These days, we use such good pain medication, as it’s safe and effective for cats....
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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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Cat neuters are very similar to cat spays. They receive the same doctor exam....
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If your cat needs a non-core vaccine, then there's probably a reason why your cat should get that....
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It depends on what the procedure is, as to other questions you may want to ask....
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First of all, we know exams are critical....
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I'd say, most times, they do. And they will give you specific instructions on that. So water is usually fine, but food is not.
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They should be under anesthetic because, otherwise, you're cutting on a cat that's awake....
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As I said, rabies is required by law....
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Yes. Whether it's for you, me, or your pet, any anesthesia comes with risks, but we do everything we can to minimize those risks.
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After surgery, many of our kitty patients will go home with some post-op pain medication, so understanding how to administer oral medication is ess...
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Good question. Non-core vaccinations would be anything that has to do with the lifestyle of your cat....
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We do a combination, usually, of talking to you whenever you pick up your cat....
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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 most common and very benign complication we see with the spay is sometimes there'll be a slight reaction to the suture that we use....
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Yes, it is safe. And because I know most cats don’t enjoy car rides very much, the preference is to go ahead and get them all at one time....
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If your cat has always tolerated vaccinations well, it's absolutely safe to go ahead and get multiple boosters simultaneously....
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There can be a complication anytime we put a pet under anesthesia....
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I'd say typically, no. There is some debate on that, even with dogs....