| If you are just getting ready to adopt a cat into | | | | virus that many cats carry, but can become worse |
| your family, you'll find that you may be worried about | | | | under times of stress. When you are considering |
| house cat health and what you can do to make sure | | | | keeping your cat healthy, remember to look for |
| that your cat stays healthy. Your cat should have a | | | | things like fever, discharge from the nose or eyes, |
| complete physical at the time that you adopt him, | | | | coughing sneezing or general lethargy. While a mild |
| and you should remember to keep up with any shots | | | | case of URI can play itself out in a week, a more |
| that he might need, but there are some basic steps | | | | severe one might require antibiotics, so keep this in |
| that you should keep in mind if you are concerned | | | | mind when you are considering your cat's health. |
| with your cat's health. | | | | You should also keep in mind that vomiting is never |
| The first thing that you should think about are things | | | | normal behavior for a cat. Some people will believe |
| like wounds and injuries. If you keep your cat | | | | that their cat vomiting is merely an indication of a |
| indoors, you will greatly reduce the chance for things | | | | weak stomach, when in reality, the problem is a food |
| like fleas and injuries from cats, other animals or even | | | | allergy. If you notice your cat vomiting take them to |
| cars or people. If you notice that your cat yowls | | | | the veterinarian and make them aware of the |
| with pain when you touch him in a specific area, or if | | | | problem; a food allergy can greatly influence your |
| he is limping or showing other signs of discomfort, | | | | cat's health, so be aware of what is going on with |
| you will want to take him to the vet as soon as | | | | your pet and what they eat. |
| possible. In general, remember that for male cats, | | | | There are plenty of things to think about when you |
| that you should take them in to be neutered; this | | | | are considering house cat health, but keep in mind |
| makes them less prone to wander and significantly | | | | that the best thing that you can do for your cat's |
| less territorial, which leads to few fights. | | | | health is to be aware of it. Keep track of changes, |
| When you are considering house cat health, one thing | | | | think about when things stop and when they stop, |
| that you can think about is feline upper respiratory | | | | and you'll find that you can keep stop lots of |
| infection, otherwise known as feline URI. A URI is a | | | | problems before they start! |