A feline exclusive veterinarian for your cat!

At Red Barn Cat Clinic your cat will have Dr. Stocking's undivided attention.
There is a serene peacefulness to our facility without the noise of barking dogs or other stressful stimuli.
The barn environment and peaceful country setting contribute to our quiet and natural environment that help cats feel happy, safe, and in which they flourish and heal quickly.

Dr. L. Ruey Stocking

Dr. Ruey loves cats! She is the owner and veterinarian at our feline exclusive cat hospital where she looks forward to serving the needs of your cats. Her special interests are feline surgery and dentistry and helping the cat population stay under control through spaying and neutering cats, including feral and barn cats.

Dr. Stocking lives on the premises in the historic home that she and her husband have been renovating since 2013. Living on site allows her to provide 24-hour care to patients when required.

Dr. Ruey obtained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Ross University in St. Kitts, in the British West Indies after completing her senior veterinary clinical year in 1997 at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

As well as building and running her first feline practice Cat Hospital of Saskatoon, in Canada, Dr. Stocking has worked as a small animal veterinarian in general practice in the USA, Canada and the Caribbean.

She was an assistant professor at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine from 2008-2011 and loved the experience of working with and coaching veterinary students in emergency medicine, surgery and clinical skills and feline handling labs.

Dr. Stocking feels strongly that it is wrong to surgically declaw cats and as a result we are a Paw Friendly Clinic. She one of the Michigan Co-directors of the Paw Project and promotes cats keeping their paws and claws intact and offers humane alternatives to surgical declawing. No cat has ever been declawed in her clinics.

Since 2002 Dr. Ruey has been a member of the Feline Veterinary Medical Association and regularly attends continuing education conferences for feline-exclusive veterinarians.

When you visit us you may see her beloved Friesian Sport Horse mare, "Lydia Pinkham", in the pasture. Close by will be donkeys: "Yazoo," "Sofia," and "Derby." Dr. Stocking's seven laying hens, including "The Dixie Chicks," have a coop next to the clinic and sometimes they wander inside the clinic, although they are not supposed to.

In her spare time Dr. Stocking loves riding with the hounds at the Battle Creek Hunt, trail riding with friends, baking sourdough bread, and taking classes at the YMCA.

Spending quality time with her own cats is what you will find her doing the rest of the time and you may see up to seven of her cats in her yard, not counting the three clinic cats: "Owlsley", his lovely wife "Guinevere" and his girlfriend, "Minnie Pearl" that you will likely meet while you are here at the clinic!

“"Everyone was friendly, kind and accommodating here. The clinic is beautiful. It is clear that Dr. Stocking wants all her feline patients to be as comfortable and as healthy as possible."

Lea Martin, owner of "Ellie", "Jinx" and "Rigby".