Vaccinations
Vaccines are preventative rather than curative and protect your dog or cat from several highly contagious diseases.
The protection provided by a vaccine gradually declines after an animal is vaccinated, periodic revaccination is necessary to remind the immune system to produce enough protective antibodies.
Vaccines are regularly updated to improve safety and effectiveness and protocols have been changed in recent years to minimise the overall vaccine load given to dogs & cats throughout their lifetime.
The anti-vac movement, fuelled by social media, has resulted in pet vaccination rates falling below the threshold at which small outbreaks of deadly conditions such as Parvovirus can be naturally contained. In many ways, vaccination has become a victim of its own success, one of the reasons some people fail to recognise the importance of immunising their pets is because of the perceived diminished risk of disease, which is precisely thanks to historic vaccination efforts in the first place. Many people have no experience with how terrible those diseases can be.
Dog Vaccinations
The core canine vaccines that we use in the UK protect against
- canine distemper virus (CDV)
- canine parvovirus infection (CPV)
- canine infectious hepatitis/adenovirus (CAV-1 & CAV-2)
- leptospirosis
- Non-core vaccines protect against
- boredetalla bronchiseptica (part of the Kennel Cough complex)
- canine parainfluenza virus (part of the Kennel Cough complex)
- Rabies – required when taking you pet out of the UK
Core Vaccination protocol:
Annual boosters are very important for maintaining your dog’s immunity to these potentially fatal diseases.
All dogs should be given their first annual booster one year after the completion of their puppy vaccination course, this first booster will contain all the core vaccine components.
Thereafter all dogs should be receive booster vaccinations against leptospirosis every year.
Booster vaccinations against distemper, parvovirus & infectious hepatitis should be given every three years.
The anti-vac movement, fuelled by social media, has resulted in pet vaccination rates falling below the threshold at which small outbreaks of deadly conditions such as Parvovirus can be naturally contained. In many ways, vaccination has become a victim of its own success, one of the reasons some people fail to recognise the importance of immunising their pets is because of the perceived diminished risk of disease, which is precisely thanks to historic vaccination efforts in the first place. Many people have no experience with how terrible those diseases can be.
Non-core vaccinations:
Most boarding kennels require Bordetella vaccination of all boarders and owners should check how far in advance of their stay their chosen kennels requires the vaccination to be given (varies from 1-2 weeks)
A Rabies vaccine and Animal Health Certificate (AHC) are required by law for all dogs and cats travelling outside of the UK. The rabies vaccine must be given at least 21 days before certification. The Health Certificate should be obtained no more than 10 days before travel. Owners should check with the relevant authorities in the country of destination as to the exact requirements.
Cat Vaccinations
Core Vaccination protocol:
These vaccinations protect your kitten from Feline Herpes Virus (FHV, part of the cat flu complex), Feline Calicivirus (FCV, part of the cat flu complex), Feline Panleucopaenia Virus (FPV, feline enteritis).
Cats who have access to outdoors or who are contact with other outdoor cats will also have Feline Leukaemia Virus (Felv) included as part of the core vaccination protocol.
Booster vaccination is very important for maintaining your cat’s immunity to these diseases.
All cats should be given their first annual booster one year after the completion of their kitten vaccination course, this first booster will contain all the core vaccine components.
Thereafter all outdoor cats or those in contact with outdoor cats should receive annual booster vaccinations against Felv.
Booster vaccinations against Feline Herpes virus, Feline Calicivirus & Feline Panleucopaenia virus should be given every three years.
Non-core vaccination protocol:
Rabies vaccine is required by law for all dogs travelling outside of the UK as part of the EU Pet Passport scheme and must be administered at least 3 weeks before the intended date of travel. Owners should check with the relevant authorities in the country of destination as to the exact requirements.
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