About

Our Practice

Dr. Watson provides at-home care for Bloomington pets. We offer a comprehensive service including vaccinations, laboratory tests, nutrition counseling, geriatric and pediatric care, medical evaluations, dentistry and minor surgery, and medical case management.

We prioritize a high standard of care for every patient and aim for veterinary visits to be comfortable for pets and their families.

Pets with more serious problems requiring overnight hospitalization or specialty care will be referred to Indianapolis or West Lafayette (Purdue).

Infectious disease precautions

For the safety of our team and clients, we appreciate it when masks are worn during housecalls. Please let us know, before a housecall, if you or someone in your home may have been exposed to someone with flu-like signs in the past two weeks.

Our Team

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Katharine Watson

Veterinarian

Dr. Watson grew up in Bloomington, IN where her family had a wonderful housecall veterinarian. Dr. Watson received her BA from Purdue, MA from University of California, Santa Barbara, and her veterinary doctorate from Murdoch University in Western Australia. She worked an an emergency and critical care veterinarian in specialty hospitals for 13 years and undertook an emergency and critical care residency in Massachusetts. Dr. Watson is completing her PhD in epidemiology at Indiana University with a minor in nutrition. Dr. Watson also enjoys spending time with her family and pets, running marathons, and participating in outdoor sports.

Riley Ritchison

Veterinary Assistant

Riley joined our team in April 2025. Riley is from Mitchell, IN and studied Veterinary Technology at the International Business College. She has two cats, Toast and Butters and a Shih Tzu/Lhaso Apso named Murray. Riley's favorite part of veterinary medicine is getting to help all our adorable patients feel better! Riley also likes to read, shop, and crochet.

Karly Taylor

Veterinary Assistant

Karly has a BS in animal behavior and is a certified professional animal trainer (CPAT-KA Certified Professional Animal Trainer, Knowledge-Assessed). She has worked with animals of most types since 2014. Karly has expertise with zoo animals, wildlife, and is a talented companion animal veterinary assistant. Karly also enjoys rock climbing and entertaining her cats and dog, Keiko the Shiba Inu. While Karly is often working with zoo animals and wildlife, we are so fortunate that she lends her skills and talents to our patients when she is here in Bloomington!

Tim Shier

Office Manager

Tim handles some office tasks and assists with house calls. When he is not helping out at Watson Vet, Tim works as an endangered species biologist. We are so lucky that he shares some of his time with cats and dogs! In Tim's free time, he enjoys art projects, sports, gardening at home, and spending time with his family and pets.