Items keep Animal Hospital moving when the lobby piles up and the wards go sideways. Tools cover sanity, speed, fire, and fights. Shop upgrades permanently speed DNA, printing, recovery, and check-in. Treatment stock is free at the room stations and has to match the diagnosis, or you lose a life the hard way.
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Tools
Carry items for sanity, speed, fire control, stuns, ranged fights, and revives. Most come from the supplies shop, wall cases, or class starters once later shifts open.
Coffee
Your main free sanity drink. Grab a cup between crises, and keep one ready for the Head Banger at the window.
- Category
- Tool
- Price
- Free from machine; about $55 in shop
- Effect
- Restores 5% sanity per sip, up to 3 sips (15% total)
Chocolate
A bigger sanity snack than coffee. Buy it when your meter is already in the danger zone.
- Category
- Tool
- Price
- $120 or 29 Robux
- Effect
- Restores 20% sanity per bite, up to 3 bites (60% total)
Run Fast Cola
Sprint fuel for cross-hospital emergencies. Paramedics start with a large cola stock.
- Category
- Tool
- Price
- $75 or 19 Robux
- Effect
- Temporary movement speed boost for up to 30 seconds
Fire Extinguisher
Required for fire emergencies. Also handy for spraying invisible threats into view.
- Category
- Tool
- Price
- Free wall case from shift 3
- Effect
- Puts out room fires and patients on fire; can also reveal ghosts, hiders, and slime
Taser
The default answer for hostile patients and many rituals. Keep it charged instead of only carrying treatments.
- Category
- Tool
- Price
- About $150–$155; free box later; multi-use about $250
- Effect
- Stuns anomalies, shapeshifters, and hostile patients at close range
Gun
High power, limited ammo. Best when you expect shapeshifters or ghosts and do not want to close the gap.
- Category
- Tool
- Price
- About $400–$410 or 99 Robux
- Effect
- Ranged takedown of anomalies and enemies; limited ammo
Teddy Bear
Co-op insurance. Expensive, but it is the item that brings a dead teammate back into the shift.
- Category
- Tool
- Price
- About $1000–$1010
- Effect
- Revives a downed teammate (cannot self-revive)
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Shop Upgrades
Permanent hospital upgrades bought with shift cash. They speed DNA, printing, recovery, and reception so the same layout handles heavier patient waves.
DNA Analysis Upgrade
Shortens the diagnosis wait in medical rooms. One of the first upgrades worth buying every run.
- Category
- Upgrade
- Price
- About $110–$115
- Effect
- +50% DNA analysis speed (roughly halves the wait)
Printer Upgrade
Speeds photo and paperwork steps at check-in. Helpful once the desk is the bottleneck.
- Category
- Upgrade
- Price
- About $105
- Effect
- +25% printer speed
Patient Recovery Speed
Patients clear beds faster, which opens rooms during busy ambulance waves.
- Category
- Upgrade
- Price
- About $115
- Effect
- +25% patient recovery speed
Patient Check-in Upgrade
Cheap desk QoL. Buy early so reception does not waste seconds on every patient.
- Category
- Upgrade
- Price
- About $20
- Effect
- Faster check-in by skipping the initial “…” dialogue
Check-in Window Upgrade
Doubles reception throughput. Essential once ambulance waves and late shifts stack arrivals.
- Category
- Upgrade
- Price
- About $210
- Effect
- Adds a second check-in window for two patients at once
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Treatment Items
Free cures and surgery parts from room stations and Room 8. Match the diagnosis, and remember a few also stop monsters or clear ritual candles.
Herbs
Match the DNA result for headaches. Free treatment stock is always by the rooms.
- Category
- Treatment
- Price
- Free
- Effect
- Cures headaches
Medicine
Standard cure for stomach issues after DNA diagnosis.
- Category
- Treatment
- Price
- Free
- Effect
- Cures stomach aches
Thermometer
Use when diagnosis shows fever. Keep one in inventory on busy shifts.
- Category
- Treatment
- Price
- Free
- Effect
- Cures fever
Medkit
Wound care for bruise results and a common Room 8 surgery deliverable.
- Category
- Treatment
- Price
- Free
- Effect
- Cures bruises; also used in some surgery requests
Ointment
Burn care for normal patients and for anyone you extinguished without a full extinguisher clear.
- Category
- Treatment
- Price
- Free
- Effect
- Cures burns and rashes; needed after putting a patient out by hand
Bandage
Apply when diagnosis lists bleeding as the problem.
- Category
- Treatment
- Price
- Free
- Effect
- Cures bleeding; also used in some surgery requests
Cough Syrup
Flu patients need cough syrup after diagnosis. Bonus use for slime cleanups.
