Pet Vaccinations
Vaccinate your pet for life!
The saying is there for a reason. If you have ever seen a kitten with feline enteritis, a dog with parvo or distemper or experienced the suffering a rabbit goes through with myxomatosis, then you’ll understand the importance of vaccinating your pet and keeping those vaccinations up to date - by a simple booster injection every year. These diseases can be so devastating, yet they are so easily prevented.
Side effects from vaccinations are rare. However, if your pet is off colour for more than a day or two and you are concerned then please contact one of our vets immediately.
Dogs and Puppies
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Vaccination is the only successful method of protecting dogs, without vaccination pets could potentially suffer serious and possibly fatal illnesses. In some cases these diseases can be contracted by humans and cause serious illness.
It is important once a vaccination course has been completed to ensure that your pet receives booster vaccinations regularly to keep its immunity up to date.
Summerwood Vets advise routine vaccination of your dog against the following diseases:
- Distemper
- Infectious Canine Hepatitis
- Parvovirus
- Leptospirosis (both current strains)
- Coronavirus
If your dog is going into kennels, you may want to vaccinate against Kennel Cough (Infectious Bronchitis to give it its correct name) and if you want to travel to the continent, then consult your vet about rabies vaccines and pet passports well in advance.
Cats and Kittens
Vaccination to prevent disease is crucial to your cat’s health, but will not prevent disease in cats that are already infected.
In our experience few cats exposed to disease survive and some that do may become carriers of virus, passing it on to infect other cats.
Viruses can be tough and survive in the environment, resistant to disinfectants and temperature. Cats can pick up virus from infected cats, faeces, bedding, feeding bowls, clothing and people’s hands.
It is important to vaccinate kittens as they eventually lose the antibodies they receive from their mother.
Summerwood Vets advise routine vaccination of your cat against the following diseases:
- Cat Flu (Feline Herpes Virus and Feline Calici Virus)
- Feline enteritis
- Feline Leukaemia Virus
- Chlamydophila (an eye infection that is quite common in cats).
Again, if you are taking your cat to the continent consult your vet about rabies vaccines and the pet travel scheme.
Summerwood Vets advise routine vaccination of your rabbit against the following diseases:
- Myxomatosis
- Viral Haemorrhagic Disease (VHD)
Rabbits are rapidly gaining in popularity as pets throughout the U.K. and are currently the third most popular pet. Rabbits, just like cats and dogs can also be vaccinated.
There are currently TWO vaccines for rabbits - Myxomatosis and Viral Haemorrhagic Disease (VHD). Myxomatosis can be given every 12months, however in high risk areas, such as Newport and Cardiff, this vaccine is given every 6months for extra protection. VHD is given every 12 months.
Vaccinations and Health Check
Summerwood Vets recommend annual vaccinations. When you bring your pet along to the surgery we will carry out a complementary health check. We believe it is so important to check your pet to ensure that any minor ailments do not become major illnesses.
Your pet cannot tell you if it is poorly or in pain. A routine check-up, including a dental check, may be all that is required but when you leave the surgery you can rest assured that you pet is going home fit, healthy and happy.
Nipping small problems in the bud can prevent your pet being in pain and save you money in the long run.
For more information regarding our pet vaccination services and health checks, simply get in touch by telephoning our receptionists on 01495 222383
If your pets vaccinations are not up to date, see details of our special vaccination offer CLICK HERE
