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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One of the tests we've talked about is screening for the viral diseases, feline leukemia and FIV. Another lab test might be a stool check....
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So cats are a little tricky because, as you can see, they're squirmy. So what can help is having a blanket here....
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I think that they're very effective. Lab tests give us answers to many of our questions....
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Yes, that's very important. And you want to try to do that the least confrontational way....
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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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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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I would say 99% of the time, the answer is yes....
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There are different types of medication and many different delivery mechanisms....
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Here at Countryside, you just call and make an appointment, and we just do it right on a regular examination appointment....
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Some will have different answers to that question....
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We collect the blood through the cat’s vein. We often do that from the back leg or perhaps from the jugular....
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There are. There are some antihistamines that you can give to cats....
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Baseline is your pet's normal. We know the general normal values on a lab screen, but it's what your pet's normal is....
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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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