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Feline - Recommended Care Schedule |
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A thorough explanation of all vaccinations
and tests is below the schedule for your convenience. Kittens
First Visit (6-8 weeks)
- Wellness Exam
- FVRCP also known as the "Distemper" vaccine (Feline Viral
Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia) Vaccination
- Feline Leukemia test
- Parasite Screen (requires stool sample)
- Deworming medication
Second Visit (10-12 weeks) one month after first visit
- Wellness Exam
- Second FVRCP Vaccination
- Second Parasite Screen (requires stool sample)
- Second deworming medication (if needed)
- FELV Vaccination (if goes outdoors or lives in a multicat household)
Third Visit (14-16 Weeks) one month after second visit
- Wellness Exam |
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- Third FVRCP Vaccination
- Second FELV Vaccination (if goes outdoors or lives in a multicat household)
- Rabies Vaccine
3 Months - 6 Months
- Ovariohysterectomy (OHE - Spay) - Females who have an OHE before their first heat cycle
greatly reduce their risk of mammary cancer when they are older.
**Please visit our
Spay page for additional information.
- Orchiectomy (neuter) - Decreases or eliminates roaming, as well as urine spraying and pungent
urine odor.
**Please visit our
Neuter page for additional information.
- AVID microchip - pet identification (recommended to insert during OHE or neuter) |
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Adult Cats
Annually
- Wellness Exam
- FVRCP Vaccination (given annually for 1 year, then every three years thereafter)
- Rabies Vaccination (given annually)
- FELV Vaccination (if goes outdoors or lives in a multicat household)
- Parasite Screen (stool sample required)
- Senior Testing (over age 7)
- Heartworm preventive (if goes outdoors) |
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Wellness Exam - This is the most important part of your cat's visit! A thorough exam allows the
veterinarian a chance to identify possible abnormalities before your pet may even have symptoms. It is also a good chance to talk with your
vet about any health, nutritional, or behavioral concerns you may have.
Rhinotracheitis & Calicivirus - These are two common, easily spread airborne viruses that cause various degrees of fever, appetite loss, conjunctivitis, eye and nose discharge, and sneezing. It can be fatal in young kittens or immune suppressed adults who develop secondary pneumonia.
Panleukopenia - Also known as feline distemper, and is almost impossible to avoid exposure to. It can cause diarrhea, vomiting, lethargy, appetite loss, and dehydration. Mortality rates are high, especially in kittens.
Feline Leukemia Virus - Also called FELV, is a virus that suppresses the immune system in cats that it infects, lowering their ability to fight off infections, making them frequently ill. FELV is spread by saliva from an infected cat entering the mucous membranes of the uninfected cat (licking, nose touching, etc.) or from blood to blood contact (as in a fight). Mothers will also pass it to their kittens. Although a very few can become immune to it, most cats will eventually die within a few years.
Rabies - Rabies is a zoonotic (can be spread from animals to humans) disease that is most common in wildlife. It is typically spread from bite wounds with infected animals. It is especially important to have your cat vaccinated, as they are the most common domestic animal that will become infected. It is also a requirement of boarding and grooming facilities that a cat have a current Rabies vaccination before boarding or grooming can be performed (Yes, even if your kitty has never stepped foot outdoors!) because although unlikely, there is a possibility of disease transmission. Rabies has 100% mortality rate in both animals and humans.
Parasite Screen - Also known as a fecal or fecal analysis, the fresh stool
is analyzed to look for intestinal parasites and organisms such as roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, giardia, and coccidia. Several of these organisms are zoonotic (can be spread from animals to humans), and yearly checks are recommended, especially if there are small children around. Parasites are usually spread from mother to kittens, consumption of a wild animals that has the parasite, general grooming after contact with parasite eggs, or for humans (mostly children) oral ingestion of eggs either from infected soil, litterboxes, or fecal matter.
AVID Chip - This is a pet identification microchip inserted under your pet's skin to permanently identify your pet in case of theft or loss. You must enroll your pet with Avid once the chip is inserted. Most kennels, humane societies, and veterinary clinics have scanners that can read the chip. They can then call the AVID company who passes on your contact information so that you can retrieve your pet. See the
AVID homepage for more information.
Senior Testing - Please visit our
Senior Pets
page for an in depth article.
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(920) 435-5000
Gentle Vet Animal Hospital
1476 University Ave
Green Bay, WI 54302 |
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