Getting them ready for surgery might involve simply withholding food before the day of the procedure....
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Yes, your cat can get a microchip anytime, but certainly during the spay and neuter time is quite often when we do them.
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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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That canned food is not good for a cat....
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That’s a conversation to have with your veterinarian....
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Euthanasia would be us as veterinarians easing the passing of said cat, or maybe not easing, but causing the passing....
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As for the options at home, oftentimes those will be oral medications....
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It depends on your cat....
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Change in behavior is a really big indicator for cats....
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I wouldn't say it's more nutritious. There are some advantages to it. Wet food has a higher moisture content....
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This is a controversial area right now. Many people think that canned food diets are better for cats....
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I'd love to answer that, yes, but unfortunately, the answer is no. Why? Because it's not a tracking device....
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The biggest thing you can do at home is to make sure that your cat has a good diet....
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With female cats, their behavior is about the same but they don't come into heat....
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No, that's just natural cat behavior. They are hunters and tend not to have the scavenging ways as much as dogs do....
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That's a tricky one to answer. So I will simply say this. I'm going to focus on the literal act of dying....
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Yes and no, as that really depends on lifestyle. The number one vaccine that I recommend for any age in any lifestyle would be the rabies vaccine....
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Most of the time....