Vaccination:
KITTENS
6 Weeks
12 Weeks
F5 (Feline Herpesvirus, Feline
Calicivirus, Feline panleukopenia
and Feline Aids.
16 Weeks
virus, Chlamydia, Leukemia virus)
20 Weeks
FIV ( Feline Aids)
ADULT CATS
12 Months
F5 and FIV
Annual Booster
It is important that your pet gets an annual booster to prevent these potentially fatal diseases.
Quarantine
Quarantine your kitten until 10 days after the 16 week vaccination.
Intestinal Worming:
Required for ROUND, HOOK & TAPEWORM
(Milbemax, advocate, profender)
KITTENS
At 4 to 16 Weeks of age Every 14 days
At 16 to 26 Weeks of age Every 30 days
ADULT CATS
3 Monthly
Flea Control:
On Pet
Up to 12 Weeks of age: Advantage
Over 12 Weeks of age:
Residual monthly topicals (Advantage/Advocate, Frontline, Revolution),
(Do not use human soaps or shampoos)
Environment
Flea bombs are available to help control the flea life cycle in the home. Advantage and Frontline assist in the
control of the fleas in the environment
Wash your pet’s bedding, and spray area where your cat sleeps with insecticide weekly. This will kill fleas and
devitalise eggs.
Tick Control:
Frontline Plus used fortnightly is registered for tick prevention in cats.
DO NOT USE ADVANTIX ON CATS
Check your pet daily for ticks.
* Avoid bushy areas and creeks *
“KEEP YOUR PET INDOORS AT NIGHT”
“DON’T EXPOSE YOUR PET TO
SNAIL BAIT OR RAT BAIT”
Nutrition:
KITTENS
Feed premium tinned/dry kitten food until 1 year old. If your kitten has never had dry food you may need to moisten it initially. Feed your
kitten 3 times a day to 16 weeks of age - then twice a day to 26 weeks - then once or twice a day after desexing
ADULT CATS
The best diet for your cat is premium dry and/or tinned diets (Hills, Eukanuba) Ensure dry food consists of at least 50% of food intake.
Cooked meat is deficient in calcium and other minerals and should not constitute more than 25% of your cats diet.
NO raw red meat should be fed to your cat due to risks of toxoplasmosis.
Special formulated dry and tinned food are available from your veterinary surgery to minimise urinary disease, animals with skin/other
allergies as well as to assist in weight loss.
Fresh water should always be available and replenished daily.
Dental Care:
The best way to keep your cats teeth clean is daily toothbrushing or feeding Hills T/d as the sole diet.
Heartworm:
Advocate and Revolution are “top spots” that cover fleas, worms and heartworm, or milbemax tablets monthly.
Commence treatment at 16 weeks of age.
Desexing:
5-6 Months is the optimal age to have your cat desexed. Desexing the Tom helps minimise roaming and fighting
behaviour. Desexing the Queen helps reduce the incidence of mammary tumours, prevents unwanted litters and calling
behaviours.
It is a fallacy that your cat will become a “better pet” if she has one litter.
Microchiping:
Queensland law states that all puppies and kittens must be microchiped at or before 12 weeks of age
Thank you…
Thank you for choosing the
Waterworks Road Veterinary Surgery for your pet health needs. Both the staff and I are committed to
providing you and your pet with a total pet care service.
Ron Woodhead B.V.Sc
Waterworks Road Vet Surgery
333 Waterworks Road
Ashgrove 4060
Pet Health is our Passion!
wwrdvet@bigpond.com
Phone: 3366 1888