Comprehensive Veterinary Services for Cats

Vaccination is important to prevent your cat from certain lethal diseases such as feline panleukopenia virus (feline parvovirus), feline herpesvirus and feline calicivirus.

The removal of fleas from your cat requires killing of adult fleas, preventing flea’s eggs from hatching, as well as the environment. Maintaining environmental hygiene, washing your cat’s blankets or beds regularly is necessary.There are also various flea control products, consult your vet on suitable cat flea treatment and make sure you check with your vet before you buy any over-the-counter products.

Cats are usually very good at keeping themselves clean. Cats won’t need a bath so frequently unless they are very dirty and smelly or have skin disease. A specific medicated shampoo is required for specific skin disease. Please consult your veterinarian before you buy any over-the-counter products.

Spaying and castrating your cat is the best way to prevent the cat overpopulation crisis and reduce the number of stray cats. Moreover, this practice also reduces risk of uterine infection, uterine cancers, mammary tumour, prostate and testicular cancer. Furthermore, castrated or spayed cats are better behaved and display less aggressive behaviour. Such practices is consider Halal according to the local Islamic authority, Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM).

The physical and behavioural changes will start soon after pregnant. Your cat may become more maternal and the nipples will be swollen and pinkish at the third week of pregnancy. During the fourth week, the cat should have gained some weight to make her pregnancy visible. However, there are other causes of abdominal swelling, so monitor your cat closely for other signs of illness and bring your cat for a general checkup.

There are various reasons for a cat sneeze. If sneezing is the only symptom, no discharge from eye and nose, and it only occurs once in a blue moon, it is most likely of no concern. But bring your cat immediately to the vet when ocular or nasal discharge is seen or the frequency of sneezing increases.

A poor cat’s skin hair coat is sometimes related to a poor nutrient, lack of grooming, flea infestation, bacterial infection or other skin disease. Therefore, a sound nutrition, proper grooming, effective flea prevention, and skin supplement are essential for a good and shiny hair coat. Other complicated skin diseases required a further check up by a veterinarian.

If your cat is healthy and active, an annual check up is sufficient. Do consult your veterinarian if there is anything about your pet that you are concerned with.