1. What preparations should be done before the cat’s physical examination
First of all, choose a hospital, try to choose a hospital with complete equipment, distinct areas, reasonable fees and good service attitude In the hospital, you also need to choose a doctor who can communicate with you and can cooperate for a long time. Of course, the hospital closer to your home is the best, which can reduce unnecessary stress on the cat.
At the same time, the cat must prepare a cat bag when going out. This is an essential thing for the cat to go out, which can give the cat a certain sense of security.
The owner should let the cat get used to and accept the cat bag in daily life, such as regularly putting snacks in the cat bag, so that the cat likes the cat bag and does not resist the cat bag.
Be sure to ask the precautions before the physical examination, don’t be embarrassed to ask, if you spend money, the hospital is obliged to serve, For example, the cat’s diet and water intake before the physical examination, and when to fast and fast will not affect the cat’s physical examination results.
According to most cases of cat diseases, we can usually conclude that the diseases of different age stages and different breeds of cats are roughly different, and cats have a specific concentration of diseases in each stage, of course, To rule out some other individual factors, for example, some cats need other enhanced testing items.
Below, we suggest which tests should be done by owners based on the condition of most cats.
Second, age-based physical examination items
1.1-2 years old stage:
The cats at this stage are generally The immunity is weak and the probability of contracting infectious diseases is high, such as infectious peritonitis, feline plague, herpes, goblet, etc. can be detected during this period.
2.3-5 years old stage:
The cat at this stage is equivalent to the young and middle-aged period of human, and the mortality rate of cats in general will be relatively low.
But precisely at this stage, it is also a period of high incidence of some minor problems, such as oral problems in cats, urinary calculi problems and obesity problems.
At this stage, you can focus on checking these problems to avoid the gradual increase of age and the accelerated deterioration.
3.6-9 years old stage:
This stage is equivalent to a stage when cats gradually enter old age. The cat’s physical function begins to decline, and many health problems are revealed at this time, such as kidney problems, chronic pancreatitis, inflammatory bowel disease and even tumors in cats.
At the age of 6-9, the cat should focus on checking the internal organs to avoid further deterioration.
4. Over 10 years old:
Cats over 10 years old will suffer from some diseases more or less, the test items at this time It increases with age and even requires a comprehensive examination.
At this stage, it is necessary to maintain the nutritional intake of the cat’s body, such as protein and fat intake.
Three, breed-focused physical examination items
Like our common breed cats, such as folded ears, puppets, Maine Coons need to do Some highly targeted tests, such as the cause of hypertrophic heart muscle, polycystic kidney genetic testing, or whether there is a congenital genetic disease.
