Dr. Terri Koppe: Two Decades of Feline-Only Medicine
Dr. Terri Koppe opened All About Cats Veterinary Hospital in 2001 with a premise that most general-practice veterinarians would consider commercially risky: treat only cats. The reasoning was clinical rather than sentimental. Feline patients respond differently to anesthesia, metabolize drugs on different timelines, and mask pain in ways that dogs do not. A practice built exclusively around cats can calibrate its equipment, protocols, and staff training to a single species — eliminating the compromises that multi-species clinics inevitably make. That specialization attracted cat owners across the valley who had grown frustrated with waiting rooms full of barking dogs and examination protocols designed primarily for canines.
The hospital operates from a standalone facility at 4370 South Durango Drive in the Spring Valley area of Las Vegas. The practice has grown from Dr. Koppe’s solo operation to a team of four veterinarians, all dedicated to feline medicine. Services span the full continuum of cat care — wellness exams, dental cleanings, soft-tissue surgery, senior bloodwork panels, and behavioral consultations. The clinic also handles boarding, which in a cats-only environment means no canine noise, no unfamiliar scent profiles, and a calmer recovery setting for animals that have just come through a procedure. All About Cats holds accreditation and has built a reputation through referrals rather than advertising, with much of its client base arriving through word of mouth among the valley’s cat-owning community.
All About Cats Veterinary Hospital in the Las Vegas Valley
Cats-only veterinary practices are uncommon nationally, and Southern Nevada has very few of them. Most veterinary hospitals in the Las Vegas Valley operate as general-practice clinics treating dogs, cats, and sometimes exotics under the same roof. All About Cats occupies a genuine niche — a hospital where the waiting room, the exam tables, the anesthetic protocols, and the boarding facilities are all designed around a single species. The Spring Valley location on Durango Drive sits in one of the valley’s densest residential corridors, accessible to cat owners in Summerlin, the southwest, and the central Las Vegas zip codes. For owners who have watched their cats shut down with stress in a conventional veterinary lobby, a feline-only practice is not a luxury — it is the difference between a useful examination and a wasted visit.
- Owner
- Dr. Terri Koppe
- Founded
- 2001
- Address
- 4370 S Durango Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89147
- Phone
- (702) 257-3222
- Website
- allaboutcatsonline.com