Feline Care

Most healthy pets only see us a few times a year, but these visits are extremely important in the effort to keep your pet healthy and for early detection of potential problems. At each wellness visit, we’ll do a full physical exam, check stool samples for intestinal parasites, give vaccines, and recommend monthly parasite protection. See the tabs below for our detailed recommendations for each stage of your pet’s life.

Kittens

The following recommendations are approved by the American Association of Feline Practitioners and the American Animal Hospital Association:

  • All kittens should have feline leukemia and FIV retroviral testing, intestinal parasite testing and deworming in accordance with CDC recommendations
  • Appropriate identification via microchipping
  • Year-round broad-spectrum parasite control with efficacy against heartworms, intestinal parasites, and fleas

Care Timeline:

  • 6 weeks: Pediatric examination, feline distemper vaccine
  • 9 weeks: Pediatric examination, feline distemper vaccine, and feline leukemia vaccine
  • 12 weeks: Pediatric examination, feline distemper vaccine, feline leukemia vaccine, and rabies vaccine

Adult Cats

The following recommendations are approved by the American Association of Feline Practitioners and the American Animal Hospital Association:

  • A preventive healthcare examination at least annually Feline distemper vaccine at 1 year of age then every 3 years
  • Rabies vaccine at 1 year of age then every 3 years Intestinal parasite testing every 6 months in accordance with CDC recommendations
  • Continuation of year-round, broad-spectrum parasite control with efficacy against heartworms, intestinal parasites and fleas
  • Cats that go outdoors should receive the feline leukemia vaccine yearly

Senior Cats (6+)

The following recommendations are approved by the American Association of Feline Practitioners and the American Animal Hospital Association:

  • A preventive senior examination every 6 months
  • Feline distemper vaccine every 3 years
  • Rabies vaccine every 3 years
  • Intestinal parasite testing every 6 months in accordance with CDC recommendations
  • Continuation of year-round, broad-spectrum parasite control with efficacy against heartworms, intestinal parasites, and fleas
  • Annual labwork (including complete blood count, chemistry, thyroid level, and urinalysis) for early disease detection