First of all, we know exams are critical....
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Getting them ready for surgery might involve simply withholding food before the day of the procedure....
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Aha, yes. The unfortunate answer is yes, they can. There is an injection site tumor called a fibrosarcoma that they can sometimes develop....
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No....
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Cats will almost always need post-surgery pain medication....
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So on the day of their procedure, your veterinarian will be in touch with you about your cat's recovery, how the procedure went, and also set up th...
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They should be under anesthetic because, otherwise, you're cutting on a cat that's awake....
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If it's general anesthesia, they will be intubated, and then they will be maintained on gas....
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As I said, rabies is required by law....
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There is pain involved in the procedure, of course. Yes....
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If you have a male cat that’s doing that because there are other cats in heat in the neighborhood, and he's being vocal, that may help stop that....
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So this actually hasn't been studied all that extensively....
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The short answer is, yes, they absolutely can....
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A lot of times we like to start with exams. On Mr. Dwight here, I want to look at their eyes. I look to look at their ears....
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Bringing them to the vet every year or even every six months is recommended....
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It definitely can, so I don't recommend feeding a lot of human food to cats and anything you do give them, do so in moderation....
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A couple of health needs that your senior cat may require are just regular vaccines, depending on the lifestyle, dewormings, preventative care test...
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The simple answer to that one is that it can help reunite you with your cat....
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Plan a visit to your veterinarian. Just a good physical exam will do, and then perhaps even taking a stool sample to check for intestinal worms....
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It's highly possible. You can free-choice feed, I don't have a problem with that, you just need to measure feed for each specific cat....