{"id":4482,"date":"2025-01-27T10:47:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T08:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaivana.lt\/prevention-plan-for-your-pet\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T16:44:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T14:44:28","slug":"prevention-plan-for-your-pet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaivana.lt\/en\/prevention-plan-for-your-pet\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevention plan for your pet"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The prevention plan should be tailored to the individual pet, based on the basic principles of animal health care.<\/b> Here is a general prevention plan for your four-legged friends.<\/b><\/p>\n

Examination by a doctor<\/span><\/h2>\n

Even healthy-looking pets should be examined by a veterinarian at least once a year, and twice for pets older than 7 years. During the clinical examination, the vet may detect changes that are difficult for the owner to spot.<\/span><\/p>\n

Research<\/span><\/h2>\n

In order to diagnose organ dysfunction in the early stages, blood tests should be carried out annually and a urinalysis is recommended. However, not all diseases are associated with blood abnormalities (e.g. cardiac pathologies or neoplasms), so echoscopic or X-ray examinations can be helpful.<\/span><\/p>\n

Antiparasitic measures<\/span><\/h2>\n
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  • Internal parasites (worms). We recommend prophylactic deworming every 3 months, but if the pet is younger than 6 months of age and likes to eat inedible things, it should be done more frequently, every 1-2 months.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • External parasites (fleas, ticks). We recommend that you protect yourself against insidious tick diseases all year round, except in very cold winters. There is a wide range of drops, tablets, collars and sprays on the market to suit everyone’s needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Vaccination<\/span><\/h2>\n

    The first vaccine is given at two months of age and the second at three months. Revaccinations are given annually, but there are vaccines that last 2 or 3 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    • Dogs are vaccinated against parvo, distemper, leptospirosis, rabies, parainfluenza, viral hepatitis, infectious tracheobronchitis (kennel cough)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Cats are vaccinated against panleukopenia, herpes, calici viruses, rabies, leukaemia.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      It should be noted that the animal must be de-helminticised 10 days before vaccination.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Home care<\/span><\/h2>\n

      It is very important that your four-legged pet receives a balanced diet adapted to its species, age and state of health, sufficient water, adequate exercise, regular dental care and a healthy environment, free from stress, toxic plants or chemicals.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Reproductive control<\/span><\/h2>\n

      We recommend that cats and kittens are neutered at 6 months of age.<\/span><\/p>\n

      For dogs, the timing of this operation depends on breed and size. We recommend that small and medium sized dogs are neutered between 6-9 months of age and large and giant dogs between 12-24 months of age.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Dogs, and especially cats, have an innate survival instinct that enables them to hide pain and disease well so as not to appear vulnerable to predators. Since a veterinarian cannot simply ask a pet how it feels or see what is going on in its body, a thorough examination, detailed tests and an accurate account from the owner can help the veterinarian to determine whether your four-legged pet is at risk of illness.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DU8EP_AnJL8&t=2s&ab_channel=Kaivanaveterinarijosklinika”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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