title: Pediatric health care and management.
abstract: Pediatric health care is an integral part of providing for the general health needs of puppies and kittens from birth to 6 months of age. Successful rearing of puppies and kittens requires providing them with a suitable environment; the correct quantities and quality of nutrients for growth; a regular schedule of feeding, sleeping, grooming, and exercise; and the stimulus that provokes micturation and defecation. The intestinal parasites, such as hookworms, roundworms, whipworms, tapeworms, Giardia, and Cryptosporidium, occur commonly in puppies and kittens. The advantages of early-age spay/neuter far outweight the risks.
authors.affiliation: DocuTech Services, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hoskins
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002369:Castration / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy; D002415:Cats; D004032:Diet / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy; D004285:Dogs; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014730:Veterinary Medicine