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Pre-Surgical Information
Spaying or neutering your pet is a big step! There is a lot to consider
when we are planning your pet’s surgery. Here is some information to help
you make wise decisions.
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Special LibraryOur Special Library
is a collection of informative articles on a variety of health topics.
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Discharge InstructionsClick here for
information on how to care for your pet at home.
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Puppy
and Kitten
Vaccinations
It is vitally important to get your puppies
and kittens vaccinated properly! There are many
diseases out there that can be serious,
even fatal, if contracted.
Both puppies and kittens need to be evaluated by the
Veterinarian and started on their vaccinations when they
turn eight weeks old. Vaccination is a complex
issue, and often vaccination programs are decided on an
individual basis for each puppy or kitten.
However, in general terms, puppies and kittens should be
vaccinated every 3 to 4 weeks until they turn 16 weeks
old. We can discuss the details during your visit.
You don't buy DPT vaccines for your children at Wal-Mart.
Vaccination is a complex issue.
A quality vaccine must be used in order to get a good
immune response. The vaccine must be stored and handled
properly, the vaccine must be administered correctly,
and the patient must be healthy in order to respond to
the vaccine. It is not just a matter of sticking the
needle in.
Year after year, consistently,
we treat lots of puppies for Parvo. And consistently,
about half of them were vaccinated by various owners or
breeders. The other half were not vaccinated at all.
This leads me to conclude that there are some problems
with over-the-counter vaccines.
One year, during a Parvo outbreak, I kept records of the
animals we treated here at Sunnyside Veterinary Clinic.
In one spring, we treated 6 puppies who had never been
vaccinated at all, 5 puppies who had been
owner-vaccinated with vaccines bought at one particluar
store, 1 puppy who had been owner-vaccinated with
vaccine from a different store, and no puppies who had
been vaccinated by a veterinarian. You can draw
your own conclusions from this data.
Have your puppy or kitten's vaccinations administered by
a professional.
We follow the new AAHA and AAFP vaccination guidelines.
This means that we use some different vaccines and give
them less often than in the past.
Click here to
go to an explanation of the
New Vaccination
Guidelines.
Click on the link to learn more about vaccinations for:
 
Puppies
Kittens
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