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Cat Forum / General Topics / March 2008Frequency of cat physical exams
I am used to taking my cats in for a physical exam once a year. I recently received a postcard reminder from my vet saying they were due their "biannual physical exam". I called and the receptionist sort of said it was up to me, some people like to take their pets in twice a year and so the postcards just go out twice a year, but it's whatever frequency I want to take them. They are still pretty young, both coming up on three years old around the end of April, and they're healthy, except one is a bit overweight. They're not on any medications. I'm inclined to stay on the annual schedule, but I'm wondering with what frequency other people take their healthy cats for checkups. Dan Annual is fine as long as you are an observant cat slave twice to four times a year for a cat on medication or up in age At least once a year a full blood panel should be done >I am used to taking my cats in for a physical exam once a year. I > recently received a postcard reminder from my vet saying they were due [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Dan > Annual is fine as long as you are an observant cat slave > twice to four times a year for a cat on medication or up in age > > At least once a year a full blood panel should be done Yes. If your cat has no known problems and appears to be totally healthy and normal as usual... once a year is fine. I doubt if most people ever have more than one physical a year unless they have known problems > >I am used to taking my cats in for a physical exam once a year. I > > recently received a postcard reminder from my vet saying they were due [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > > > Dan When you have 8 cats like me...once a year is enough! Unless one has some problem that comes up. > Annual is fine as long as you are an observant cat slave > twice to four times a year for a cat on medication or up in age [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> >> Dan >I >recently received a postcard reminder from my vet saying they were due >their "biannual physical exam". Did they actually make the mistake of calling it "biannual" when they meant semi-annual? My vet is just the opposite. Not only don't they automatically send out notices semi-annually, they won't even do it when I ask them to. Twice now I've suggested that my 14-year-old (12 when I first mentioned it) should be on a semi-annual schedule, but somehow the note never gets put into his file and I never get the spring notice.  SignatureWayne M. > >I > >recently received a postcard reminder from my vet saying they were due [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > should be on a semi-annual schedule, but somehow the note never gets put > into his file and I never get the spring notice. Yes, it said biannual physical exam. I guess I'm as bad as they are, I knew they meant "twice a year". It makes me wonder how many people question it or just book an appointment and go in. Nice way to generate some more "office visit" fees. >>>I >>>recently received a postcard reminder from my vet saying they were due [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Yes, it said perfectly correctly, > biannual physical exam. I guess I'm as bad as they are, I > knew they meant "twice a year". It makes me wonder how many people > question it or just book an appointment and go in. Nice way to > generate some more "office visit" fees. Not at all. The word 'biannual' is perfectly correct in this context and has the dictionary meaning of 'twice yearly'. The word for 'two-yearly' is 'biennial'. For your edification. Signature- Nic. >The word 'biannual' is perfectly correct in this context and >has the dictionary meaning of 'twice yearly'. > >The word for 'two-yearly' is 'biennial'. Well, now that you've sent me to the dictionaries -- I find that you are right that "biannual" has come to be accepted by most as a synonym for "semiannual", though it also still retains its former meaning. I'm a bit surprised at the number of lexicographers who have so quickly felt compelled to do that. I wouldn't have guessed that the error was that pervasive. SignatureWayne M. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:55:10 +1300 from Nicolaas Hawkins <grumpy.mole@t.large>: > Not at all. The word 'biannual' is perfectly correct in this context and > has the dictionary meaning of 'twice yearly'. Time to change dictionaries! "Biannual, probably invented to stand to biennial as half-yearly to two-yearly , is sometimes confused with and sometimes distinguished from it. Half-yearly is the right word." -- Fowler, MEU2 My AHD admits "every two years" and "twice a year" as meanings of biannual, but points to a usage note for "bi" that says uncompromisingly that "twice a ___" should be used when that is meant. SignatureStan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... >I am used to taking my cats in for a physical exam once a year. I > recently received a postcard reminder from my vet saying they were due [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Dan I take them once a year for routine physical exams and blood work up until age 10. Then I take my cats in semi-annually. Holly will be 13 in early June. Duffy is approximately 9 years old, but we are not certain of his exact age -- so, I take him in twice a year along with Holly. (Plus, of course, extra visits if any problems occur...) MaryL Photos of Duffy and Holly: >'o'< Duffy: http://tinyurl.com/cslwf Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e I'm probably lucky, that Big Mama has only ever been to the vet once as long as she's been with me, for a ear infestation of unknown type*. (13 years, but she's 15yo this year). Naturally if I see she isn't feeling well she'll go again, but she seems just as fine and healthy as she always has. But then again, I keep an eye on her much closer than the average person who watches for signs of illness in their cat. * She had little black specks in her ear that irritated her. The vet nor I could figure out just what the little specks were. They weren't alive, but perhaps maybe eggs from some insect or something. Was strange. An ear cleaning, a shot of anti-biotics and a couple days of anti-biotic cream treatment and they were gone forever. >I am used to taking my cats in for a physical exam once a year. I > recently received a postcard reminder from my vet saying they were due [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > schedule, but I'm wondering with what frequency other people take their > healthy cats for checkups. I've had cats for the last 30 years. Apart from booster jabs I've been to the vet once. They go to the vet when they look or act ill. Simple as that. I know it's not what most would recommend, but all 7 cats have lived until at least 18yrs old. The other cats throughout the family are treated the same, and we rarely get problems. I am of the opinion that the biannual checkup was invented by vets to make more money. So is my stepmum. Who is a vet. Mike p > >I am used to taking my cats in for a physical exam once a year. I > > recently received a postcard reminder from my vet saying they were due [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Mike p I've had cats for 25 years now and have usually taken them in annually unless other problems came up. The annual exams have have uncovered kidney problems as they've gotten on in years and allowed me to change their diets accordingly and, for one of them, administer sub-cutaneous fluids so she wouldn't dehydrate. Dan Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:48:01 -0400 from DanS <djlstewart@TAKE- OUTmac.com>: > I am used to taking my cats in for a physical exam once a year. I > recently received a postcard reminder from my vet saying they were due > their "biannual physical exam". I called and the receptionist sort of > said it was up to me, some people like to take their pets in twice a > year and so the postcards just go out twice a year, but it's whatever > frequency I want to take them. Then the receptionist is illiterate, because "biannual" means "every two years" if it means anything. ("Biennial" is the usual form of the word.) "Semiannual" means every six months, or twice a year. SignatureStan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... > Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:48:01 -0400 from DanS <djlstewart@TAKE- > OUTmac.com>: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > two years" if it means anything. ("Biennial" is the usual form of the > word.) Bullshit. It is not the receptionist who is illiterate: 'biannual' and 'biennial' have separate and distinct meanings, in both English and American. They are NOT alternative forms of the same word. Dictionary definitions follow: Adjective: biannual 1. Occurring or payable twice each year Adjective: biennial 1. Having a life cycle lasting two seasons 2. Occurring every second year [WordWeb.info] > "Semiannual" means every six months, or twice a year. Correct - 'semiannual' is a synonym for 'biannual' You would do well to invest a few of your hard-earned dollars in a good dictionary. Signature- Nic.
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