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Kitten Vaccination Schedule Recommended ages for feline vaccines (For example: If your pet starts its vaccine series at 8 weeks of age, it would receive the FVRCP-P at 8, 11, and 14 weeks of age)
This schedule is recommended to maximize your pet’s protection. A brief examination will accompany each vaccination to discuss your pet’s general health program including: nutrition, housebreaking, parasite control, behavioral problems, etc. *We strongly recommend FeLV/FIV testing all our feline patients prior to vaccination and to guard against passing these fatal diseases to any other feline members of your family. **Stool exams should be performed on an annual basis. Pet Center, Ltd. uses only the highest quality vaccines. Acceptable vaccine reactions include mild fever, lethargy and slight discomfort at the injection site. Unacceptable vaccine reactions include collapse, hives or protracted vomiting. You should contact our hospital should any of these symptoms arise.
Feline Vaccines
Vaccination is one tool we use to protect your pet from serious viral and bacterial diseases throughout his or her lifetime. The chance that your kitten will contract one of these diseases depends upon many variables, not all of which we can control. We can reduce the risk of infection to near zero with vaccinations. Vaccination can be thought of as insurance in that it must be in force before the exposure and is useless after infection sets in.
RABIES - is a virus that infects all mammals and is 100% fatal. Bats, skunks, and raccoons are the most commonly affected wild animals and cats are the most commonly infected domestic animals. Rabies is contagious to man, making it a public health disease. Most towns and municipalities require all dogs and cats be vaccinated against rabies.
Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis - is a herpes virus and infects the upper respiratory tract of cats of all ages. It can cause blisters and sores in the mouth and throat and increases a cat’s susceptibility to pneumonia. Calici Virus - also infects the upper respiratory tract causing blisters and sores. Infected cats are unable to eat due to the pain from these sores and mortality can be over 50% , especially in young kittens. Panleukopenia - also called feline distemper, is a virus that infects cats of all ages. The disease affects all parts of the body, starting usually with a respiratory infection, followed by diarrhea, finally ending up infecting the brain that results in death. Mortality ranges from 50% in older cats to 100% in kittens.
FELINE LEUKEMIA - (FeLV) is a highly contagious virus between cats. Signs of the disease can be non-specific, showing up as respiratory infections, diarrhea, vomiting , or anemia. The virus is spread by direct contact and across the placenta from a queen to her kittens. Infected cats can be detected by taking a blood test which tests for the virus in the blood. Any kitten or cat that is coming from an unknown background should be tested for Feline Leukemia before entering the household, especially if there are already other cats in that household. If the test is negative, vaccination is recommended for all cats that are allowed to go outdoors and cats that live with other cats that go outdoors. Cats that live indoors exclusively are at lower risk as long as they do not contact an infected cat in any other manner.
FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS - (FIP) is a viral infection which can infect cats of any age. Signs of the disease include pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, or ascites or hydrothorax (fluid in the abdomen or chest respectively). The virus is spread between cats by oral and nasal secretions. Like Feline Leukemia, cats that are allowed to go outdoors where they can contact other cats are most at risk.
Puppy Vaccination Schedule Recommended ages for canine vaccines (For example: If your pet received its first vaccine at 8 weeks of age, it would receive a DHLP-P at 8, 11, 14 and 17 weeks of age)
This schedule is recommended to maximize your pet’s protection. A brief examination will accompany each vaccination to discuss your pet’s general health program including: nutrition, housebreaking, parasite control, behavioral problems, etc. *Though not endemic to this area, Lyme disease may be prevented by this vaccine at your request. Ask for details. **Dobermans and Rottweilers may require additional vaccination against Parvovirus. Routine Parvovirus antibody titers are done in these breeds at 20 weeks of age. ***Stool exams and Heartworm checks are also performed on an annual basis. KEEP YOUR PET ON HEARTWORM PREVENTION YEAR-ROUND! Pet Center, Ltd. uses only the highest quality vaccines. Acceptable vaccine reactions include mild fever, lethargy and slight discomfort at the injection site. Unacceptable vaccine reactions include collapse, hives or protracted vomiting. You should contact our hospital should any of these symptoms arise.
Canine Vaccines
Vaccinations is one tool we use to protect your pet from serious viral and bacterial diseases throughout his or her lifetime. The chance that your puppy will contact one of these diseases depends upon many variables, not all of which we can control. We can reduce the risk of infection to near zero with Vaccinations. Vaccination can be thought of as insurance in that it must be in force before the exposure and is useless after infection sets in.
RABIES - is a virus that infects all mammals and is 100% fatal. Bats, skunks, and raccoons are the most commonly affected wild animals and cats are the most commonly infected domestic animals. Rabies is contagious to man, making it a public health disease. Most towns and municipalities require all dogs and cats be vaccinated against rabies.
Distemper - is a virus that infects dogs of all ages. The disease affects all parts of the body, starting with diarrhea, followed by a respiratory infection, and ending up infecting the brain that results in death. Mortality ranges from 50% in older dogs to 100% in puppies. Distemper is usually spread from one dog to the next. However, raccoons can also be infected and spread the disease. Vaccination is very effective in preventing this disease. Hepatitis Virus - affects the liver function of dogs of all ages. It is transmitted from dog to dog. Dogs will present with signs of liver disease and it is very difficult to detect the virus. While it is less common than distemper, the hepatitis virus is also effectively prevented by vaccination. Leptospirosis - or Lepto for short, is a bacterium that infects the kidneys and urinary tract. It is also transmissible to man that makes it a public health concern. Vaccination effectively prevents this disease. Parainfluenza - is a virus that infects the respiratory tract of dogs, causing the dog to cough and have mild cold symptoms. While not deadly by itself, Parainfluenza virus often leads the way to a more serious bacterial pneumonia Parvovirus - was first seen in dogs in 1979. It infects the intestinal tract causing a severe bloody diarrhea. Mortality rate in dogs under 4 months of age almost reaches 100%. This virus, commonly seen in the dog population, and certain breeds seems to be more sensitive to infection than others. Annual vaccination is very effective in stopping the incidence of this disease
CORONA VIRUS - is a virus that also infects the intestinal tract of dogs. Young dogs are especially sensitive, exhibiting diarrhea when infected. The mortality from Corona virus is low. however, corona virus infection may predispose young dogs to Parvovirus.
BORDETELLA - is a bacterial infection of the respiratory tract, sometimes called kennel cough. It starts as a persistent cough and without treatment can develop into a pneumonia with severe coughing and depression. The spreading of kennel cough occurs by contact with an infected dog. Vaccinations, given intranasally, provide protection for your dog at the site of infection.
LYME DISEASE - caused by a bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, is spread through a tick bite. Although treatable in its early stages, infections are difficult to diagnose, especially in the dog since hair on the body covers up the target-like skin lesion, and the respiratory signs are very non-specific. This organism causes a painful arthritis. |
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