We Love To See
Mew Smile
At Feline Fine, we think cats and their people are purrty pawsome, and we want to help them feel as close to purrfect as pawssible. All puns aside, we understand that a calm feline-only environment and a gentle touch are needed to set the stage for proper medical care for your companion.
Who we are
After many years of dreaming about opening a feline-only veterinary practice, Dr Stephanie Kadasi is thrilled to open the Feline Fine Cat Clinic, LLC in partnership with her father, David Cheney. By combining feline medical knowledge and business experience (along with a mutual love of kitties), Dr Kadasi and David hope that the clinic will be meow-verlous.
We provide modern, personalized, feline-exclusive veterinary care with a focus on low-stress handling. Our services include feline wellness and sick appointments, surgeries, dental procedures, and end of life care.
Our clinic follows the AAFP Feline Friendly Gold Practice Standards, and we are in the process of pursuing Fear Free Practice Certification.
Our Team
Stephanie Kadasi, DVM (“Doctor K.”)
Veterinarian
General background:
Doctor K. is a native of Nova Scotia, Canada. Over the years, she bounced around a variety of countries and states in the US. Her family jumped on the opportunity to relocate to Bend in 2019, after falling in love with the PNW during their travels.
Education and experience:
- DVM: Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
- BA (Double, Cum Laude): Psychology and Biology, Boston University
Doctor K. has had a fondness for kitties since childhood, and has gained a reputation of being “The Crazy Cat Vet”, in part due to her brightly colored cat-themed clothing and accessories. She has worked as a relief veterinarian at multiple veterinary practices in Central Oregon, and volunteers her time providing dental surgery to cats at the Humane Society of Central Oregon (HSCO). Doctor K.’s other roles were in general practice, ER/ICU, and she served as the first Medical Director for the Potter League for Animals, a wonderful animal shelter in Rhode Island.
Other certifications:
– Certified Cat Friendly Veterinarian (CFV) through the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP)
– Pursuing Fear Free Certification
Special areas of medical interest:
Feline medicine (of course!), dentistry, shelter medicine, and emergency medicine.
Hobbies & other interests:
Hiking and all things active, music and drawing, meme-culture, exploring local food and beer. Her family, consisting of her husband, their two young daughters, and their two cats named Pickles and Paul.
General background:
Doctor K. is a native of Nova Scotia, Canada. Over the years, she bounced around a variety of countries and states in the US. Her family jumped on the opportunity to relocate to Bend in 2019, after falling in love with the PNW during their travels.
Education and experience:
- DVM: Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
- BA (Double, Cum Laude): Psychology and Biology, Boston University
Doctor K. has had a fondness for kitties since childhood, and has gained a reputation of being “The Crazy Cat Vet”, in part due to her brightly colored cat-themed clothing and accessories. She has worked as a relief veterinarian at multiple veterinary practices in Central Oregon, and volunteers her time providing dental surgery to cats at the Humane Society of Central Oregon (HSCO). Doctor K.’s other roles were in general practice, ER/ICU, and she served as the first Medical Director for the Potter League for Animals, a wonderful animal shelter in RI.
Other certifications:
– Certified Cat Friendly Veterinarian (CFV) through the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP)
– Pursuing Fear Free Certification
Special areas of medical interest:
Feline medicine (of course!), dentistry, shelter medicine, and emergency medicine.
Hobbies & other interests:
Hiking and all things active, music and drawing, meme-culture, exploring local food and beer. Her family, consisting of her husband, their two young daughters, and their two cats named Pickles and Paul.
David Cheney
Business Director
David moved to Oregon in 2016 after a lengthy international career, which took him through several Eastern Canadian provinces, the UK, France and the United States.
Upon his arrival to Oregon, David has continued to leverage his HR and Operations skills to help coach business owners and budding entrepreneurs. David is also strongly committed to building stronger communities, which has included leadership of a non-profit organization in the education space, leadership in community and professional organizations, and currently as a member of the Bend Business Group.
As Dr K.’s father, David was eager to partner with his daughter to help found and operate a feline only veterinary clinic, by pairing his HR and Operations experience with Dr K.’s medical know-how. They share a passion for operational excellence, rigorous planning, and transparent communications (and cats!).
While David’s role will mostly keep him in the office, you may see David out and about the clinic, helping with operational tasks, greeting clients, or lending a hand when we are extra busy.
David and his wife Dawn have two small dogs, Pica and Whiskey. As long-time cat lovers, they had to pass on having cats at home when it was apparent that David had a severe allergy to cats in spite of his affection for them. Feline Fine will provide David the opportunity to reconnect with kitties without triggering (too much) of a reaction.
David loves fishing, international travel, partaking of the fine wine, craft beers, and local cuisine of Oregon. That said, he most enjoys the company of his 3 children, their spouses, and 4 granddaughters.
David moved to Oregon in 2016 after a lengthy international career, which took him through several Eastern Canadian provinces, the UK, France and the United States.
Upon his arrival to Oregon, David has continued to leverage his HR and Operations skills to help coach business owners and budding entrepreneurs. David is also strongly committed to building stronger communities, which has included leadership of a non-profit organization in the education space, leadership in community and professional organizations, and currently as a member of the Bend Business Group.
While David’s role will mostly keep him in the office, you may see David out and about the clinic, helping with operational tasks, greeting clients, or lending a hand when we are extra busy.
David and his wife Dawn have two small dogs, Pica and Whiskey. As long-time cat lovers, they had to pass on having cats at home when it was apparent that David had a severe allergy to cats in spite of his affection for them. Feline Fine will provide David the opportunity to reconnect with kitties without triggering (too much) of a reaction.
David loves fishing, international travel, partaking of the fine wine, craft beers, and local cuisine of Oregon. That said, he most enjoys the company of his 3 children, their spouses, and 4 granddaughters.
Staff bios coming soon!
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