Congratulations on becoming the proud parent of a new kitten! The following is our recommendation for the health and medical care for your kitten's first six months.
The first visit to the veterinarian should include all of the following and the appropriate treatments depending on your kitten's age:
- Initial Physical Exam: verify gender, detect birth defects, discuss care, behavior, diet, check for external parasites (ear mites, ringworm, fleas)
- Feline Viral Testing: Feline AIDS/Feline Leukemia
- Fecal Microscopic Exam: bring a stool sample from the litter box to rule out intestinal parasites (tapeworms, roundworms, hookworms, coccidia, etc) which are common among kittens.
- Specific deworming treatment, if indicated.
Schedule Spay or Neuter Surgery when the kitten is 5 months old or weighs 4 pounds
| Recommended Kitten Vaccine Schedule - Depending on the Kitten's Age |
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- 7-10 WEEKS:
- FVRCP (Feline Distemper) #1
- Feline Viral Testing (AIDS/FeLV)
- Fecal Microscopic Exam
- 10-13 WEEKS:
- FVRCP (Feline Distemper) #2
- FeLV (Feline Leukemia) #1
- Fecal Microscopic Exam, if not already done
- 13-16 WEEKS:
- FVRCP (Feline Distemper) #3
- then, continue annual booster vaccine as determined by DVM
- FeLV (Feline Leukemia) #2
- then, continue annual booster vaccine as determined by DVM
- Rabies Vaccine
- then, annually as required by state law, due to health risk to the human population
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