025

Join our team!
We are currently looking for the following position to be filled:

Full-time Veterinary Assistant - 4 day work week
⭐️EXPERIENCE REQUIRED⭐️

Email your resume to [email protected] or stop in to fill out an application! We have a great team and are hoping to add to it. If you aren't looking for a job and you know someone who is, we kindly ask that you pass along this information!