Cat visit to the veterinary
Be it that one has to go to the vet often, for periodic vaccine shots, castration and others, it is important to choose a good specialist. It has to be someone that loves and knows all the characteristics of these animals. One must have previously found out if the cat is a good or bad patient. Take your cat to the appointment inside a traveling cage. Do not let it out while at the waiting room. Describe thecat's symptoms in a precise and thorough manner. The next questionnaire will help:
- How does the cat eat?
- Does it have diarrheas or is constipated?
- Does it have sudden behavioral changes, like for example,.
- Does it turn apathetic?
- Does it stop cleaning itself?
- Is it dirty?
The vet will very much appreciate short and precise answers, and will take his time before diagnosing. One has to have in mind that one is treating a creature that cannot speak for itself. In any case, take a feces sample, and do not forget to take with the vaccination card.
How to deal with a sick cat: When treating the cat always talk to him to inspire confidence, keep calm and pet him. Level with the cat, that is, lie beside it on the floor or sit on the table. When treating the cat put a towel around one's chest and neck it will protect from scratches.
When giving pills, take its head and softly throw it back making pressure on its teeth. When the cat opens its mouth, one will then, with the other hand, slip the pill or tablet through its jaws and massage it toward the stomach, until it swallows the medicine. It is convenient to dose the liquids drop by drop with a syringe -without a needle- behind the molars. Do it slowly so the cat will not choke. One can also put the medicine on his paw and let the cat lick it off.
First aid kit must be placed in a safe place
Let cat drink abundantly. With many disease (diarrhea, vomit) the provision of liquids are much more important than food.
Veterinarian instructions must be followed precisely, respecting the dosage, even when the illness has remitted in middle of the treatment. Never give pet medicines for humans, unless prescribed by the veterinary.
Doziness: The cat has lived with one for many years, but one day everything ends, and it falls to sleep forever. In spite of the pain of the loss, one wants a calm, quiet death for the animal that so much joy had brought us but it is not always that way. It may suffer an accident or have a painful, incurable disease. On these cases, the decision to doze him off using drugs to avoid it from suffering is a relief for him and for the owner. Of course, the only one who can decide about the most convenient way is the veterinary, who applies a shot to the animal, who slowly dozes off. If you carry the animals on your arms and caress it and talk to him, it will feel no pain at all.
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