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Vaccinations - Dogs
Distemper
Core vaccine. Distemper vaccination is important for all puppies.
This disease is still present in most areas and it is still hard to
treat successfully. Even when a puppy is nursed through the acute
phase of the disease there can be long term health problems. The
most common of these is a tendency to develop seizures. Annual
vaccination is recommended for the first 2 years and then it is
boostered every 3 years.
Adenovirus Type 2
Core vaccine: This virus causes
a form of kennel cough and also protects against hepatitis in dogs.
This is fortunate because there were more vaccine reactions using
the hepatitis virus itself , even in a weakened state. While viral
hepatitis is not as common as it once was in dogs, it has not been
eliminated as a threat.
Leptospirosis
Non-Core vaccine. This is actually a bacterial disease, so the protective "vaccination" is actually a "bacterin". In many areas of the country, this disease is not common and the leptospirosis portion of the vaccine combinations is thought to be the most common cause of reactions. For this reason, many veterinarians no longer include it in their vaccination recommendations, IF they practice in an area in which it is not common. Our veterinarians only recommend this vaccine for pets who travel or have exposure to farm or wild animals.
Parainfluenza
Core Vaccine. Parainfluenza must be an inexpensive virus to include
in vaccines. It is in almost all the combination vaccines even
though it is probably only a minor contributor to the problem of
tracheobronchitis (kennel cough) in dogs. Vaccine reactions to this
virus seem rare.
Parvovirus
Core Vaccine. Parvovirus is probably the most common viral illness
of dogs at the present time. It is much more common in puppies than
it is in adult dogs. It can be very hard to successfully vaccinate a
puppy for this disease because the antibody protection the puppy
acquires from its mother can interfere with vaccination. It is
important to vaccinate puppies every three to four weeks for this
virus starting at 6 weeks of age and continuing until they are at
least 16 weeks of age and preferably 20 weeks of age. Annual
vacccination is recommended for the first 2 years and then it is
boostered every 3 years.
Coronavirus
Non-Core vaccine. Coronavirus may cause viral diarrhea and may make
fatality from parvovirus more likely if the infections occur
concurrently. On the other hand, this virus causes minimal damage to
the intestines and may not cause clinical illness on its own. It
just depends on whose studies you believe. This is a non-core
vaccine.
Bordetella
Core vaccine. Bordetella is the most common cause of
tracheobronchitis (kennel cough) in dogs. It is a bacterial illness
that is most common among dogs that congregate at things like shows,
kennels or other places frequented by large numbers of dogs at once.
It does not appear that this bacterin gives a full year of immunity
in many instances. For dogs that are often exposed to situations in
which the infection is likely, may need to be vaccinated twice a
year. There are intranasal as well as subcutaneous bacterins
available for this disease. The intra-nasal bacterin confers
immunity more quickly but the injectable version may last longer.
Lyme disease (Borrelia)
Lyme disease is caused by a
bacterial organism, Borrelia burgdorferi . It is carried by Ixodes
species of ticks and may have other tick or insect carriers. It is
more common in some areas of the United States than in others. This
a non-core vaccination and is only recommended for dogs who travel
or have tick exposure.
Our veterinarians will customize a vaccination schedule for your pet.