Juno had her check-up today.
The vet gave her a very thorough examination. Her temperature was normal. PBF shows normal RBC and slightly elevated lymphocytes and allergic cells. The vet did explain that in kittens, we would sometimes see this as the body is building up immunity. Her submandibular (neck) lymph nodes are also slightly enlarged, which again, can sometimes happen in kittens as they grow up.
Her ears, though still itchy, is clear of yeast already, so the vet suspects it is ear mites. Juno was given Advocate spot-on for this.
Her lungs sound normal.
Given the above, the vet decided Juno should have her first vaccination today. She was also dewormed. The vet explained that unvaccinated kittens, if contracted cat flu, can have severe symptoms and what’s more worrisome is the parvo virus. Sometimes, the parvo virus can be found indoors as well, due to unknown contamination, like under the shoes, for example.
The vet said that after vaccination, Juno should be sleeping a lot today.
Still very active.
The vet was concerned about her previous suspected blood parasite infection and also today’s slightly elevated lymphocytes and enlarged lymph nodes, so she suggested that Juno go on a kibble diet for now. Most vets have concerns about raw food because of the presence of bacteria and parasites, being uncooked. I will do more research on this. But for now, I’ll go with cooked food for awhile and we bought a packet of RC babycat kibble.
Let’s see how it goes. I would still get her back to raw food once this period is over. The Monsters and the Blondies all grew up on raw food and they turned out fine. But then again, they didn’t have the disadvantage of an unknown early history as they were born at home. Juno was picked up from the middle of the road, had a collapsed lung and later, a suspected blood parasite infection, both from which she has recovered now.
All our seniors benefited from a raw diet too, so I believe it is a biologically-appropriate diet for obligate carnivores like cats.