It is a needle poke, so the cat reacts as they might to a vaccine....
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There are. There are some antihistamines that you can give to cats....
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There are....
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Bonding comes through play. That's the best way I like to bond with my kids. Find what they love. Some cats will fetch....
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Often it can....
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I've never seen it. I've never seen a cat scratch it. I've never seen them be in pain from it....
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I don't know if that is possible entirely, but things to think about would be: is there something that you would not want them to be on or potentia...
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NSAIDs like the ones we humans use, such as Tylenol or Advil, can be very toxic to dogs and cats, especially if, as I said, we're not considering t...
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We like to do lab work a little more frequently in senior cats because they have a higher incidence of disease, most commonly kidney disease and hy...
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Kittens have a lot of energy, which isn't necessarily a bad thing....
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The lab work for our senior cats would be to ensure that they aren't developing a problem that can commonly occur as cats age.
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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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The big one that we use here is a medication called Gabapentin. It's safe for almost all cats....
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I would say 99% of the time, the answer is yes....
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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 generally recommend that around five to six months old for our females....
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I think it's important that you know what to be feeding your kittens, how much water to expect them to drink, how to play with the kitten, how to p...
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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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Signs of a healthy kitten would be a kitten that's interactive, playful, eating and drinking well, and having regular bowel movements....
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Play with them. Play, play, play. Give kittens lots of things to do....