When you're looking at a kitten, outwardly, you can look for any upper respiratory signs....
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I think that it’s a fabulous idea, and there's an excellent reason for that....
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Kitties are very stressed-out creatures in general, so we always try to minimize stressors as much as possible....
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Kittens have a lot of energy, which isn't necessarily a bad thing....
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Adult cats can hide things. So, that would be one reason to do a well check—to detect problems early and serve as a baseline.
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For most medications, I would say yes. Even if you are using something common like flea treatment, you want to make sure it's labeled for the cat....
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We don't always want to just throw medications at animals. We want to consider things like how they are at home. Are they eating too much?...
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There are many different lab tests. We've talked about some of those....
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That's an excellent question, and it’s one that a lot of people struggle with. It depends on your kitty and what they like....
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So food is love with our pets. Most kittens are pretty food motivated....
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It depends on what the numbers are....
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The biggest thing is making sure that your kitten has a safe place to get comfortable within your home that is away from where the other pets are—w...
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If you have a really food-motivated cat, you may be able to crush certain medications and hide them in canned food....
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Always between the shoulder blades at the back of the neck....
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We do an exam when we're vaccinating your cat to ensure that your cat looks healthy enough to receive vaccines....
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We're going to probably ask some questions of you about the kitten’s vaccine history....
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The three core vaccines that I require for kittens are going to be the feline distemper vaccine, which protects against the common viral diseases t...
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It's best to use a kitten replacement milk from the pet store containing more appropriate calories and nutrition for them.
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I generally recommend that kittens should start weaning about five to six weeks of age....
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A couple of things. Humans don’t like to eat the same food every day, and then we try to project that on our pets....