Lifetime of Care

 

We can offer your cat an entire lifetime of care.

 

  • Annual Vaccines
  • Rabies vaccine and tag (see information on acquiring a rabies license below)
  • Annual exam
  • Annual, affordable health screens
  • Testing for intestinal parasites
  • Flea and tick prevention
  • Assistance with behavior issues including house soiling and soiling outside of the litterbox
  • Fighting between littermates
  • Geriatric care
  • Weight loss
  • Mobility issues and arthritis
  • Dental health

 

Tele-advice and Emergency Care

 

Our clients can phone our practice at any time for information about their pet. Animal Medical is also equipped to provide emergency care and hospitalization.

 

Recommendations

 

We do not try to up sell clients on services or products.  Each pet is examined as an individual. The recommendations that we make will always be specific to your cat and your lifestyle and needs as a pet owner.

 

Well Kitten Care

 

Kittens initially inherit immunity against disease from their mothers, but this immunity wears off in the first 8 to 14 weeks of their lives.  We administer vaccines to overlap with this decrease in naturally acquired immunity so that your kitten remains fully protected throughout his or her young life. Vaccines that are administered for the first time need to be administered a second time 3 weeks from the first administration to ensure that your kitten’s body responds.

The vaccines we currently use are:

 

FVRCP vaccination

 

(Feline rhinotracheitis, Calici virus, and panleukopenia)-protects against viruses that cause life threatening respiratory, blood and intestinal infections

 

FeLV vaccination

 

(Feline leukemia virus)-the current recommendation from American Association of Feline Practitioners is that all kittens under the age of one year receive the FeLV vaccine as part of their kitten series. As adult cats, if they go outside or are exposed to other cats that go outside, we then strongly recommend this vaccine be boostered

 

Feline Leukemia and Immunodeficiency Test

 

Before vaccinating, we recommend the FeLV/FIV test (feline leukemia and immunodeficiency viruses). It detects evidence of two fatal retroviruses that can affect your cat’s ability to fight stress and infection.  The first test is performed when your kitten is 9 weeks of age. If this first test is negative, it is recommended that the test be repeated in 3 months to confirm the negative status of your kitten.

 

Additional Care

 

At your 12-16 week visit, we will schedule your pet’s spay or neuter.  After we get your kitten off to a strong start, we’ll want to see him/her back two more times in the first year:

4-6 months

  • Neuter/spay (declaws may be performed at this time)
  • Recheck FeLV/FIV test prior to surgery
  • Baseline presurgical blood evaluation

How To Get A Rabies License For My Cat?

Required By Law

 

All cats living in NY State, 4 months or older, are required by law to be licensed.  Cat licenses are handled individually by each city or municipality.  To obtain a cat license, you will need proof of a current rabies vaccine (Animal Medical of New City will provide you a free rabies certificate once your dog has been vaccinated by us), and, depending on where you reside, proof that your cat has been spayed or neutered.  You can click on any of the links below to find out more information about your town.

 

Make sure that your cat stays current on his or her rabies vaccine!  Approximately 200 cases of rabies are reported in NY State every year, a significant portion of which are feral cats.  In addition to the life-saving protection that rabies vaccines afford, they protect your pet in case he or she accidentally bites another animal or human.

 

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One Year of Age

  • Complete physical examination
  • FVRCP booster vaccination (3 year)
  • Rabies booster vaccination (1 year)
  • FeLV booster vaccination (based on risk factor assessment – 1 year)
  • Fecal exam
  • Heartworm prevention
  • Flea/tick prevention

 

After the 1 year visit, we won’t need to see you back for 12 months, unless your pet has a problem.

 

Adult Wellness

 

After an intensive first year, our goal for the next few years is to monitor what are typically the healthiest years of your pet’s life. Each year, we’ll provide your cat:

 

  • Complete annual physical and dental examination
  • FVRCP booster vaccination (as required every 3 years)
  • Rabies booster vaccination (1 year)
  • FeLV booster vaccination (based on risk factor assessment – 1 year)
  • Annual fecal exam
  • Dental prophylaxis as needed
  • Heartworm prevention
  • Flea/tick prevention

 

Senior Wellness Care

 

For many cats, the mature years continue to be fairly carefree, but we need to be more vigilant when looking for signs of early disease or degeneration. In many cases, we can cure, manage or delay onset of conditions if we catch them early.  During these annual visits we will offer to you and your pet:

 

  • Complete annual physical and dental examination
  • FVRCP booster vaccination (as required every 3 years)
  • Rabies booster vaccination (1 year)
  • FeLV booster vaccination (based on risk factor assessment– 1 year)
  • Fecal exam
  • Heartworm prevention
  • Flea/tick prevention
  • Annual Dental cleaning (or as needed)
  • Blood pressure evaluation
  • Alternate year blood screen evaluation (CBC, chem panel, thyroid panel, urinanalysis)

 

Advanced Age Preventative Care

 

During the later years of your cat’s life, there are many things we can do to lengthen and improve his/her quality of life. We look for conditions and diseases that may be putting increased stressors on one body system or another. To be able to do this, we provide these services:

 

  • Complete annual physical and dental examination
  • FVRCP booster vaccination (as required, every 3 years)
  • Rabies booster vaccination (1 year)
  • FeLV booster vaccination (based on risk factor assessment-1 year)
  • Fecal exam
  • Heartworm prevention
  • Flea/tick prevention
  • Annual Dental cleaning (or as needed)
  • Blood pressure evaluation
  • Annual blood screen evaluation (CBC, chem panel, thyroid panel, urinanalysis)

 

Further laboratory tests such as chest radiographs, ECG, ultrasounds, fiberoptic endoscopy, etc, may be indicated based on physical exam findings or clinical history.

 

Note:

  1. All cats, including indoor only cats, should be on flea prevention to prevent flea infestations.  “Hitchhiker fleas” can hitch a ride into your house on you or another pet and lead to flea infestations if your cat is not on prevention. Not only are fleas vectors for several infectious diseases, but the eradication of these flea infestations can be time consuming and costly.
  2. Feline heartworm: Cats are also at risk of contracting heartworm disease from infected mosquitoes in areas like ours that are endemic for canine heartworm.  This is a potentially fatal disease for which there is no current effective cure.  However, the disease can be easily prevented with monthly prevention.

Animal Medical is a Feline Gold Practice

We are one of only two veterinary practices in the area that is accredited by the American Association of Feline Practitioners.  Our ‘Gold’ designation distinguishes us for our special handling and treatment of cats to keep them safe and stress free. 

Feline Vaccines Explained

Learn more about the kinds of vaccines that we offer; the frequency with which they are give, and how we select for safety.  This is a very handy guide. Very easy to read with lots of great information!.