Supporting Your Cat’s Health with Wellness Exams in Milwaukee WI
At The Cat Doctor, we want your feline family member to live a long, happy life just as much as you do. To help them stay healthy, we recommend an annual wellness exam (if they are under 10 years old) or a semiannual (every 6 months) wellness exam (if they are 10 years old and up). With routine checkups, we can make sure your cat is free of disease and injury, eating a balanced, nutritious diet, and getting the exercise they need each day to maintain a healthy weight.
To make sure your cat is in the best of health, contact us at (414) 272-2287 to book an appointment.
Why Regular Checkups are Necessary to Keep Your Cat Healthy
Cats are skilled pretenders. If they are feeling pain or sickness, they will conceal it out of instinct. This can make it difficult for even the most doting owners to see if something is wrong, which can result in an underlying health issue growing worse over time. Fortunately, this can be avoided with annual or semiannual wellness checkups. Keeping to a regular exam schedule enables us to build a consistent health history for your feline and note any abnormal physical changes that may have occurred since their last visit.
What’s more, your cat’s appointment is an excellent time for you to ask questions and find solutions to ongoing problems at home, such as picky eating and going outside the litter box. We’re always here to help you understand your cat’s needs and behaviors so you can build a stronger bond with them.
What is Included with a Wellness Exam?
The wellness exam includes a nose-to-tail physical, where we check your pet for unusual signs such as lumps, bumps, swelling, hair loss, injury, lameness, and other issues. But in addition to that, we may also recommend:
- Annual fecal exams
- Comprehensive blood work (for senior cats)
- The appropriate vaccinations, if your cat is due
- Flea, tick, and worm prevention (cats should have year-round parasite protection)
Kitten Care
If you recently welcomed a new kitten into your family, they’ll need to see a veterinarian as soon as possible. Kittens typically have worms, which they can sometimes get from their mothers while nursing. Additionally, their antibodies, which protect them from infection (and which they also get from their mothers), start to fade after they’ve been weaned, leaving them vulnerable to disease. The sooner we can examine your kitten and address any existing conditions, the happier and healthier they will be.
Common elements of a kitten’s first vet visit include:
- A physical examination
- Fecal exam
- Deworming
- First vaccines and boosters (at appropriate ages)
- Counseling on nutrition, litter box training, and behavior
- Recommendations for parasite prevention
For more information and to schedule an appointment, give us a call at (414) 272-2287!