- Category
- Treatment
- Price
- Free
- Effect
- Cures flu symptoms; also cleans slime faster
Maple Syrup
Double duty item. Treat low sugar patients, and keep a bottle ready for bed grabs.
- Category
- Treatment
- Price
- Free
- Effect
- Cures low sugar and Canadian; also feeds the Bed Monster
Eye Drops
Eye care with emergency side uses against ceiling eyes and some ritual candle clears.
- Category
- Treatment
- Price
- Free
- Effect
- Cures dry eyes; calms Mass of Eyes; can clear death-ritual candles
IV Drops
Dehydration cure that also starts surgery sequences and can help stop rituals.
- Category
- Treatment
- Price
- Free
- Effect
- Cures dehydration; starts Room 8 surgery prep; can clear death-ritual candles
Scalpel
Deliver when Room 8 surgery asks for a scalpel during the timed rounds.
- Category
- Treatment
- Price
- Free
- Effect
- Surgery mini-game tool; can be given to Barney in some encounters
Scissors
Another Room 8 surgery tool. Follow the blackboard request each round.
- Category
- Treatment
- Price
- Free
- Effect
- Surgery mini-game tool
Organ
Surgery component with a side use as Bed Monster bait if maple syrup is missing.
- Category
- Treatment
- Price
- Free
- Effect
- Surgery mini-game tool; can also feed the Bed Monster
Transplant
Late surgery delivery item. Also works as Bed Monster feed alongside maple syrup.
- Category
- Treatment
- Price
- Free
- Effect
- Surgery mini-game tool; can also feed the Bed Monster
Spend cash where the queue actually hurts
Money from early shifts should go into the bottlenecks you feel every round. DNA Analysis and Patient Recovery Speed clear beds faster once ambulances start stacking. Patient Check-in is cheap desk QoL. The second Check-in Window is the late-game reception unlock when two arrivals hit at once. Printer speed matters once photo paperwork is the thing holding the desk.
Tools are more situational. Coffee is free and renewable, so drink it between crises and save Chocolate for when sanity is already bad. Run Fast Cola is for cross-hospital sprints. Fire Extinguisher, Taser, and Gun are emergency answers, not default inventory clutter. Teddy Bear is pure co-op insurance: expensive, useless on yourself, and the only way to stand a teammate back up after zero sanity.
Match the cure, then handle the side jobs
After DNA, the screen above the bed tells you what to bring. Wrong treatment kills a normal patient. Keep free stock from the hall machines: herbs for headaches, medicine for stomach aches, thermometer for fever, medkit and bandage for wounds, ointment for burns and rashes, cough syrup for flu, maple syrup for low sugar, eye drops for dry eyes, and IV drops for dehydration.
A few treatments moonlights as crisis tools. Maple Syrup, Organ, and Transplant can feed the Bed Monster. Eye Drops calm Mass of Eyes and, with IV Drops, can clear death-ritual candles without eating sanity the hard way. Room 8 surgery wants IV prep first, then blackboard tools like scalpel, scissors, organ, and transplant on a short timer. If you put a patient out with your hands instead of the extinguisher, finish with Ointment.
Small habits that save shifts
- Carry a cure mix, not only weapons. Empty hands still kill patients if a bad inventory upgrade is live.
- Return the Fire Extinguisher and recharge the Taser box when you can. Borrowed tools are team property.
- Sip coffee smart: two sips for you, last sip for Head Banger or Barney still works.
- Do not shoot or tase everything. Surgery tendrils and some patient states punish the wrong weapon.
FAQ
Where do you buy tools and upgrades in Animal Hospital?
The Supplies Shop opens after early shifts and sells tools plus upgrades for cash. Some tools also appear as free wall boxes, vending Robux options, or class starters.
Are treatment items free?
Yes. Grab them from treatment stations outside patient rooms or from Room 8 surgery supplies. They do not cost shop cash.
What restores sanity fastest?
Coffee is free and restores a little per sip. Chocolate costs money or Robux and restores much more if you finish the whole bar.
Which upgrades should you buy first?
DNA Analysis and Patient Recovery Speed usually pay off first because they free beds faster. Patient Check-in is a cheap early pickup, then the second check-in window when arrivals double up.
What items help with emergencies, not just diagnoses?
Fire Extinguisher for fires, Taser and Gun for hostiles, Maple Syrup or organ/transplant for Bed Monster, and Eye Drops or IV Drops for some ritual candle clears.
Can the wrong treatment kill a patient?
Yes. Using an item that does not match the diagnosis can kill a normal patient and cost a hospital life. Always read the bed screen after DNA.
