Our Staff

Buffy Putman.  Buffy is our office manager and has EMT training as well.  If you are a "regular" at our practice, count on Buffy to know your name, and likely what you are coming in to purchase.  Buffy is kept company at home by 6 cats and 2 dogs.  The kitty in the picture is Teddy, who was an orphan that Buffy hand-reared.

Lisa Lahrman.  You will find Lisa manning the front desk on weekday mornings.  She keeps our hospitalized and boarding patients clean, fed, and watered.  When not at the hospital, Lisa is busy with her family and farm life.  These are the Lahrman family pugs, Roxie and her daughter Pokey.

Katie Prickel.  Katie is a first year student in the School of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue.  This is her fourth year working with us at the Greater Lafayette Cat Hospital.  Katie is excited about her new puppy, Duncan.

Kristen Kaitcer RVT.  Kristen obtained her degree in Texas.  She is currently working on her pre-veterinary requirements.  Kristen helps us out on Tuesday and Thursday evenings as well as on the weekends.  Kristen has two cats, an adorable kitten, and shares a Golden Retriever with her boyfriend, Tom.

Anna Zike. Anna is a part time veterinary assistant who will be starting her veterinary training at Purdue in Fall 2010. She and her husband share three cats and a chinchilla.

Jordan Wales. Jordan is an extern student in the veterinary technology program at Purdue. She will be earning her Associate's degree in Dec 2010 and her Bachelor's degree in Dec 2011. She is currently doing her externship with us at the cat hospital and will stay through late August. She has two cats, Franklin and Ally.

Rachel Dory.  Rachel has been working at the Cat Clinic since August of 2009. She just graduated from Purdue and earned her Bachelor's degree in Biology. She will be attending Auburn Veterinary School of Medicine in the fall. Rachel is pictured here holding Oranges whom you may have seen roaming around the cat hospital from time to time. Oranges, being the local celebrity that he is, has his own facebook page which can be viewed at http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=1760395262