Vet 101- Video: Give Your Cat a Wellness Exam in 5 Minutes
We have a special treat today courtesy of our vet, Dr. Rich Goldstein. This is an easy to follow exam he suggests doing monthly on your cats. The intro is by Layla Morgan Wilde with an impromptu cameo appearance by Odin.
Cats are masters of hiding pain and symptoms but they don’t need to suffer in silence. In five minutes, this video will give you a “leg up” on what physical signs to look out for. By regularly examining your cat, you’ll be better equipped to know when something is amiss and see your vet sooner. Five minutes just might save a life.
Always respect your cat and their limitations. This can be a fun way to bond but for cats that don’t enjoy being touched or held, reduce the time and reward them with a treat. Never force a cat against their will or you may be bitten or scratched. Our model in the video is Gris Gris who normally hates being held. He’d had most of his teeth removed by a previous owner and still resists being examined in his mouth. Resistance to being examined or touchiness in certain areas may point to an underlying condition and warrants a visit to a vet for a full examination.
22 Comments
nadbugs
What a gift. Thank you Layla and Dr. G. Now. I wonder why I haven’t been getting notices of your posts! I will re-subscribe.
Texas, a cat in New York
I don’t receive notifications either. My human subscribed through her blog too but she doesn’t receive them either.
I do receive the follow-up comments notifications though.
Purrs
boomermuse
Thanks for letting me know. I look into it.
Oui Oui
Gris Gris, what a good boy you are! Our mom tries to do this a little each day, though she didn’t think to check our heart & legs.
Sparkle
Gaaah! I was on the desk when my human saw this, so she grabbed me and followed along. I was annoyed. I bailed around the time he said to “check the backend.” Is there some way to cut this down to two minutes? I don’t have all day, you know – there is kitty business to do! Or maybe next time she can do this checkup when I’ve been napping and a little sleepy instead of grouchy and a little hungry.
Texas, a cat in New York
That was a wonderful gift for our humans, so my human says thank you for this video!
Me I’m not too sure 😉
Purrs
Abby
Gris Gris you were an excellent model patient!
Great info and we will start doing this.
purrs
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Skeeter and Izzy
Wow! Dr. G is a real kitty cutie! Gris Gris was such a good patient! Thank you Layla for continuing to enlighten us on our feline health and well being.
Purrs to Dr. G for the loving,gentle hands. Luvs Skeeter and Izzy >^%^< (googoo eyes for Dr. G)
CATachresis
Excellent! Thanks. The weighing thing might be the most difficult!! xx
hannibal2
Thanks so much for that video. I’ve bookmarked it so I can use it again and again on the kids, especially Joel who is still falling backwards and doesn’t understand his place spatially in the universe. I’m always afraid of broken bones with him and this will be a source of less worry for me if I can examine him myself will some confidence.
prancer pie
Great post! We’ll be sure and post a video if Mom can get Princeton to cooperate fur this! MOL MOL MOL!!!
Taildom - Daniela Caride
Fabulous video, Layla! Thank you so much! I posted a 4-minute dog exam the other day, so it seems you read my mind. I was hoping to watch a quick-exam video for kitties. 🙂
mbavaresco
Beautiful!
Brian
That is soooooooooo wonderful, thanks!
CarenOsrinGittleman (@CatChatCaren)
BTW what a good little patient and gotta tell ya, your Vet is H-O-T! lol
Penelope
We are going to have to try that! But I think just on Kozmo. Nellie has claws and she bites!
Nellies Mom
CarenOsrinGittleman (@CatChatCaren)
this is fabulous!!! Fantastic idea and great job!
Zee and Zoey - Deb Barnes
Wonderful post, Layla. I will have to bookmark this for future reference for my furry gang of seven.
da tabbies o trout towne
dood !!! it wuz nice ta see ewe…..
N there ewe go
Ok then, hay this iz a grate mewvie N we give it 107 paws up, thanx for sharin theez tips….we think…coz now R mom iz gonna be usin them 🙂 peace out N rock on 🙂
Ingrid King
Regular home exams are so important – cat guardians are usually the first to know when something isn’t right with their cats. Gris Gris was being such a trooper for this demo!
Glogirly and Katie
What a great video!!! Super informative…I’m going to start doing this with Katie. …not that she’ll be as cooperative as sweet Gris Gris! You have a wonderful Vet too. So thorough, so kind. Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
: ) Glogirly
Fisher
What a sweet kitty!