Canine
We recommend all dogs be tested for Heartworm disease annually, and kept on a monthly Heartworm prevention.
- DHPPC – Distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, corona virus
- DHPPC should be administered beginning at 6-8 weeks of age
- DHPPC should be boostered every 3-4 weeks until 16 weeks of age.
- Annual Booster
- Rabies Virus
- State law requires all canines to be vaccinated for rabies.
- The first rabies vaccine should be given at 16 weeks of age and is valid for 1 year. The rabies vaccine should be boostered at 1 year of age. After the first year booster, the rabies vaccine should be boostered every 3 years.
- Rabies vaccines that expire return to the one year protocol; with subsequent boosters at 3 year intervals.
- Kennel Cough (Bordetella)
- Annual vaccine
- Not considered a core vaccine, but is a good idea for dogs being exposed to kennel or grooming situations.
- Lyme (Borrelia Burgdorferi)
- 1st vaccine should be boosted 3-4 weeks apart
- Annual Booster
Feline
We recommend all cats be tested for Feline Leukemia (FelV) and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) prior to vaccination, or exposure to other household cats.
- FRCCP/FelV-Feline rhinotracheitis, calici virus, panleukopenia, chlamydia psittaci, and feline leukemia
- FRCCP/FelV should be first administered at 6-8 weeks of age, and boostered every 3-4 weeks until 16 weeks of age.
- Rabies Virus
- First vaccine administered at 16 weeks of age and booster annually.