General Medicine

All kittens should have an initial care appointment to evaluate their basic health and identify any concerns. They generally need vaccines starting at 8 weeks and receive boosters every 3-4 weeks until they reach 16-20 weeks.

Core vaccines include:

• RCP (2-3 at 8, 12, and 16 weeks)
• Purevax Rabies (1 at 12-16 weeks)
• Lifestyle Vaccine
• Feline Leukemia (2)

Kittens also need to have a fecal check to look for GI parasites. This can be common for young animals. We perform 2-3 fecal checks in a kitten’s first 6 months of life to ensure negative status.

Don’t worry about keeping track of your kitten’s vaccines and fecal checks (we know it's a lot) - we’ll take care of that for you!

Visits at these developmental stages are important to establish a positive relationship with the veterinary team and help a cat feel confident about the visit process.

Junior Cats should return to see us at around 9 months of age for a visit so they are adjusted to the clinic. It's important for them to be examined and handled at this age. It is important to evaluate development, weight, and behavior at this stage and NOT wait for an entire year for an exam.

Junior cats at 1-2 years of age will return for their exam and vaccine boosters. It's especially important to booster the vaccines they had as a kitten for a durable immune response.

Adult cats break down into Adult (3 – 6 years) and Mature (7 – 10 years). All cats need annual exams regardless of their vaccine status. These visits should happen annually and include an exam, vaccines, wellness labwork, and parasite checks.

Senior cats break down into Senior (11 – 14 years) and Super Senior (15 years+ old). At this more advanced age, Wellness Exams may be necessary every 6 months depending on your cat's health status.