Congratulations on your new kitten! Thank you for choosing Frey Pet Hospital to help protect and care for your new addition to your family. Bringing a new kitten home is a very exciting time. We will help to make this an amazing experience for you and your kitten by providing the best medical care both now and in the future.
Our kitten wellness program is designed to help get your kitten started on the right path to a long and healthy life. The first few months are a critical period in your kitten’s development, and we can give you the support and tools necessary to help him or her grow into a well-mannered, healthy cat, including information and advice on nutrition, litterbox training, and behavior.
An initial series of vaccines will result in 2 to 3 visits with us and we encourage you to ask questions. There is always a lot to talk about during these kitten visits. Your first visit is scheduled for an hour so that we have plenty of time for questions as well as time for your newest family member to meet all of our family. These meetings are the highlight to our staff’s day. At the start of this first exam, one of our technicians will go over a new kitten slideshow to make sure you and your kitten are started out on the right foot (and paw!). If you would like to preview this slideshow, please click here.
During each of your visits, one of our skilled doctors will perform a complete physical exam on your kitten to assure he or she is in excellent physical health. The doctor will be looking for congenital defects, hearing and vision issues, cleft palate, proper bite, hernias, and heart defects.
We look forward to meeting your new kitten!
Kitten Vaccinations
We will begin your kitten’s vaccination program around 8 weeks of age, with boosters every 3 to 4 weeks apart until he or she is 16 weeks of age.
We vaccinate for the following diseases:
- Panleukopenia Virus
- Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis
- Calicivirus
- Rabies
- Feline Leukemia
- In addition, we recommend testing all kittens depending on age for Feline Leukemia Virus and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus.
Description of Vaccines
Rabies is a vaccination that is required by the state government for both dogs and cats. This vaccination help prevent this deadly disease from being transmitted to humans. Even indoor animals are required to be vaccinated and should be due to the most common source of infection being bats.
Calicivirus is one of the two main viral causes of respiratory infection in cats.
Panleukopenia Virus also known as feline distemper, however it is not like distemper in dogs but more along the lines of the severity of canine parvo. Panleukopneia is associated with the parvovirus family.
Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis is a viral respiratory disease in cats. It is also known as feline influenza, coryza, and pneumonia
Feline Leukemia is caused by what is known as a retrovirus. The disease is also called FeLV. The infection is found in 2% – 3% of all cats and is the leading cause of cancer in cats. We only recommend this vaccine for cats that go outside.
