# Whisker & Claw

By Joe Conlin · 25 October 2026

Canonical HTML: https://joeconlin.org/projects/whisker-and-claw/

[Play it](https://vet-game-six.vercel.app)

![The Whisker & Claw title screen, with six pixel-art cats above the yellow title and a green New Game button.](https://joeconlin.org/images/whisker-and-claw.jpg)

The title screen.

Whisker & Claw is a browser game about running a cat-only vet clinic, played like a tabletop RPG. You take a history, examine the cat, order tests, read the bloodwork, make the diagnosis, and treat. Knowing the medicine is on you. A d20 roll decides how cleanly it goes.

Exams turn into a wrangle: keep the cat cooperative before its stress maxes out, using a purrito wrap, a gentle hold, a slow blink, or treat bribes. There are 23 conditions across five tiers, from ear mites to FIP, with realistic feline lab ranges and a short teaching note at the end of each case.

Play solo, or hot-seat with up to four players and AI teammates covering the other roles. It saves in your browser.

Cases are simplified for play, not veterinary advice.