When To Take My Cat To The Vet?

The answer is obvious, but many people believe that because their cat is a domestic cat, they do not need health care. During the first months of life, it is essential to take the cat to the veterinarian so that it is dewormed, examined and receives its first vaccines, later it must go to the control and carry out the vaccination reinforcements.

Medical visits are the only way to prevent your animal from suffering from dangerous diseases such as leukemia, panleukopenia or feline distemper or rabies. In addition, this specialist will be able to guide us on important issues such as the animal’s diet, its habits and behavior or help us treat specific health conditions that our pet may present.

An animal is also a responsibility and the minimum we should offer it is adequate food, affection and appropriate medical care.

The first visit to the vet usually occurs between 40 and 45 days of life of the animal, because it is during this stage that the feline must be dewormed for the first time. This process is very important because the animal must be free of parasites at the time of applying the first vaccines. After that we will have to return when the cat is 3 months old to apply feline trivalent vaccine that protects it against panleukopenia or feline distemper, calcivirus and viral rhinotrachetitis, three very common diseases in felines. This vaccine is applied again at 4 and 5 months, then an annual reinforcement will be applied.

In addition, between 4 and 5 months, the feline leukemia vaccine will be applied, a very common condition in these animals, and at 6 months, the rabies vaccine, if necessary.

Once the animal has the first doses of the recommended vaccines, we must take the cat to the vet once a year to carry out a general check-up, apply the reinforcements of the vaccines and make sure that everything is going well with the health of our animal.

These check-ups are essential to guarantee the well-being of your pet, especially if it shares with other animals or if it leaves the house, which makes it run a greater risk of contracting parasites, certain diseases or ingesting plants and substances not suitable for consumption.

In addition to basic medical attention, there are other conditions that require immediate review by a specialist, some of them are considered as veterinary emergencies. You must always be attentive to the health of your animal, and if you observe any of these signs, take it to a consultation:

• Major falls or bumps, especially when you notice that the animal has trouble walking or moving.
• If your cat has a fever.
• If the animal has stopped eating and does not taste its food for two days or more.
• When the cat shows symptoms of a urine infection, such as bloody urination, fever or bad fur.
• When you have symptoms such as diarrhea that does not stop after 24 hours, vomiting that occurs more than twice and apathy. These may be signs that the animal is intoxicated, has gastroenteritis or has any other gastric condition.
• If you suspect the cat was poisoned.
• When you detect that your animal has been apathetic for days, without wanting to play and visibly down.

Any sign that something is out of the ordinary can alert us that the cat is not well, and whenever that doubt arises, it is time to take it to the vet.

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