Vaccinations are important for your pets to ensure life threatening diseases cannot be contracted and they are kept healthy and strong throughout their lives.
Young animals like puppies and kittens are particularly susceptible to diseases and illnesses and the necessary precautions should be taken to ensure their survival and boost their own natural immunity.
For dogs, the main diseases that can be vaccinated against are;
- Canine distemper (Hard pad)
- Canine parvovirus
- Infectious canine hepatitis
- Leptospirosis
- Canine parainfluenza virus
- Feline Infectious Enteritis
- Cat Flu
- Feline Chlamydia
- Feline Leukaemia
For rabbits, the third most popular mammalian pet, vaccines available can prevent;
- Myxomatosis
- VHD (Viral Haemorrhagic Disease.)
The vaccines themselves work by stimulating antibodies to set up a ‘protective screen’ against the disease which kicks in when the animal has an encounter with it.
Vaccinations against these infectious diseases will prevent your pet from contracting or carrying any of them, although regular boosters are necessary throughout their lives to ensure this. Your vet can send you reminders of when the boosters are required but the primary round of vaccines should be administered around the 8 week point.
Special consideration should also be given to pets that regularly stay in kennels or catteries as they can be exposed to further infectious diseases such as tracheobronchitis (kennel cough), Bordetella bronchiseptica and cat flu. Additionally, pets that travel abroad can be susceptible to serious diseases such as Rabies, leishmaniasis (spread by sandflies), heartworm (spread by mosquitoes), babesiosis (spread by ticks), and ehrlichiosis (spread by ticks). Steps should be taken to prevent this from occurring.
Do any of you have any advice on vaccinating pets against illnesses and disease? Send in your comments below.
Special consideration should also be given to pets that regularly stay in kennels or catteries as they can be exposed to further infectious diseases such as tracheobronchitis (kennel cough), Bordetella bronchiseptica and cat flu. Additionally, pets that travel abroad can be susceptible to serious diseases such as Rabies, leishmaniasis (spread by sandflies), heartworm (spread by mosquitoes), babesiosis (spread by ticks), and ehrlichiosis (spread by ticks). Steps should be taken to prevent this from occurring.
Do any of you have any advice on vaccinating pets against illnesses and disease? Send in your comments below.
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