It is the owner's responsibility to see that regular veterinary care is maintained. Your veterinarian will vaccinate your cat according to an age appropriate schedule. This will include a rabies vaccination when your cat is four months of age or older. Adult cats require yearly vaccinations. Your veterinarian will protect your cat from feline panleukopenia, viral-rhinotracheitis, pneumonitis, feline leukemia, and rabies.
Cats are susceptible to respiratory infections.
Ask your veterinarian to describe the warning signs. It is also important to protect your pet from fleas and ticks. In addition to your veterinarian's phone number, you should keep an emergency number handy. As part of the adoption fee at Lee County Animal Services, your pet will be spayed or neutered before going home. Between 10,000 and 15,000 animals in Lee County are euthanized each year because there are not enough homes for them.