This infographic is for the less experienced cat caregivers. It is good to know about preventative health care before adopting a kitten or adult cat for the first time. The old adage: prevention is better than a cure is certainly true and good advice. All cat owners and their cats want to avoid the veterinary clinic. Preventative health care helps achieve that goal.
Click the infographic below for a larger version. It covers the essential basics in order to assess your chosen kitten for health which is the number one criteria when adopting a kitten and assessing the breeder’s integrity whether they are professionals or informal breeders.
P.S. There is a counterargument for adopting an unhealthy kitten! The objective is to save the kitten and dramatically improve their lives. The effort driven by altruism and a desire to help the less fortunate will be rewarded in a closer than normal bond which adds to the pleasure that the relationship brings.
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“Should I clean my cat’s ears?” is a question that people direct at Google but, strictly speaking, it is incomplete. What I mean is this: you don’t think about cleaning your cat’s ears unless there is a reason to do so. The default attitude is to do nothing except, from time to time, to …
This is an infographic on cat ear canal health issues. You might think that this is a very specialist, unusual topic around which to create an infographic, but it isn’t. On my reading of cat health issues, ear mites residing in the ear canal of domestic, stray and feral cats are a major issue. …
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