Recommended Vaccines And Preventive Medication

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Vaccines for Your Pet

Having your pet vaccinated against contagious diseases is a must!!! We recommend the following vaccinations for your pet:

For your convenience these Vaccination Schedules are printable.

  · Dog Vaccination Schedule  ·  

  · Cat Vaccination Schedule  ·  

For Dogs

Puppies begin distemper/parvo vaccines at 6-8 weeks ending with adult distemper, parvo, and rabies vaccine at 4 months. Vaccines for Kennel Cough and Lyme disease are also available. Annual boosters on all of these vaccines are then needed annually to maintain immunity.

Routine checks for internal parasites and heartworms are also recommended. Heartworm preventive is available in once a day or once a month tablets.

For Cats

Kittens begin feline distemper vaccines at 6-8 weeks ending with adult distemper and rabies vaccine at 4 months.

The number one killer of cats is feline leukemia. Vaccines should be started at 9 weeks. If your cat is outside, we also recommend a vaccine for feline infectious peritonitis. All of these vaccines need to be boosted annually to maintain immunity.