HOW OFTEN SHOULD I TAKE MY CAT TO THE VETERINARY?

 HOW OFTEN SHOULD I TAKE MY CAT TO THE VETERINARY? 

Visits to the vet play a fundamental role in
that your cat has a long, healthy, and full life. The reviews
periodicals are used to prevent diseases, mainly

thanks to vaccination and internal and external deworming,

and we should not wait for our cat to get sick to come
to the clinic.

But have you ever wondered how often you should take your
cat to the vet? Next, we will tell you everything
you need to know.

Young cats and kittens
The frequency of visits to the vet depends, among others
factors, the age, and health of your cat. If you have a
kitten at home, visits to the vet clinic are probably
more frequent than in other stages of his life. After weaning (between
6-8 weeks of age), kittens should start on their pattern
vaccination, which will be carried out every two to four weeks until
16 weeks of age, although it will be your vet who establishes
the most suitable vaccination protocol for your pet.
During each visit, your vet will conduct an exam
clinician to detect possible diseases and take measures
adequate. Likewise, he will establish an annual protocol of
internal and external deworming, and may also take
some samples for further analysis, depending on the


So, the normal thing is to take your kitten to the vet every 2 or 4
weeks, up to approximately 4 months of age and from
Hence, the idea is to make quarterly visits that will also help you
to keep your cat properly dewormed. What's more,
During the first year of the animal's life, it is normal for you to
the vet also recommends carrying out sterilization
of your cat.

Adult cats

From the first year of a cat's life, we believe that visits
to the vet clinic should be less frequent, but this
it should not be like that. In healthy cats, at least one is recommended
review a year where your vet will take the opportunity to do
a general check-up and update your vaccinations and
deworming. Remember that even if your cat does not leave
house, parasites can get to it through us
or other pets, and if we talk about mosquitoes it is much more
simple yet ... who has not been bitten by a mosquito living
on the 5th floor and in October?

These parasites can cause serious illnesses to your cat,
including heartworm disease, making it
very important to keep your external deworming and
internal throughout the year.
Throughout your cat's life, you should be aware of certain
symptoms that can help you detect certain diseases
early, for example, if your cat drinks or urinates excessively,
you may have diabetes.

Senior cats
From the age of 10, you will probably need to take your cat to the
vet more often, especially if he has
overweight, or suffer from a chronic illness. There is no
forget how important it is still to keep your
vaccinations and deworming daily, even if you do not leave home.



Prevention is always better
There is no doubt that your vet is the one who can help your cat
to have a better quality of life, so it will be he who will
set the guidelines to follow, taking into account aspects such as his health and lifestyle.

Remember! The main function of vet visits is to
be prevention. #Don'tLet It Random
.