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Vaccines

​Just  like humans, animals can be affected by infectious diseases, some of  which can be transferred to humans. As responsible pet owners that want  to keep your animals safe and healthy, we highly recommend that you  vaccinate them in line with current guidelines.

Puppies and Kittens
Puppies  and kittens receive initial protection against infectious diseases from  their mother’s milk as long as she has been regularly vaccinated.  However this protection only lasts for a few weeks and so your new  addition will need to be vaccinated from an early age. Many puppies or  kittens will go to their new homes having already received their first  vaccinations, but check with their former owner when you collect them.  If they have not yet been vaccinated, we recommend that get their first  vaccinations done as soon as possible after taking ownership of them.

As a guideline:
Puppies should be vaccinated at 8 and then 10 weeks.
Kittens should be vaccinated at 9 and then 12 weeks.
Booster injections should then be given 12 months from the initial vaccinations, and annually thereafter.


Dogs
​Your canine friend should be routinely vaccinated against the following:

  • Leptospirosis

A  bacteria-based disease usually spread by infected water. It causes  fever, lethargy, vomiting, bloody diarrhea and jaundice in your pet.  Severe infections can cause organ failure and death. It can be treated  by antibiotics but the bacteria can be carried for months afterwards and  their urine will remain a health hazard to both other animals and  humans. Leptospirosis in humans can be fatal.

  • Canine distemper virus

Spread  by bodily fluid contact, there is no specific treatment and dogs with  severe symptoms often die. Those who survive commonly have neurological  difficulties later in life. Symptoms include fever, coughing, diarrhea  and vomiting.

  • Canine parvovirus

Spread  by contact with feces from infected dogs, it mainly affects puppies,  but can also be seen in dogs that have not had regular booster  vaccinations. Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea and dehydration.  Without treatment, 80% of dogs with parvovirus will die. Treatment has  an approximately 85% success rate.

  • Infectious canine hepatitis

Infection  is passed via bodily fluid contamination, and the virus can survive in  the environment for prolonged periods. There are two types of the virus,  a kennel cough type infection and a liver infection (hepatitis).  Symptoms are almost identical to parvovirus. The symptoms can be treated  rather than the main disease, but most dogs will survive.

  • If  your dog is going to spending time in kennels they may also be  vaccinated via the nostril against kennel cough, which is a combination  of parainfluenza virus and bordetella bronchiseptica
  • Dogs traveling abroad should also be given a rabies vaccine


Cats

Your feline friend should be routinely vaccinated against the following:

  • Feline calicivirus

Commonly  called ‘cat flu’ as its symptoms include sneezing, fever, discharge  from the nose and eyes, and mouth ulcers. Spreads via cat to cat  contact, airborne contact or contamination of the living environment.  Vaccination prevents some strains but not all.

  • Feline herpes virus

Spread  by the saliva or discharge from the nose and eyes in infected cats, it  can also survive in its environment. Like feline calicivirus it is a  type of ‘cat flu’ as its symptoms include fever, sneezing,  conjunctivitis and discharge from the eyes. Once a cat has had feline  herpes it is infected for life and may suffer recurrent flare-ups that  are treated with antibiotics and eye drops.

  • Feline infectious enteritis

Spread  by the feces and urine of infected cats, this virus attacks their  immune system leaving the animal unable to fight infection. Pregnant  cats can transmit the disease to their kittens while they are in the  womb. Symptoms include fever, seizures, vomiting, diarrhea and  dehydration.

  • Cats dubbed ‘at risk’ should also be vaccinated against feline leukemia virus

This  disease is thought to require very close contact to infected cats to be  spread, such as milk from mother to kitten or bite wounds. Much more  common in city areas, and among un-neutered and stray cats. Multi-cat  households also present a higher risk. The symptoms include poor body  condition and coat, anorexia, diarrhea and jaundice. The virus attacks  the bone marrow which results in leukemia and sometimes lymphoma. 

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