Clark Scott & Henfrey

SHERIFF'S HIGHWAY VETERINARY HOSPITAL 94 SHERIFF'S HIGHWAY GATESHEAD, NE9 5SD Telephone:LOW FELL 487 7319 or 487 1681

VACCINATING YOUR PUPPY.

We are now able to protect your puppy against six diseases by giving him an initial course of two injections between the ages of 6 and 12 weeks so that he can go out and about a week after the second injection at 13 weeks of age fully protected. This early vaccination has been made possible by the production of a new Parvo virus vaccine.

The six diseases are:-

Canine Distemper (Hardpad)
Leptospira canicola (kidney leptospirosis)
Leptospira icterhaemorrhagiae (liver leptospirosis)
Infectious Canine Hepatitis
Canine Pavovirus
Canine Parainfluenza virus

These vaccines may be given to a dog of any age. The initial course is always two injections 2-4 weeks apart. All dogs require annual booster doses. If a booster is missed and more than 18 months has elapsed since the last vaccination we would normally advise repeating the initial vaccination course to be sure of an adequate immunity.

Kennel Cough is a condition caused by several different agents of which Canine Parainfluenza virus is just one. So your dog could still develop Kennel Cough even after this vaccination. Further protection against Kennel Cough maybe given by using an additional vaccine against Bordetella bronchiseptica (Intrac) but we only give this to dogs going into boarding kennels is the near future.

No vaccine can ever guarantee 100% protection. In any animal population there may be a very small number of individuals which fail to respond. But the vaccines we use are likely to produce the best immunity available to date.