That’s generally around six to eight weeks old....
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This is a question we get often....
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We do an exam when we're vaccinating your cat to ensure that your cat looks healthy enough to receive vaccines....
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We're going to probably ask some questions of you about the kitten’s vaccine history....
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The three core vaccines that I require for kittens are going to be the feline distemper vaccine, which protects against the common viral diseases t...
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It's best to use a kitten replacement milk from the pet store containing more appropriate calories and nutrition for them.
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I generally recommend that kittens should start weaning about five to six weeks of age....
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A couple of things. Humans don’t like to eat the same food every day, and then we try to project that on our pets....
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For the most part, these preventives are very well tolerated....
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Typically at their first visit, depending on when that visit is....
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Heartworm preventions are 95% effective or more if administered properly and given regularly.
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No, we typically don't test cats. Especially as a kitten, we just start the prevention....
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Heartworms are not visible like other parasites, how people think, "Oh, I could see a worm on a fruit from a dog or a cat or something to that exte...
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Cats that roam and are outside more are a little more at risk of becoming infected with heartworm. It's much less than the risk of a dog....
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We tend to see sometimes that they can be a little sore at the injection site....
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It depends on where the cat lives and what vaccines they've had prior to that, and the age they are....
Can prevention be used to control heartworm in a cat or to cure it? - Animal Hospital of Statesville
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It can prevent it. I don't think the research has been done out there yet to see if chronic prevention eventually treats or kills the heartworm....
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You should just go ahead and give the next dose. Alert your veterinarian that you missed a dose....
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There are chewable, oral as well as topical heartworm, preventatives. It depends on what works for you and your family or the cat....
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The non-core vaccines are more what we would call a lifestyle vaccine....