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I guess I would question: are they aggressive, or are they having normal behavior? Yes, some kittens are aggressive because they're scared....
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Most breeders will not give you a cat before about nine weeks of age. By about six weeks, they can start on solids....
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Yes, and I would always recommend making sure that you have a fresh, clean bowl of water available at all times of the day. ...
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We would recommend if they're on solids to use good quality kitten food for growth. There are a lot of brands out there that are available....
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The first thing they need is a feline distemper vaccine....
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Not if they're adequately weaned from the mom, and not if they're at the appropriate age to eat regular kitten food. ...
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When you come here to the Animal Hospital of Statesville, you will get lots of education. We talk about how to care for your kitten....
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Typically, a kitten would start to eat solid food at about six weeks and be fully weaned by nine weeks. ...
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At your first visit you'll get introduced to the team....
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If you have any specific questions, save them till the end, because they may answer them before you even get there....
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If we don't prevent heartworm, the chronic lung disease in cats will eventually become resistant to treatment and become fatal....
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As we said, inflammatory conditions of the lungs....
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There are not. Vector and mosquito control can help, but still, those preventative products are essential....
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No, it differs. Prevention entails preventing the disease. It's not going to treat the cat if they already have heartworms....
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Weight loss, open mouth breathing, coughing and labored breathing, and often vomiting. Cats tend to vomit with many different diseases....
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Core vaccines are the essential, don't-pass-on-these vaccines. And they include things such as rhinotracheitis, which is a herpes virus....
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X-rays, monitoring, and bracing owners that this cat may go into a fatal crisis when this heartworm dies (they live about two years)....
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That's a really hard question because, as we said, a lot of cats don't even show symptoms, so it can vary from cat to cat....
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No, because they don't have microfilaria, we can go ahead and put them on preventatives....