A skin cancer diagnosis in cats is not necessarily a death sentence....
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I recommend one exam to confirm pregnancy and get an estimate on the number of kittens to expect....
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Cats get heartworms by being bitten by a mosquito.
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Cats can get varying types of skin cancer. The most common type of skin cancer in cats is called squamous cell carcinoma or SCC....
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For kittens, the core vaccines are FVRCP, which contains some upper respiratory viruses and also an intestinal virus....
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Let's consider a scenario where a significant portion of my time is spent indoors....
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Skin tumors can become painful for cats. When they are small, they may not be very uncomfortable....
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Ideally, the chip will stay where it's put, but that's not always true....
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Let her do her thing. Cats are wonderful mothers and will usually do what they need to do....
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No, cats are not the primary hosts for heartworm disease....
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While there may be very little that you can do to prevent skin cancer in cats, there is a correlation between ultraviolet radiation or sun exposure...
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Usually, we start at eight weeks of age....
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The first thing you should do is to determine how far along the pregnancy is. If the birth is imminent, within a couple of days, start preparing....
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A cat heartworm is the same as dog heartworms. They are parasites that live inside a host, regardless of who they bite or where they live.
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To insert a cat's microchip, we use a special device and a large bore needle....
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Transitioning your cat to kitten food one to two weeks before they start giving birth is a good idea....
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The prevalence of heartworms in cats is not clearly known because they are not tested as often as they should be....
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Specific studies would need to be consulted to determine if a particular cat breed is more at risk....
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One or two weeks before your cat is due to give birth, start transitioning them over to kitten food to provide higher calorie and calcium content t...
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The only people that can scan the microchip are healthcare providers that have microchip scanners....