A Different Kind of Veterinary Hospital — Built Entirely for Cats
The moment you walk through our doors, you’ll notice something different. The atmosphere is calm. The environment is peaceful. Every detail has been thoughtfully designed with one patient in mind: your cat.
As the only independent, family-owned feline-exclusive veterinary hospital in our area, we’ve intentionally created a spa-like experience that helps both cats and their families feel at ease. Soft, cat-friendly music fills the hospital. Your cat is welcomed with a warm towel infused with comforting Feliway® pheromones. Quiet exam rooms, gentle handling, and a thoughtfully designed environment all work together to reduce stress and create a more positive veterinary visit.
Because cats experience the world differently, they deserve a hospital designed specifically for them. Everything we do—from our hospital design and handling techniques to the way we communicate and practice medicine—is centered around their unique needs.
When cats feel safe, they’re more relaxed, examinations are often easier, and veterinary visits become less stressful for everyone involved. Our goal is simple: to create an experience that feels less like a trip to the doctor and more like being welcomed into a place where you and your cat are genuinely cared for.
Part of a Trusted Rialto Family
Rialto Cat Hospital shares its roots — and its values — with Rialto Animal Hospital, our full-service sister hospital located just across the parking lot. For generations, the Rialto family of hospitals has cared for the Inland Empire’s pets with the same conviction: that every animal deserves exceptional medicine, and every family deserves to be treated like they matter.
When it became clear that cats deserved a space of their own — somewhere quieter, calmer, and designed entirely around feline comfort — Rialto Cat Hospital was born. Today, we carry that same legacy forward, focused on a single, wonderful species.
Why Cats Deserve a Hospital of Their Own
Cats aren’t small dogs. They experience the world differently, hide illness instinctively, and respond to the stress of a typical veterinary visit in ways that can make care harder (and less accurate) than it should be. A barking dog in the next room, an unfamiliar scent, a noisy lobby: for many cats, these are the reasons they arrive at the vet already overwhelmed.
We’ve removed all of that. Every element of our hospital was chosen with feline patients in mind:
- A dog-free environment that keeps stress low from the moment your cat arrives
- Gentle, low-stress handling rooted in feline-specific behavior and body language
- Quiet exam and treatment spaces designed to help cats stay calm
- Equipment and protocols sized and selected for feline patients
- A team trained specifically in feline medicine and the subtleties of cat care
The result is calmer visits, more accurate exams, and a far better experience — for your cat, and for you.
Credentials That Reflect Our Commitment
We don’t just say we hold ourselves to a higher standard — we’ve earned the credentials to prove it.
Rialto Cat Hospital is AAHA-accredited, a distinction held by fewer than 15% of veterinary hospitals in the United States and Canada. AAHA accreditation means we’re regularly evaluated against more than 900 standards covering patient care, medical protocols, surgical safety, anesthesia, pain management, and team training.
We’re also a Gold-Certified Cat Friendly Practice through the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) — the highest level of certification a feline practice can hold. It reflects everything from our facility design to our handling techniques to our team’s deep, ongoing education in feline medicine.
For you, these credentials are a guarantee: the care your cat receives here meets the highest benchmarks in veterinary medicine.
Cat Lovers, Through and Through
The people of Rialto Cat Hospital aren’t just exceptionally skilled clinicians and caregivers. We’re cat people to our core. We feel a special bond with cats: we understand them, we’re endlessly fascinated by them, and we’ve built our careers around giving them the kind of care they truly deserve.
When you choose Rialto Cat Hospital, you’re not just choosing a veterinarian. You’re choosing a team that sees your cat the way you do: as family, as a personality all their own, and as a patient worthy of the very best.
We’d be honored to welcome you and your cat into our family.