A global pledge, in benefit of cat health
Take Your Cat To The Vet is a global campaign led by ROYAL CANIN® to raise awareness on the importance of preventive care for cats. Let's do it together?
Cat have only one life
Did you know that, globally, only 40% of cats are taken to the vet regularly?1
Cats naturally mask their symptoms, but despite appearances, they need to see their vet at least twice a year. That’s why Royal Canin is partnering with experts and veterinary clinics to raise awareness on the importance of preventative veterinary care through the Take Your Cat To The Vet initiative.
This pledge started in 2015 in the US and today, 7 years later, it’s active in 21 countries that are working together to promote #Cat2Vet and help make a better world for cats.
Take Your Cat To The Vet in a nutshell
Veterinarians receive support in adapting their clinics to cats and benefit from the latest research on cat-friendly practices.
If you are a veterinarian interested in getting to know more about this support, reach out to your Royal Canin representative.
Cats have a less stressful vet visit and receive preventive care for a healthier life.
Cat owners better understand the importance of veterinary care for their cats and receive tips to make the visit less stressful.
Why pledging Take Your Cat To The Vet?
Cats are masters at hiding their pain and get stressed when being transported to unfamiliar places, that’s why….
The main reasons why cat owners are postponing their visit to the vet are...
Despite this, 66,6% said they would take their cat to the vet more often if it was easier to do so
Source: 1 Study of 4,437 cat primary caregivers globally on CAT owners’ relationship with their vets (SKY Agency, 2018) - 2 Qualitative Survey - Vets / Nurses - France, December 2017
Taking Your Cat To The Vet, especially since it is a kitten, can help to prevent or early detect several health issues, allowing your feline friend to have a healthy and happy life.
Are you paying attention to the signs?
As the saying goes “prevention is better than a cure” and cats are experts at hiding symptoms. It’s important to take your cat to the vet regularly so it can have a healthy life. Sometimes, subtle changes to your cat’s behavior are a sign they need to go to the vet.
Here are 10 signs that it may be time to see a veterinarian:
- Your cat's appetite has changed?
- Is your cat drinking more?
- Is your cat vomiting?
- Is your cat using the litter more frequently?
- Are you paying attention to changes in/unusual urine color?
- Has the stool consistency and/or color changed?
- Is your cat itching or scratching more?
- Is your cat sleeping more than usual?
- Is your cat spending more time grooming than usual?
- Has your cat stopped jumping from higher places?
Our tip: let your veterinarian know about even subtle changes to what is normal for your cat.
Itching, scratching and biting are the first signs that something may be going on beneath your cat’s skin.
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Learn more10 tips to Take Your Cat To The Vet
Because cats are experts at hiding symptoms, it’s very important they see a veterinarian regularly. However, it is common for a veterinary visit to be a stressful experience. Small changes can make a massive difference to help reduce this stress. Here are some tips to bring your cat to the vet:
- Understand the cat’s behavior. The veterinarian’s office is unfamiliar and has sights, sounds, and smells that can cause cats to feel anxious or fearful. Cover their pet carrier with a towel to block the sight of other animals and dampen the unfamiliar sounds.
- Respect the cat’s need for time to acclimate to the new environment. Help the cat to become comfortable with the pet carrier.Place the carrier in a room at home where the cat spends most of its time and equip it with familiar soft bedding as well as special toys.
- Invest in a good pet carrier. Secure, stable, hard-sided carriers that open from the top and the front, and can also be taken apart in the middle, are best for cats.
- Take your cat to a Cat-Friendly Clinic or a Cat-Friendly Practice® in the US. These veterinary practices have made specific changes to decrease the stress and provide a more calming environment for the owners and the cat. Learn more about them in the “Supporters” section below.
- Keep peace in a multi-cat household. Leave the returning cat in the carrier for a few minutes to see how all your cats react to unfamiliar smells, and separate if there are signs of tension.
Partnership
We proudly support two international organizations that help clinics to adopt cat-friendly practices to better assist their feline patients.
Find an AAFP Cat Friendly Practice® veterinarian near you
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Find a Cat Friendly Clinic near you that's a member of the International Cat Care
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