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vaccinating your pet
by Scarsdale Vats
Dog vaccinations
Vaccinating your pet is a
key step in protecting your
pet against life threatening
diseases.
Vaccinations boost your
pet’s immunity and act as
the first line of defence
against some very nasty
and potentially fatal
diseases.
Puppies get protection initially in life from their mother’s
milk and then as they are weaned this protection wanes
and thus vaccinations are required to maintain it.
Typically, we vaccinate puppies at 8, 10 and 12 weeks of
age, to allow for early socialisation at 11 weeks of age.
The primary puppy course acts to stimulate the body’s
immune system to produce a protective response then
the yearly booster afterwards maintains this immunity.
Cat vaccinations
Vaccinating your cat is very important for their health
and for the control of infectious disease, not only for
your cat but for the cat population as a whole. Kittens
can typically be vaccinated from 9 and 12 weeks of
age. The greater the proportion of the population that
is vaccinated the lower the risk for your cat, even when
they themselves are vaccinated.
Rabbit vaccinations
Rabbit vaccination is available against two fatal
diseases – Myxomatosis and Viral Haemorrhagic
Disease. Rabbits can typically be vaccinated from 7
weeks of age. We strongly recommend that all pet
rabbits be vaccinated on an annual basis with the
combined vaccination for Myxomatosis and Viral
Haemorrhagic Disease.
Booster vaccination after an initial course is vital for all
rabbits. Remember Scarsdale Vets always combines
vaccinations with a full health assessment.
We routinely vaccinate dogs, cats and rabbits against
common viruses. For further information on vaccinating
your pets, please visit www.scarsdalevets.com or call
01332 678333.
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