Queue and start
Join a room from the lobby; party leaders can press START NOW when everyone is ready.
Night shift operations
Animal Hospital Shift Guide
Run the hospital like a checklist: check in visitors, diagnose the room, match the cure, protect sanity, then use the Shift report to learn from the run.
8Checklist steps
3Death strikes
24Shop wares
11Illnesses
This is the practical flow to follow once the actual Shift place loads.
Check in visitor
Talk, take photo, register, print badge, take badge and assign a room.
Analyze sample
Use Inspect and Analyze Sample at the room equipment.
Process results
Process the DNA or X-Ray result and read the illness text.
Pick cure
Match the illness to the cure table before applying treatment.
Watch sanity
Job Stress ticks over time; anomalies can deal larger sanity hits.
Handle anomalies
Prioritize survival when cameras, monsters or disguise reveals appear.
Read report
Use the final report to compare cash, class experience and rating after the run.
Doctor Harlow points out the tools and habits that keep a shift under control.
Tutorial
Shutters and cameras
Doctor Harlow says the shutters and security cameras are part of your shift toolkit.
Limited
Supply shop timing
The supplies shop opens for a limited time each shift, so buy recovery before pressure builds.
Warning
Unstable patients
Doctor Harlow warns that some patients may seem unstable, so treat strange behavior as a risk signal.
Defense
Photo and taser tools
The tutorial calls out photos, cameras and the taser as tools for staying alert.
Fail risk
Three deaths
Doctor Harlow warns that 3 hospital deaths can end the run.
Emergency
Ambulance attacks
Ambulance emergencies can follow anomaly attacks, so switch from routine routing to survival mode.
Diagnosis and treatment
When the report prints, use the illness name, not nearby mixed monitor text.
DehydrationIV Drops
Stomach AcheHerbs
Head AcheMedicine
BleedingBandages
FeverThermo
Low SugarMaple Syrup
CanadianMaple Syrup
FluCough Syrup
RashOintment
Dried EyesEye Drops
BruisesMedkit
The shift shop has recovery, movement, machine and defense buys. Grouping them makes it easier to decide what to buy during a run.
Currency
Animal Coins$100 · 1-3 Animal Coins.
Check-in
Second Check-in$190 · Extra check-in window.
Faster Check-Ins$20 · Visitors check in faster.
"No Speaking" Sign$250 · Faster check-in after Faster Check-Ins.
Machines
Advanced DNA Synth$110 · 50% faster DNA analysis.
16GB RAM$110 · 33% faster computers.
Better Printers$100 · 25% faster printers.
Max Printers$250 · 20% faster printers after Better Printers.
32GB RAM$350 · 25% faster computers after 16GB RAM.
Expert DNA Synth$250 · 25% faster DNA analysis after Advanced DNA Synth.
Carry and healing
Medicine Pockets$100 · +1 Carry Capacity.
Special Formula$110 · Patients recover 25% faster.
Special Technique$450 · Give medicine from inventory.
Medical Backpack$250 · +1 Carry Capacity after Medicine Pockets.
Movement
Hospital Shoes$150 · +10% patient movement speed.
Hospital Shoes 2$280 · +10% patient movement speed after Hospital Shoes.
Hospital Shoes 3$500 · +12% patient movement speed after Hospital Shoes 2.
RunCola$75 · Speed Boost (30s).
Sanity
Choco$120 · Recover 60% Sanity.
Coffee$50 · Recover 15% Sanity.
Defense
Taser$150 · Shock people (1 use).
X-Taser$250 · Shock people (3 uses).
Gun$400 · Shoot people (20 bullets).
Teddy$1000 · Revive 1 dead player; cannot use on self.
Anomaly watch
Use these warnings to decide when to back off, recover sanity or stop staring at risky clues.
Shift risk
Event surprises
Events can appear around check-in, healing, medicine, spawning, leaving and idle moments.
-20
ShadowCamera
Camera shadow scares can hit sanity hard.
-10
Tall monster
Back away and break line of sight when the tall monster appears.
Skinwalker
Disguise reveals
Some visitors can become disguise-reveal threats, so keep distance from suspicious patients.
Rising
Difficulty pressure
Later shifts demand cleaner routing, faster cure matching and better sanity recovery.
Use the report screen to review your cash, class experience and rating after each run.
Cash
Compare shift cash with your account cash gain to see how well the run paid out.
Class experience
Class experience helps your role grow into stronger level perks.
Rating
Use the final rating as feedback for cleaner check-ins, faster treatments and safer sanity control.
Later Shift tip
Once you unlock faster starts, keep the same discipline: finish check-in, read the illness exactly and recover sanity before risky anomaly checks.