Your New Pet 

Bringing a new pet into your home is a very exciting time.  At Summerwood Vets we know how important the first few weeks are with your new pet and that you want to get everything right from the very start.

 

Puppies

 

 

 

When you bring your puppy for its first check up you will receive a free puppy pack containing:

 

Please carry your puppy on its visit to the surgery to avoid the risk of contracting illness.  Until your puppy has received its full course of vaccinations and for up to ten days after the second vaccination we would advise you carry your puppy if you are taking it outside your home.  Please ask one of our vets or veterinary nurses for advice if you are unsure when it is safe to start socialising your puppy and walking it outdoors.

 

Routine puppy vaccinations should be given between six and eight weeks.    A second vaccination is required between ten and twelve weeks to fully protect your puppy.  Please note that if your puppy is going to boarding kennels you need to advise us as this is a different vaccination.

 

Once the course of vaccinations is completed we will remind you to bring your dog in once a year for a booster vaccination.  It is important to keep booster vaccinations up to date as if they are left for three months the course of vaccinations will need to be started over again.

 

We would advise insuring your puppy against accident, illness or injury to give you peace of mind.

 

Your vet will be pleased to discuss worm and flea control, neutering and microchipping at your first appointment.

 

If you have any concerns regarding your puppy’s health, diet or training then please telephone our veterinary nurses on 01495 222383 for advice.

 

Kittens

 

 

When you bring your kitten for its first check up you will receive a free kitten pack containing:

 

When bringing your kitten to the surgery please carry it in a secure pet carrier to avoid risk of contamination and the risk of escaping.  Kittens can be nervous on their first visit to a veterinary surgery but rest assured that our staff will reassure your pet so that future visits will not be too stressful.

 

Kittens should be vaccinated at 9 and 11 weeks.  Once the course of vaccinations is completed we will remind you to bring your cat in once a year for a booster vaccination.  It is important to keep booster vaccinations up to date as if they are left for three months the course of vaccinations will need to be started over again.

 

We would advise insuring your kitten against accident, illness or injury to give you peace of mind.

 

Your vet will be pleased to discuss worm and flea control, neutering and microchipping at your first appointment.

 

If you have any concerns regarding your kitten’s health, diet or development then please telephone our veterinary nurses on 01495 222383 for advice.

 

Rabbits

 

 

 

Your new rabbit should be brought to the surgery for vaccination as soon as possible. Rabbits should be vaccinated against two killer diseases: myxomatosis ('myxi' or 'myxo') and Viral Haemorrhagic Disease (VHD or HVD). We would advise vaccinating your rabbit against myxi from six weeks old and boosters should be repeated every 12 months (six months in high risk areas). Vaccinations against VHD can be given from 10 weeks of age and your pet should receive a booster injection every 12 months.

 

There are currently outbreaks of serious illness in the Newport and Cardiff areas so we would advise vaccinating your pet as soon as possible.

 

Please carry your rabbit to the surgery in a secure pet carrier.

 

We would advise insuring your rabbit against accident, illness or injury to give you peace of mind.

 

Your vet will be pleased to discuss flea control, neutering and microchipping at your first appointment.

 

If you have any concerns regarding your rabbit’s health, diet or development then please telephone our veterinary nurses on 01495 222383 for advice.