Dr. Jessica Thompson

12/29/2025

With a voice over from Dr. Jennifer Warnock at OSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Corvallis. She is part of the team that fixed Sonnet and Haiku and my Tigger.

12/29/2025

Someone is getting a CT! She’s so tiny in that big machine.

12/29/2025

Twisted legs equals poop/pee on feet which equals a bath. All cleaned up for her specialist visit today.

12/24/2025

View from atop. She hasn’t much of a fan of the bath today. I have little scratches but we made it through it.

12/23/2025

My differently abled girls running around. They are full of energy and happiness. Finally big enough for anesthesia and CT! Then we can work on a plan their little legs.

12/19/2025

I know this isn’t my normal kitten update, but this is a life update.

At my daughter’s 18 month appointment, her pediatrician noticed my thyroid was enlarged and encouraged me to have it checked. That led to labs, biopsies, and the discovery of a large tumor on the left side of my thyroid. Testing was positive for cancer markers, so surgery was the best option.

I had surgery on 12/12 and it went well. I am sore and tired but healing nicely, and the drain is already out. I do not have final pathology results yet, but thyroid cancer is often curative with surgery, so we are hopeful this is the end of this chapter.

Here is me post surgery in the hospital. Thank you to everyone who has checked on me, and especially my husband, my mom, and my best friend Emily for taking such good care of me. A huge thank you as well to my rescue friends for stepping in to help care for my fosters and the many animals I am responsible for.

12/17/2025

Nibbles getting her bath. She knows the drill now.

12/13/2025

12/12/2025

This morning Nibbles and Dibbles are headed to Oregon State University to get evaluated for their twisted legs and Manx syndrome. We are hopeful that Dr. Warnock can help them. She fixed both Tigger (my cat) and Sonnet and Haiku ( ). Speaking of Shelby she’s taking them down for me this morning since I’m tied up with my own health care. The best part is the got a grant to cover all their expenses 😊

12/12/2025

I was hesitant to share this, but it felt unfair to Tibbles’ memory to leave her story untold. Tibbles was a sweet Manx kitten with normal legs but was born with a severe congenital condition called a rectovaginal fistula with atresia ani. This meant she had no normal a**l opening, and her stool passed through her vulvar region instead. She also leaked urine constantly, and although I could keep her clean with regular baths, it became clear that her quality of life was not what any kitten deserves. With the help of my friend Shelby, we made the compassionate decision to let her go peacefully.

Her story is an important reminder of why spaying and neutering truly matters. Conditions like hers can often be prevented through responsible care and the reduction of accidental litters. Tibbles was deeply loved for every moment she was here.

12/07/2025

More kitten washing and loving that I can put them in the dryer and move on to the next one.

12/07/2025

I got a mom and 6 kittens! They are all very poopy because they have coccidia! They’ve had 3 days of treatment so far but so many baths and kennel clean ups right now.