Mostly Cats Pet Tips

Pet identification is important especially if you let your pet outdoors or you take your pet traveling. A number of identification types are available:

Collar with a hanging tag that includes your name, address, and telephone number.

Embroidered collar with your name, address, and telephone number.

Rabies vaccination tag issued by your local municipality or shelter. In Winnebago County cats and dogs are required by law to have rabies vaccinations and registration tag.

Microchip identification implanted by a veterinarian and registered with a national service, local municipal facility or animal control.

Ear tag issued by an animal shelter or veterinarian.

Tattoo registered with a national tattoo service or your local municipality.

Talk to your veterinarian about which identification type may work best in your situation or location. At Mostly Cats, we offer microchip identification to our clients. The microchip is the size of a grain of rice and is injected under the skin near the shoulder area. Pet owners should notify their local municipality or animal control to register a microchip that has been implanted by a veterinarian. Remember to keep your address current with your veterinarian and local animal control in case your pet is lost.

		Basic dental cleaning Heartworm can be Prevented Blood tests are recommended for cats and dogs Watch For These Symptoms Identifying Your Pet Cat Behavior Problems
		Having a routine dental exam and teeth cleaning will allow your pet to live a longer and healthier life. In an effort to increase awareness of how important routine dental care is for our pets. Early intervention and preventative care plays a key role in maintaining your pets' dental and general health. Don't wait for bad breath or stained teeth because those signs may indicate an oral infection. Besides being painful for your pet, an infection may cause the teeth to loosen or fall out and may even lead to disease. Oral disease can weaken the heart, kidneys, or liver, all of which could end in death. At Mostly Cats, we encourage pet owners to take preventative measures in caring for their pets' teeth by offering full dental services and home care products. Our dental services include pre-anesthetic blood screening, anesthesia, anesthesia monitoring, dental cleaning, extractions, and tooth surface Provseal treatment. We have a certified dental consultant on staff. Make your pet's appointment today by calling 815-885-2200.		Feline dental looks pretty good. Brushing your pet's teeth at home and regular dental exams and cleanings at the vet will keep your pet healthy. Feline mild gingivitis at Stage 1 requiring dental cleaning at a clinic. Home dental care is needed to keep cat's teeth healthy. Canine periodontal disease at Stage 3 requiring multiple extractions. Red and bleeding gums, damaged teeth, bad breath are more than evident.

		Heartworm can be Prevented
		In 2001, almost half a million cases of heartworm were diagnosed in cats and dogs across the United States. Heartworm is a parasitic worm called Dirofilaria immitis, which lives in the heart of and major arteries of the lungs and is carried from animal to animal by an infected misquito. If left untreated, heartworm eventually clogs the heart and lungs, interferes with the flow of blood and oxygen and results in death. Heartworm can be prevented with by a variety of preventive medications. You must have a blood test completed on your pet before placing your cat or dog on a heartworm preventive.

		Blood tests are recommended for cats and dogs:
		With visible symptoms consistent with the heartworm disease Admitted for surgery or any anesthetic procedure such as dental cleaning Before receiving a heartworm preventive With increased risk of infection such as pets who are allowed outdoors Being re-evaluated after treatment for a previously diagnosed case of heartworm

		Cat Behavior Problems
		Visit the the following web site for tips on cat behavior problems at http://www.purina.com/cats/behavior.asp.

		Watch For These Symptoms
		Call us for an appointment if you see the following signs that your pet may be ill or need treatment: missed meals, hiding, litter box problems, missing hair, rubbing the mouth on furniture or on you, can't close its mouth all the way, new odor from the mouth or ear, constant scratching of the body, hair-loss, lesions, or sores, sleeping more than usual or being lethargic.

		Identifying Your Pet
		Pet identification is important especially if you let your pet outdoors or you take your pet traveling. A number of identification types are available: Collar with a hanging tag that includes your name, address, and telephone number. Embroidered collar with your name, address, and telephone number. Rabies vaccination tag issued by your local municipality or shelter. In Winnebago County cats and dogs are required by law to have rabies vaccinations and registration tag. Microchip identification implanted by a veterinarian and registered with a national service, local municipal facility or animal control. Ear tag issued by an animal shelter or veterinarian. Tattoo registered with a national tattoo service or your local municipality. Talk to your veterinarian about which identification type may work best in your situation or location. At Mostly Cats, we offer microchip identification to our clients. The microchip is the size of a grain of rice and is injected under the skin near the shoulder area. Pet owners should notify their local municipality or animal control to register a microchip that has been implanted by a veterinarian. Remember to keep your address current with your veterinarian and local animal control in case your pet is lost.

Heartworm can be Prevented

Blood tests are recommended for cats and dogs:

Cat Behavior Problems