Pet Vaccinations: Protecting Your Furry Friends

Vaccinations are one of the most important steps in keeping your pets healthy and safe. They protect against serious and sometimes fatal diseases, ensuring your furry companions live long, happy lives.

🐾 Why Vaccinate Your Pet?

• Disease Prevention: Vaccines protect against illnesses such as distemper, parvovirus, feline leukemia and rabies.

• Community Safety: Vaccinated pets reduce the spread of contagious diseases to other animals and humans.

• Legal Requirements: In many regions, rabies vaccination is required by law.

🐶 Core Vaccines for Dogs

• Distemper: Prevents a highly contagious and often fatal disease.

• Parvovirus: Guards against severe gastrointestinal illness.

• Adenovirus (Hepatitis): Protects against liver disease.

• Leptospirosis: Transmitted by rodents and cattle this can cause kidney failure

Optional (Non-Core) Vaccines

• Bordetella (Kennel Cough)

• Rabies

🐱 Core Vaccines for Cats

• Feline Panleukopenia (Distemper): Prevents a highly contagious viral disease.

• Feline Calicivirus & Herpesvirus: Protects against respiratory infections.

• Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV):

Optional (Non-Core) Vaccines

• Rabies

📅 Vaccination Schedule

• Puppies & Kittens: Begin vaccinations at 6–8 weeks of age, with boosters 2–4 weeks later.

• Adult Pets: Require regular boosters, typically every year depending on the vaccine.

🩺 What to Expect at the Vet

• A thorough health check before vaccination.

• Discussion of lifestyle factors (indoor vs. outdoor, travel, boarding).

• Personalized vaccination plan tailored to your pet.

🌟 Tips for Pet Owners

• Keep vaccination records up to date.

• Monitor pets for mild side effects (lethargy, soreness at injection site).

• Report any unusual reactions to your veterinarian immediately.

❤️ Protecting Pets, Protecting Families

Vaccinations are a simple yet powerful way to safeguard your pet’s health and contribute to a healthier community. Speak with one of our team today to ensure your pet is protected.

Rabbits need a vaccination once a year for Myxomatosis and Viral Haemorrhagic Disease (VHD).  Both of these diseases are fatal and vaccination is the only way to protect your rabbit.  Myxomatosis is spread by the rabbit flea so your rabbit does not need to have direct contact with an infected wild rabbit to become infected, so vaccination is advised for all rabbits even if they live indoors.