| Keeping a cat as a pet is a very
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| | use. Often, monthly application is all
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| rewarding experience. Cats can provide
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| | that is needed. Even cats which live
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| comfort, companionship, even
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| | indoors can get fleas. Fleas are small
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| entertainment. However, when something
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| | enough to sneak inside very easily.
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| goes wrong and your feline friend is not
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| | Preventing fleas and ticks will help keep
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| feeling well, the results can be
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| | your cat comfortable and
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| devastating. Fortunately, there are
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| | healthy.Preventing intestinal parasites,
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| several simple things you can do to help
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| | commonly called "worms", is also
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| keep your cat healthy and happy.Keeping
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| | important in keeping your cat healthy.
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| your cat up-to-date on the necessary
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| | Finding out whether your cat has worms is
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| vaccinations will go a long way toward
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| | as easy as collecting a sample from your
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| keeping your cat healthy and happy.
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| | cat's litter box and taking it to your
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| Vaccinations ("shots") can help keep your
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| | cat's veterinarian for testing. You
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| cat from getting many of the serious
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| | should do this regularly. If you see
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| diseases which can make your cat sick, or
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| | worms in your cat's feces, you should
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| even perhaps threaten your cat's life.
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| | collect the worm, along with the feces,
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| Your cat's individual lifestyle and
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| | and take it to your cat's veterinarian.
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| situation will determine which
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| | However, you should not assume that your
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| vaccinations your cat needs to have and
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| | cat does not have worms because you are
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| how often these vaccines need to be
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| | not seeing them yourself. Your
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| given. Your cat's veterinarian can help
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| | veterinarian will use special laboratory
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| you determine what is right for your cat.
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| | techniques to check for worm eggs which
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| Do not make the mistake of assuming that
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| | you cannot see.Spaying or neutering your
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| your cat does not need vaccinations if
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| | cat is another simple way to help keep
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| your cat lives indoors and never goes
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| | your cat healthy. Spaying your female cat
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| outside. This is simply not true, and
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| | not only keeps your cat from coming into
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| there are diseases which your cat may be
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| | "heat" and becoming pregnant, but spaying
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| at risk for even if he/she never ventures
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| | also provides many health benefits for
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| outside. Nothing is more frustrating than
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| | your cat. Spayed cats do not develop the
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| watching your cat suffer through an
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| | serious, life-threatening uterine
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| illness that could easily have been
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| | infections which are fairly common in
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| prevented. If you do not know which
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| | cats which are not spayed. And spaying
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| vaccinations your cat needs, or whether
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| | your cat at a young age will also
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| your cat is up-to-date on these vaccines,
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| | dramatically lower the chances of breast
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| please contact your veterinarian right
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| | cancer occurring later in life.For male
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| now to find out.Your cat also needs to be
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| | cats, neutering helps prevent unwanted
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| tested for feline leukemia and feline
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| | litters of kittens. However, it also
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| immunodeficiency virus (also called
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| | makes living with your male cat more
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| feline AIDS). These viruses are common
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| | pleasant. The odor of your cat's urine
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| and are passed from one cat to another.
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| | will be more tolerable if neutered, and
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| The viruses can be passed to kittens from
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| | he is not as likely to "spray" (urinate)
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| their mother as well. A positive test for
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| | inside of your house. He is also more
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| either of these viruses indicates that
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| | likely to stay at home and less likely to
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| your cat has been exposed to that
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| | get into cat fights if neutered.
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| particular virus. If your cat is
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| | Neutering (or spaying) your cat will only
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| positive, his/her immune system may be
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| | improve your cats personality.Regular
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| compromised and your cat needs to
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| | physical examinations by your cat's
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| observed even more closely. Veterinary
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| | veterinarian are also mandatory to help
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| care should be sought at the first sign
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| | keep your cat healthy. Often, a thorough
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| of even mild disease symptoms. A positive
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| | physical examination will find evidence
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| test also indicates that your cat could
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| | of a health problem while the problem is
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| potentially spread the disease to other
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| | still in the early stages. Many illnesses
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| cats, so your cat should be isolated from
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| | are more easily treated when detected
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| other cats if he/she is positive for
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| | early, and treatment is often more
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| either feline leukemia or feline
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| | successful as well. Finding and treating
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| AIDS.Fleas and ticks can not only make
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| | health problems early can save your cat a
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| your cat very itchy and uncomfortable,
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| | great deal of suffering and even extend
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| they can also carry disease which can
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| | your cat's life by many years.Copyright
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| cause serious illness for your cat. In
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| | 2006 The Pet Med SiteLorie Huston has
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| addition to causing problems for your
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| | been a veterinarian for over 20 years,
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| cat, fleas and ticks can also attack
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| | working with both dogs and cats. She
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| people, and can spread disease to us as
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| | emphasizes the use of routine preventive
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| well. You should make a habit of checking
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| | pet health care to keep your pets healthy
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| your cat's coat regularly for fleas and
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| | and safe. Lorie is the owner, editor, and
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| ticks and act immediately if you find
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| | webmaster of The Pet Med Site where you
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| evidence of these creatures on your cat.
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| | will find a library of information
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| Fortunately, with the products we have
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| | pertaining to pet health care, including
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| available today, controlling or, better
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| | free audio recordings describing the
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| yet, preventing fleas and ticks is very
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| | secrets to keeping your dog or cat
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| simple. There are many products available
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| | healthy.
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| that are safe, effective, and simple to
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