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    WHO SHOULD USE THIS FORM:

    You are an important member of your cat's health care team. Together, we can provide the best health care possible for your cat with the information that you provide by filling out this form. This allows us to recognize health problems as early as possible.

    *=required

    PERSONAL INFORMATION

    *Owner's First Name:

    *Owner's Last Name:

    *Email Address:

    *Cat's Name:

    Reason For Visit/
    Primary Concern:

    (550 character limit)

    Would you like a demonstration on:

    Brushing Teeth
    Nail Trimming
    Administering Medication
    No, thank you

    Do you prefer normal laboratory results (healthy cats only) relayed to you by:

    Phone     Fax     Email

    *Please indicate phone/fax number or email:

    FEEDING HISTORY

    1. Whether your cat is an only cat or there are multiple cats in your home, do you observe your cat while he or she eats, so you can tell if he or she gets her fair share of the food?

    Yes
    No
    Not really

    2. What do you currently feed your cat? (Please check all that apply)

    Dry
    Canned
    Treats
    People Food

    3. Does your cat prefer:

    Dry
    Canned
    Likes both equally

    4. If dry food is fed:

    a. Is your cat:

    Meal Fed
    Free Fed (dry food always available)
    Dry Food Isn't Fed

    b. How much is fed?

    cups/day
    cups/feeding
    Other

    If you checked ‘other’ above, if the amount fed is a variable amount, if the amount fed is split between multiple types of dry food, or if the total amount fed is divided between multiple cats, please explain:


    c. Is the amount fed:

    precisely measured once daily?
    precisely measured twice daily?
    guesstimated once daily?
    guesstimated twice daily?
    not measured? (dry food always available)
    other (describe below)

    d. Brand/ variety/ flavor of dry food fed:

    Brand

    Variety

    (e.g., light, senior, etc.)

    Flavor

    e. Does your cat eat all of the dry food that is offered?

    Yes
    No

    5. If canned food is fed:

    a. Is your cat:

    Meal Fed
    Free Fed
    Canned Food Isn't Fed

    b. How much is fed?

    ounces/day or
    cans/day
    other (describe below)

    (canned food comes in 3, 5.5-6 and 14 oz. cans)

    c. If you have multiple cats, how many total ounces are divided among your cats daily:

    ounces
    number of cats

    d. Frequency of feeding:

    once daily?
    twice daily?
    more than twice daily?

    e. Brand



    Variety


    (e.g., light, senior, etc.)

    Flavor

    f. Does your cat eat all the canned food that is offered?

    Yes
    No

    6. If treats are fed:

    how many/day?

    brand(s)?

    7. If people food is fed:

    what is fed?

    how much is fed?

    8. Any recent diet changes?


    9. Any recent changes in your cat’s food preference?


    CURRENT MEDICATION HISTORY


    Sample: Medication Name: methimazole; Strength:  5 mg; Dose:  ½ tablet; Last given: last night

    Medication 1




    Refill Needed Yes No

    Medication 2




    Refill Needed Yes No

    Medication 3




    Refill Needed Yes No

    Medication 4




    Refill Needed Yes No

    Medication 5




    Refill Needed Yes No

    Medication 6




    Refill Needed Yes No

    Medication 7




    Refill Needed Yes No

    LITTER BOX HISTORY

    1. Litter Type:

    Clay
    Clumping
    Other
    (if other, please specify)


    Scented
    Unscented

    2. Litter Box Type:

    Covered
    Uncovered
    Top Loading
    Automatic


    Liner Used
    No Liner Used

    3. Number of Litter Boxes

    4. Location of Litter Boxes


    5. How Often is Litter Scooped

    6. How Often is Litter Changed

    HOUSEHOLD BACKGROUND

    1. Does your cat ever go outside? (Check all that apply)

    Click here to read about Heartworm Disease in Cats. Cats that spend any time outdoors or in screened windows in warmer months are at moderate to high risk.

    Not at all
    Sneaks outside
    Free roams
    Enclosed porch, balcony or cat enclosure
    Spends some time outside unsupervised in non-enclosed area, but is primarily indoors
    Walks on leash/harness or is otherwise outside with supervision

    2. Pets in household

    Number of cats (including this cat)
    Number of dogs

    3. Do other pets in the household go outside?

    Yes
    No

    4. Does anyone in contact with the cat and/or litter box have immunocompromised health, or are there any pregnant or elderly persons, or young children in the household:



    BEHAVIOR/HEALTH CONCERNS

    Please check if your cat has any of the following (these may be especially important if they are changes from your cat’s last visit):

    Reaction after vaccines in past years


    Increase in activity level
    Decrease in activity level


    Increase in appetite
    Decrease in appetite


    Increase in water consumption
    Decrease in water consumption


    Weight Gain
    Weight Loss


    Bad breath
    Difficulty chewing


    Diarrhea
    Constipation
    Straining or frequent trips to the litter box



    Vomiting Food
    Vomiting Hairballs
    Vomiting Liquid
    Vomiting frequency
    Has the nature/type/content of vomiting changed?
    Yes No No vomiting


    Has the frequency of the vomiting changed
    Yes No No vomiting


    Trouble walking
    Less inclined to walk compared to previous behavior
    Lack of coordination
    Wobbly gait
    Weakness
    Decreased jumping ability
    Shaking
    Tremors
    Difficulty getting up
    Difficulty sitting down
    Does not seek attention/petting/combing as
    previously did

    Moves as though stiff

    Does this stiffness resolve with movement
    Yes No Don't know


    Coughing
    Sneezing
    Trouble breathing
    If so, is this new?

    Change in sleeping habits and sleeping location
    (describe change)

    Change in attitude or interaction
    (describe change)


    Change in how the cat jumps/climbs
    (describe change)


    Resents being handled
    (is this new)


    Elimination outside of the litter box
    How long has this been going on


    Change in frequency of urination
    Change in frequency of bowel movements
    Straining to urinate
    Change in amount of urine or stool
    if yes to any of the above, indicate the change and the duration of the change


    Hair loss
    Hair Clumps
    Sores
    Lumps
    If so, is this new?

    Scratching
    Licking
    Other changes in grooming:

    Other
    (please indicate)

    Are there behaviors you would like help working with?

     


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