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PUPPY AND KITTEN CARE:

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Puppy & Kitten Care:

Congratulations on your new family member! We’d like nothing better than to meet your new pet and set him or her on a path of good health.

It is not uncommon for puppies and kittens to have worms, fleas, ear mites, and other issues. So, please try to schedule your first appointment within 72 hours of bringing your “youngster” home.

We’ll wish to see your puppy or kitten three to four times for exams, intestinal parasite screening and treatment, vaccinations to ensure adequate prevention of common fatal diseases and treatment and control of life threatening parasites.  After these three or four visits, we’ll see your pet just once annually (providing your pet stays well).

Puppy Care Schedule:

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VISIT 1 AT 6-8 WEEKS:

  • Physical exam

  • First DHP-P vaccination

  • Fecal exam to test for intestinal parasites

  • Deworming

  • Heartworm and flea prevention

  • Training and nutritional counseling


VISIT 2 AT 9-11 WEEKS:

  • Physical exam

  • Second DHP-P vaccination

  • Bordetella vaccination (kennel cough)

  • Fecal exam 

  • Deworming

  • Heartworm and flea prevention


VISIT 3 AT 12-15 WEEKS:

  • Physical exam

  • First DHLP-P vaccination

  • Fecal exam (if necessary)

  • Deworming

  • Heartworm and flea prevention


VISIT 4 AT 16+ WEEKS:

  • Physical exam

  • Fecal exam (if necessary)

  • Second DHLP-P vaccination

  • Rabies vaccination

  • Heartworm and flea prevention

  • Discuss additional vaccines recommend based on lifestyle

    • Lyme disease

    • Canine Influenza Virus

  • Discuss spaying and neutering​

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Kitten Care Schedule:

VISIT 1 AT 6-8 WEEKS:

  • Physical exam

  • Training and nutritional counseling

  • First FVRCP vaccination

  • Fecal exam to test for intestinal parasites

  • Deworming

  • Flea prevention

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VISIT 2 AT 9-11 WEEKS:

  • Physical exam

  • Feline leukemia/FIV test

  • First feline leukemia vaccine 

  • Second FVRCP vaccination

  • Fecal exam

  • Deworming

  • Flea prevention

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VISIT 3 AT 12-14 WEEKS:

  • Physical exam

  • Leukemia vaccination booster

  • Rabies vaccination

  • Fecal exam (if necessary)

  • Discuss spaying or neutering

  • Deworming

  • Flea prevention

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