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Any guesses on the age of this kitten? (self.animals)

submitted 1 year ago by Seathru to c/animals

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https://imgur.com/a/tG4Ze1Y

This is Mo. He wandered into my work last month and just stuck around. He needs flea meds, shots, and to get fixed but I'm not sure how old he is. I'd ask the vet but it's a 2-3 week wait to get in; I don't want to finally get an appointment and then have him be too young or something.

I'm guessing 4ish months? Looks like a Holstein. Thanks for your help.

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[–] LallyLuckFarm 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What a handsome boy! I agree with the other posters who believe he's past 5-6 months. When you book the appointment with the vet it's probably worth mentioning that there's some uncertainty about Mo's age - they can have their setup ready to do whichever set of age-appropriate vaccinations and other stuff ends up being called for based on the examination. The handful of times I've brought a new cat to the vet, they've held off on fixing until after the initial examinations and shots were taken care of anyway.

[–] Seathru 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you! I'm probably overthinking it as usual. The vets here are hard to get into, so I wanted to make sure all my ducks were in a row.

[–] LallyLuckFarm 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

From where I'm sitting that just means you're invested in positive outcomes for Mo, which is wonderful. They'll probably have you schedule any follow-up appointments at the end of his first, which (hopefully) will alleviate some of the stress you're feeling about getting back in.

[–] Seathru 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Just as an update, everything went swimmingly. He came back from the vet neutered, vaxed, and a clean bill of health. Awesome pal to have at work. Doesn't mind noises (air tools, loud engines), or water (loves wading around in puddles; that's odd but cute), and has never met a stranger; customers love him.

[–] LallyLuckFarm 2 points 11 months ago

That's awesome! I'm so glad he's got such an awesome human rooting for him. Of course, now you're going to have to occasionally post pictures of him being adorable at work.