About

Dr. Erin Kiehnau’s love for animals began as a young child on her family’s small dairy farm in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin. She attended Marquette University and completed her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences in 2013. In 2017, she received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After getting her DVM degree, she completed a rotating internship at a busy specialty and emergency hospital in California, where she then worked for several years. She is now very excited to be returning to the comforts of home in the midwest.Dr. Kiehnau has a clinical interest in soft tissue emergency surgery, and in the medical management of critically ill patients. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, crocheting, hiking, yoga and spending time with her lovely yet demanding cats, Bean and Bagheera.

Education

University of Wisconsin Madison School of Veterinary Medicine | Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine

California Veterinary Specialists Murrieta | 1 Year Rotating Internship

Kitty Love!

I especially enjoy working with feline patients - I think that their care sometimes requires some extra thought and special handling, but I absolutely adore them! I am the first person to squeal whenever there is a particularly adorable cat in the hospital. My first cat, Bean, is the first cat I ever did surgery on (during my junior surgery rotation during my 3rd year) - I felt the least I could do would be to give her a home, after she risked her life so I could learn! My second cat, Bagheera, was a tiny kitten with a ruptured eyeball that was brought in by a good samaritan. My coworkers were going to euthanize her because they thought she was too sick and too small for the shelter to take her. I was a broke intern at the time, but I volunteered to perform her surgery and take her home anyway. I'm a sucker, I know.