Kitten Care
Congratulations on your new kitten! We can’t wait to meet the newest addition to your family. Please bring your new kitten in as soon as possible after you bring him/her home. Your investment in good basic care may reward you with the companionship and affection of a healthy cat for fifteen years or more.
We recommend testing your kitten for Feline Leukemia and Feline Aids. Testing for these diseases is very important, especially if you have another cat in the house. Ensure that your cat is healthy and is not carrying the 2 fatal viruses that can be passed from mother to kitten from the father. Mom cat can be negative but if Dad is positive, Mom will get it and so will all the kittens.
We recommend annual vaccinations for all cats; outdoor cats should be on Revolution for heartworm, fleas, ticks, ear mites and intestinal parasites. We also recommend that all cats be spayed or neutered and vaccinated for Feline leukemia and Feline aids on an annual basis.
Your kitten will need to be vaccinated at around age two months, three months and four months. We strongly recommend an annual wellness visit so that your kitten's health and vaccination schedule can be maintained. Remember that vaccines are not a treatment, they are a prevention.
What to bring with you:
We recommend testing your kitten for Feline Leukemia and Feline Aids. Testing for these diseases is very important, especially if you have another cat in the house. Ensure that your cat is healthy and is not carrying the 2 fatal viruses that can be passed from mother to kitten from the father. Mom cat can be negative but if Dad is positive, Mom will get it and so will all the kittens.
We recommend annual vaccinations for all cats; outdoor cats should be on Revolution for heartworm, fleas, ticks, ear mites and intestinal parasites. We also recommend that all cats be spayed or neutered and vaccinated for Feline leukemia and Feline aids on an annual basis.
Your kitten will need to be vaccinated at around age two months, three months and four months. We strongly recommend an annual wellness visit so that your kitten's health and vaccination schedule can be maintained. Remember that vaccines are not a treatment, they are a prevention.
What to bring with you:
- Your kitten in a pet carrier and a leash
- Whatever health or vaccination information the seller or shelter provided to you, such as history of vaccines or worming
- Fecal sample less than 24 hours old
- Complete physical exam. We will check your kitten’s weight and temperature. We will listen to his/her lungs and heart and examine the other internal organs by palpating them. We will check your kitten’s ears, eyes, nose, skin and teeth.
- Discussion with you of the appropriate vaccination schedule for your kitten’s breed and anticipated lifestyle and the development of a vaccination schedule
- Necessary vaccines or vaccine boosters
- Heartworm preventative
- Flea/tick control. We will discuss the best options for your new kitten.
- Fecal examination for intestinal parasites and appropriate deworming
- Necessary vaccine boosters
- Testing for Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (PIV).
- Signs that the kitten has swallowed something poisonous such as mouth irritation, drooling, vomiting, seizures, or fever
- Bleeding you can’t stop
- Difficulty breathing
- Unconsciousness or lethargy
- Staggering or seizures
- Blood in urine or feces
- Pooping more than twice in an hour or straining in the litter box with no results
- Repeat vomiting in a short time or diarrhea with vomiting
