Table 1.

Cat intake and conditioning procedures

Complete physical examination (repeated within 3–4 weeks) Scanned for presence of microchip Wood’s lamp examination for ringworm Vaccination against feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, panleukopenia/feline leukemia virus (FeLV) (repeated within 3–4 weeks) Treatment with imidacloprid/moxidectin and praziquantel Complete blood count and serum chemistry panel FeLV antigen and feline immunodeficiency virus antibody test* Abdominal ultrasonographic examination for general health and pregnancy detection (repeated within 3–4 weeks) Implantation of RFID microchip Rabies vaccination

^*Cats were individually housed until this test was performed and yielded a negative result. All females were retested on study day 0, which was at least 30 days after the initial test

RFID = radio-frequency identification