Our veterinary team are here to provide guidance, advice, and knowledgable veterinary care to your Lafayette kitten or puppy during their critical first year.
Puppies & Kittens
Bringing home a new kitten or puppy is cause for celebration. The new addition to your family will be sure to bring a smile to everyone's face.
As fun as they may be, however, your new kitten or puppy will need to visit a veterinary hospital throughout their first year ot take care some serious healthcare business.
Your vet will develop a custom health care plan to meet your pet's specific needs during their first year, and provide you with plenty of support and guidance along the way!
Your Pet’s First Appointment
Ideally, puppies and kittens should have their first appointment with our vets around the age of 7 weeks.
During this initial visit, your pet will receive a complete physical examination to assess their overall health, look for signs of any congenital defects, and check for external parasites.
We will administer deworming medications for both hookworms and roundworms, and will provide your pet with the first rounds of puppy and kitten vaccinations.
More About Vaccines & Prevention
Finally, for kittens, we will perform a blood test to check for feline leukemia and feline immunodeficiency virus.
Followup Appointments
Puppies and kittens should attend between three and four veterinary checkups between 6 and 16 weeks old. These checkups allow our vets to monitor your young pet's health and administer vaccines right on schedule.
Puppy & Kitten Packages
Bringing home a new kitten or puppy comes with many new responsibilities.
To help you navigate your puppy or kitten's first year, our team will provide plenty of guidance, support, and helpful information.
Our Kitten Packages and Puppy Packages contain everything you'll need to know about your pet’s early development, including:
- A vaccination and medical care schedule
- Information on spaying and neutering your pet
- Basic puppy training guidelines
- Nutrition information
- Information on common medical problems such as heartworm disease, feline leukemia, and zoonosis
- Tips for how to socialize your puppy or kitten with animals and people, including pets already living in your home
Our vets will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and put any concerns or worries to rest. We want to make sure that you and your puppy or kitten have everything you need to begin a wonderful life together!