Hi all,

We have recently brought our 2 new bengal kittens home, 1 male (Rocky) and 1 female (Jessie).
Rocky was just over 8 weeks old and Jessie was 10 weeks old.
We are looking at ongoing costs and deciding if we will need to flea and worm??
They will always be house cats I imagine, and we have checked the internet and some cat owners flea and worm, and some don't.

I just wanted to know what people on here thought about house-bound Bengals? Do they still 100% need to be flea'd and wormed?


Thanks

Thanks lisa.
So even though they will be house-bound, they may still get worms or fleas.

We will look into Advantage.
I think the breeder had recommended Advocate also.

Imo, these decisions should be made collaboratively with your vet. The initial vet visit is important for a lot of reasons, and it should be done really soon after bringing home kittens. Bring the vaccination documents that you got from the breeder, along with any other medical history documents, get an initial checkup for them, and then get on a regular routine for vaccinations and such. Worming would be an excellent idea imo, but the vet can answer any questions about that.

For the unexpected types of medical expenses, pet insurance can be very helpful, and now is certainly the time to do it if you ever plan to (while they are young and don't have a history of any problems, which would become exclusions later on).

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