The Paw Patch

10/24/2026

10/21/2026

Happy Vet Tech week to some of the best staff in Indy! Give some love to our vet nurses in the comments!

10/20/2026

Meet our new friend, Murphy! He's a Swedish Vallhund, or Viking Dog, and many of our staff had never met another dog of his breed in person before. He was such a fun and friendly little guy! Welcome to The Paw Patch family, Murphy!

10/08/2026

It's football season! Who is your pet rooting for this weekend? We'd love to see a picture of them in their favorite team's gear!

10/07/2026

🐾 Please join us in welcoming Dr. Caitlin Ashlock to The Paw Patch! 💜

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Ashlock to our veterinary team and introduce her to our Paw Patch families!

A Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine graduate, Dr. Ashlock brings a wide range of experience to our practice, including general practice, emergency medicine, inpatient care, and surgery. Most recently, she served as a Hospitalist at MedVet and led the Emergency Department for the past three years.

Her special interests include soft tissue surgery, wound and pain management, preventative medicine, end-of-life care, and caregiver wellbeing. We’re thrilled to have her experience, compassion, and perspective joining our team.

📅 Dr. Ashlock will begin seeing appointments Friday, October 23.
🩺 She will begin performing soft tissue surgeries Tuesday, November 3.

We can’t wait for you and your pets to meet her! Help us give Dr. Ashlock a warm Paw Patch welcome in the comments. 🐾💜

Appointments can be scheduled by contacting our team or visiting thepawpatch.com, where you can book an appointment in real time.

10/07/2026

Sharing as a courtesy post from our friends at Michigan Road Animal Hospital At Crooked Creek. This sweet guy is looking for a soft place to land

10/06/2026

Dr. Foster and Lauralie became fast friends on Monday! Lauralie came in for her first visit with us. She is being rescued through Love on Labs, Indiana. Keep an eye on on their page to see when Lauralie is available for adoption, or one of the many other dogs that they rescue!
https://www.facebook.com/loveoflabsindiana

10/01/2026

As the days grow shorter and fall settles in, we’re also feeling the time grow shorter with Dr. Finnegan here at The Paw Patch. 🍂💜

After many wonderful years caring for our patients, supporting our clients, and being such an important part of our team, Dr. Finnegan will be leaving us at the end of October.

Over the coming weeks, we hope our Paw Patch families will take the opportunity to share their well wishes, favorite memories, and appreciation with her. She has built so many meaningful relationships throughout her years here, and we know this season of change will be bittersweet for many of us.

While we’re sad to see this chapter come to a close, we’re excited for Dr. Finnegan as she looks forward to more time with family, travel, and new adventures.
Just like fall reminds us that seasons change, we’re grateful for everything this season with Dr. Finnegan has brought to The Paw Patch. She will always be part of our family and will be greatly missed. ❤️

08/26/2026

Important Prescription Policy Update — Effective September 1, 2026

We want to let our Paw Patch families know about an upcoming change to our prescription policy.

Effective September 1, 2026:

🐾 Written prescriptions for outside pharmacies will be available for pickup at The Paw Patch.

🐾 Our team will continue to work directly with our online pharmacy partner, Vetcove.

Beginning September 1, The Paw Patch Veterinary Hospital will no longer communicate directly with outside pharmacies to process prescription requests. This includes:

🐾 Calling prescriptions into outside pharmacies
🐾 Logging into third-party pharmacy portals to approve requests
🐾 Processing prescription requests by fax

If you choose to fill your pet’s medication through an outside pharmacy, we will provide you with a written prescription to pick up at our office. You can then take or send it to the pharmacy of your choice.

Why are we making this change?

Managing outside pharmacy requests has become increasingly time-consuming. Even after we approve or call in a prescription, our team often has to follow up when a pharmacy reports that it was not received, was denied, or needs to be resubmitted.

We are also seeing increased use of automated and AI-based systems to review prescriptions. In some cases, these systems may flag or reject a veterinarian-approved prescription because they interpret the prescribed dosage differently. This can make it appear that our team never responded, even when we did.

Providing written prescriptions puts the prescription directly in your hands while allowing you to continue using the pharmacy of your choice.

Most importantly, this change allows our team to spend less time troubleshooting third-party pharmacy systems and more time caring for our patients and helping our clients.

We appreciate your understanding as we make this transition. Our goal is to make the prescription process safer, clearer, and more reliable while keeping our focus where it belongs — on you and your pets.

07/31/2026

After many wonderful years with our practice, Dr. Finnegan will be leaving us at the end of October.

Dr. Finnegan has been an invaluable part of our team, and her compassion, dedication, and care have touched the lives of so many patients, clients, and coworkers. While we are incredibly sad to see her go, we are also excited for this next chapter as she enjoys more time with her family and embarks on some well-deserved travels.

We know many of you have built lasting relationships with Dr. Finnegan over the years, and we invite you to join us in wishing her all the best. If you see her at the clinic over the coming months, please take a moment to share your well wishes and thank her for the exceptional care she has provided.

Dr. Finnegan, you will always be part of our Paw Patch family, and you will be greatly missed. We wish you nothing but happiness and adventure in the years ahead. ❤️