Kittens ... The First Year of Life
2nd injection (immunizes) NB: A 3rd injection at 16 weeks is advisable in high risk situations (eg boarding cattery)
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Common diseases of kittens
Lifestyle considerations
- Birth defects (eg cleft palate, hernias, liver shunts, heart disease etc)
- Infectious diseases (eg cat flu, FIP, worms, fleas)
- Trauma (eg cars, falling off furniture/rooftops/trees, misadventure with children/dogs/other cats etc)
Lifestyle considerations
- Grooming
- Dental hygiene
- Diet - type, aim to feed twice daily rather than ad lib, at least 50-75%, grain-free wet food
- Indoor/outdoor lifestyle
- Microchipping/ID collars & tags
- Behavioural issues
- Neutering
- Tailored preventative infectious disease/parasite control