The Paw Patch Team
A thriving practice with deep ties to the greater Indianapolis community, The Paw Patch prides itself on superior veterinary care, quality customer service, and a happy, supportive working environment. Dr. Tysklind, Dr. Finnegan and the rest of our dedicated staff look forward to meeting you and your pet!
Our Veterinarians
Dr. Jennifer Finnegan
DVM
Dr. Jennifer Finnegan Joined the practice in 2016. . She graduated from Kansas State University in 2003. Shortly after that, she moved to Indiana and did relief work working in various settings such as high-volume spay and neuter clinics, emergency, rural and urban clinics. She has a great rapport with clients, patients, and staff. She shares our core values and we are so excited to have her on board!
Outside of the clinic, Dr. Finnegan is an outdoors enthusiast and dedicated adventurer. She has completed several half and full marathons and is currently taking on the challenge of Everesting. She’s also a passionate Indiana Fever supporter—and is proudly Caitlin Clark’s biggest fan.
Dr. Abra Foster
DVM
Dr. Abra Foster, a Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine 2016 graduate, started her veterinary career in shelter medicine with Indy Humane and has most recently been working at the FACE Low-Cost Animal Clinic for the past 2 years. She spent several years in a small animal general practice following her time with Indy Humane and has missed building connections with pets and their owners and is looking forward to being back in general practice once again.
Dr. Foster has a background in Wildlife Management and Education, with a bachelor’s degree in wildlife from Purdue University. She worked with the Indianapolis Zoo’s Education Department after earning her undergraduate degree before deciding to return to school to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. In her quest to become a veterinarian she completed her master’s in biology at IUPUI.
Dr. Foster is an Indianapolis native and the mother to two amazing young kids that keep her on her toes daily. Dr. Foster lives with her husband and children in Midtown, where they share their home with 4 amazing cats and 4 amazing dogs, and one very old rabbit.
Outside of the veterinary field, Dr. Foster enjoys gardening (flowers not food), spending time with her family, traveling and loves to spend a few hours on her day off hitting local thrift stores!
Dr. Foster is particularly excited to be embarking upon a new chapter in her career with the Paw Patch because Dr. Tysklind was her very first mentor. Her very first job as a veterinary assistant, when the dream of becoming a veterinarian was just beginning, was right here with us here at the Paw Patch!
Dr. Caitlin Ashlock
DVM
Dr. Ashlock earned her Bachelor of Science in Animal Science and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Purdue University, graduating from the College of Veterinary Medicine in 2015. She then completed a rotating medicine and surgery internship at BluePearl Pet Hospital in Tampa, Florida, and went on to work in a rural mixed animal general practice in Central Indiana for several years. Most recently, she served as a Hospitalist at MedVet, providing high-quality inpatient care for the Emergency Department, and she led the ER Department for the last three years.
Her special interests include end-of-life care, wound management, pain management, soft tissue surgery, preventative medicine, and caregiver wellbeing. Her favorite part of veterinary medicine is that no two days are ever the same, since there is always something new, different, and challenging.
Outside the hospital, Dr. Ashlock enjoys time with her husband, Ryan, and their children, Spencer, Rhys, and Maeve, along with their dog, Waffles.