PUPPY HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS

For the right start in your puppy’s life

Age:                                                    Recommendation:

Prior to 8 weeks                                   Contact our office

8-10 weeks                                          Physical Exam

                                                            DHLPPC Vaccination #1

                                                            (protection against distemper and

                                                            parvo viruses).

                                                            Initial deworming

12-14 weeks                                        DHLPPC Vaccination #2

                                                            Second deworming

16-20 weeks                                        DHLPPC Vaccination #3

                                                            RV (good for 1 year)

                                                            Fecal Exam

KITTEN HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS

For the right start in your kittens’s life

Age:                                                    Recommendation:

Prior to 8 weeks                                   Contact our office

8-10 weeks                                          Physical Exam

                                                            FVRCP Vaccination #1

                                                            Initial deworming

12-14 weeks                                        FVRCP Vaccination #2

                                                            Felv/Fiv test

                                                            FELV Vaccination #1

                                                            Second deworming

16-20 weeks                                        FVRCP Vaccination #3

                                                            FELV Vaccination #2

                                                            Rabies vaccine (good for

                                                            1 year)

                                                            Fecal examination

*We recommend that outdoor cats get the FELV vaccinations. Indoor cats do not need the FELV vaccination

The Importance of Vaccinating Your Cat

Infectious diseases that are preventable by vaccination:

Rabies:

A major health hazard to all mammals, the rabies virus attacks the nervous system and is fatal unless the animal has been previously inoculated. It is of extreme importance to your cat (and any mammal they may contact) that he/she be vaccinated against rabies.

Feline Leukemia:

Considered the number one infectious disease that can kill cats. Both indoor and outdoor cats should be vaccinated against it. Cats that are allowed to roam freely, particularily multi-cat households, are at the greatest risk.

Feline Panleukopenia;

Commonly reffered to as feline distemper, most cats are exposed to this often fatal disease in their lifetime. Symptoms include fever, depression, appetite loss, vomiting, and diarrhea.

Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (FVR):

Vaccination extremely important against this most severe and widespread upper respiratory infection in cats. Symptoms include moderate fever, appetite loss, sneezing, tearing, runny nose and eyes, mouth breathing, and coughing.

Feline Calicivirus (FCV):

Another virus which affects the upper respiratory system, the severity of the infection may vary but symptoms typically include moderate fever, uclers and blisters on the tongue.

Feline Chlamydiosis:

This disease is responisible for relatively mild upper respiratory infection, affecting the mucous membrane of the eyes in particular. Symptoms include tearing and somtimes sneezing and nasal discharge.