Cat pregnancy lasts about two months, so once they become pregnant after their heat cycle, unless you see those subtle signs, they'll start showing...
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The first thing you'll notice may be nesting. She tries to go into a quiet area and make an area to have the kittens....
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If you suspect your cat's pregnant, the best thing you can do is bring your cat in....
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Usually, the sign people pick up on most is when the cats start showing, and at that point, you're a couple of weeks away....
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Two months.
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You can usually tell they're in heat. Female cats in heat can be obnoxious. They howl and put their hind end in your face and walk with it up....
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You're likely in the home stretch. If they start showing, you're usually a week or two away....
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Absolutely. Rabies is required by law. Here's the problem....
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It's important for a couple of reasons: the quality of vaccines makes a huge difference....
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There's always the potential. With kittens and cats, we seldom see vaccine reactions....
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The one non-core vaccine is feline leukemia. I think it is crucially important to vaccinate for it, even though it's not considered non-core....
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If a kitten misses a vaccine, at the first opportunity, you bring it to one of our clinics so we can get it up to date.
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Typically, we'll start when they're about eight weeks of age. We'll start with feline distemper....
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Good question. My recommendation is with extreme caution....
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This is where it gets a little bit tricky for some pet owners and puppy owners in particular....
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Rabies is required by law for dogs and cats alike, but rabies is a core vaccine along with distemper in cats....
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The more time they spend outside, the greater the risk....
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Unfortunately, there's always a potential for an adverse reaction with any vaccine. This is certainly true for people....
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Fleas and ticks lead to different diseases. With fleas, our primary concerns are anemia, which puppies can get....
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It depends on the age. When we start, the first ones we typically give are what we call distemper parvo....