Cat Wellness
Keep your cat safe from potential threats. Our comprehensive wellness exams ensure a healthy and long life for them.
Cat Wellness
We believe the best way to maintain your cat’s overall health is through preventative care, such as comprehensive wellness exams. Our wellness exam gives our veterinarians a baseline of your cat’s health so that we can detect any potentially harmful changes in their body chemistry. Subtle changes are often invisible to the human eye, making regular checkups even more critical.
Adult Care
- Annual Comprehensive Wellness Physical Examination
- Annual Feline Leukemia / FIV / Heartworm Testing for cats who go outside
- Intestinal Parasite Screen
- Feline Distemper (FVRCP) Vaccine every 3 years
- Rabies Vaccine every year
- Feline Leukemia (FeLV) Vaccine every year for cats who go outside
Kitten Care
Please bring your kitten in for a physical examination as soon as possible to establish a relationship with a veterinarian at Morrisville Cat Hospital so that your new feline friend will be sure to receive everything he or she needs to grow up healthy and strong.
During your initial visit, we will perform a comprehensive examination to detect if your kitten has any potential health issues. We will also examine your kitten for intestinal parasites and perform deworming if necessary. A growing kitten’s immune system is still developing, making them more vulnerable to illness. We have recommendations for vaccinations depending on your kitten’s age and health. At your kitten’s exams, we will be happy to address any questions you have concerning care for your pet, such as diet and nutrition, behavioral issues, litter box usage, and vaccinations.
We ask that you bring the health information provided to you by the seller or shelter on your first visit with us, which should include a previous history of vaccines and deworming. And don’t forget your new kitten in a carrier!
8 Weeks
- Physical Examination
- Feline Leukemia / FIV Test
- Feline Distemper (FVRCP) Vaccine
- Deworming
12 Weeks
- Physical Examination
- Feline Distemper (FVRCP) Vaccine
- Feline Leukemia (FeLV) Vaccine ** If indicated
- Deworming
16 Weeks
- Physical Examination
- Feline Distemper (FVRCP) Vaccine
- Feline Leukemia (FeLV) Vaccine ** If indicated
- Rabies Vaccine
- Deworming
5 – 7 Months
Spay or Neuter
** All kittens should be tested for Feline Leukemia and FIV. The Feline Leukemia vaccine is recommended for all cats with access to the outdoors. If you are unsure if your kitten will be going outside, it is best to vaccinate rather than risk exposure of your unprotected kitten to this deadly virus.
We recommend brushing your cat’s teeth, and starting as early as possible is best. We will show you how to do this at one of your kitten’s appointments. The earlier you start this habit, the easier it will be for you and your cat to continue practicing good dental hygiene. An estimated 90% of adult cats suffer from dental disease, including gingivitis and tartar accumulation.
Check with us about how much your kitten is eating. Not all kittens will self-regulate, especially if they like the food you are feeding. We prefer a quality diet comprising dry and canned foods fed 2 – 3 times per day. This amounts to about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of dry kitten food and about 1/4 to 1/2 of a can of canned food daily, depending on your kitten’s age and size. Please ask if you have any questions about how much you should be feeding your kitten.