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Originally Posted by BucFan
Vet visits are expensive, too. My cat seems fine to me - no signs of problems whatsoever. She got her annual shots from a inexpensive mobile clinic. Does everyone go for annual vet visits? I find it hard to spend $$$$ when she's got no symptoms or noticeable problems.
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Cats hide illness instinctively. By the time they show symptoms or "noticeable problems" they usually have been sick for a long time.
At least annual check ups, because a vet is trained to see things you will not see.
While the original post in this thread is several years old, read it again. The two cats brought to the vet had ear mites. The OP apparently did not know the cats had ear mites. It took the vet to see it.
Ear mites or any kind of ear problem left untreated for a long time can lead to life-time ear problems. Expensive life-time ear problems.
Many cats have dental disease by the time they are five years old. Most people do not know how to recognize gingivitis in a cat's mouth. A check up once a year, at the very least, can save you many hundred of dollars and the cat a lot of pain, by early detection and treatment of dental problems.
Vets listen to the heart and lungs and can tell if there is a problem, such as a heart murmur. Most heart murmurs aren't serious, but it is something that should be monitored.
They also listen to the stomach area, and will know if they hear something unusual.
Vets look into the eyes and as already mentioned, the ears. They know what to look for, if there is a problem they will see it.
Vets feel the cat all over. If there is an unusual lump, the vet will find it. Most lumps are not cancer. But again, early detection is paramount. If there is a tender/sensitive spot, the vet is more likely to notice it. Again, finding something early means treating it will most likely be easier and less expensive. And less pain for the cat.
I like to take my cats for check ups every six months. There have been a couple of times over the years where I haven't been able to afford that extra six month visit (and just bring them in once a year), but for the most part, I manage it.
Oh one more thing. The better your vet knows your cat, the better s/he will be at detecting anything unusual. And the more familiar your cat is with the vet, the more relaxed the cat will be (relaxed, relatively speaking that is)
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Originally Posted by BucFan
BTW, PetCareRX won't fill a script for expensive Revolution without a Vet RX. Vet doesn't give RX without an expensive visit.
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Revolution is a prescription only product. No reputable on line store will sell it without a prescription. If your cat is taken to the vet for annual check ups your vet should have no problem writing or faxing a prescription for Revolution to the on line store of your choice.
Buying a prescription item from some place that will sell it without a prescription is a very risky thing to do. There is quite a good chance you will not get what you are actually paying for. The bootleg and counterfeit flea product business, I am sure, is alive and well. At best, the product just won't work. At worst, it may even cause harm to your pet.
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