Vaccination is essential for preventing infectious diseases in our pet population. The benefits of vaccination are extensive and we believe it is one of the elements of responsible pet ownership.
At Bobbing Hill Veterinary Surgery we strongly believe that prevention is better than cure. As such we recommend routine annual vaccines to all our patients.
We routinely vaccinate our canine patients against Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus, Parainfluenza and Leptospirosis.
1st vaccination from 7 weeks of age.
2nd vaccination from 10 weeks.
Your puppy will have active immunity 2 weeks after the 2nd vaccine. The second vaccines must be given no earlier than 10 weeks of age and no longer than 28 days after the 1st vaccine.
Annual vaccines yearly thereafter.
Annual boosters are required to maintain effective immunity.
Leptospirosis is administered on a yearly basis, whilst Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus and Parainfluenza are administered once every 4 years.
We also recommend vaccinating against kennel cough annually. A single dose is administered into the dog’s mouth and offers effective prevention in reducing this highly infectious and contagious canine bronchitis.
We routinely protect our cats against cat flu (feline rhinotracheitis), feline enteritis (panleucopaenia), calicivirus and FeLV (feline leukaemia virus).
1st vaccination from 9 weeks of age.
2nd vaccination 3 weeks after the first vaccine.
Your kitten will have active immunity 3 weeks after the 2nd vaccine. The second vaccines must be given no longer than 28 days after the 1st vaccine.
Annual vaccines yearly thereafter.
Boosters are required to maintain effective immunity against cat flu, enteritis and FeLV. Boosters are recommended at 12 month intervals.
Rabbits require two separate vaccinations at least 2 weeks apart. These protect them against the highly pathogenic viruses myxomatosis and viral haemorrhagic disease types 1 and 2.
The first vaccination is is a combined vaccine for Myxomatosis and Viral Haemorrhagic Disease type 1 and can be given from 5 weeks of age. The second vaccination, which is for Viral Haemorrhagic Disease type 2, can only be given from 10 weeks of age. This means that for young rabbits there could be an interval of up to 5 weeks between the two vaccinations, but in subsequent years we would normally advise sticking to the interval of 2 weeks.
Unfortunately both Myxomatosis and Viral Haemorrhagic Disease are very often fatal and it is advised that vaccinations for both should be given annually to try and decrease the chances of contracting either of these disease to a minimum.