Veterinarian Service
Wellness and Vaccine for Dog & Cat
Puppy Wellness
Congratulations on your new puppy and thank you for choosing Animal & Bird Health Care Center to help protect and care for your newest family member.
Our puppy wellness program is designed to get your puppy started on the right foot for a healthy long life. The first few months help shape a lifetime of behavior At your first visit we will spend time with you going over puppy behavior, and how to correct some issues before they start. Before you come in, we ask that you take a few minutes to complete our history form.
An initial series of vaccines will be spread out over 3 to 4 visits with us. At each visit, don’t hesitate to come with questions, there’s always a lot to discuss. We ask that you bring any paperwork that you might have to the first visit. Our doctors and nurses love seeing puppies on their schedule.
At each visit, one of our doctors will perform a complete physical examination to make sure that your puppy is developing normally and that he or she remains in excellent health. Please bring a stool sample with you so that we may test for intestinal parasites.
Vaccines
DAP – Distemper, Adenovirus, Parvovirus – protects your puppy against three diseases that are debilitating and can be deadly. Your doctor will go over the puppy’s schedule for this vaccine. After the one-year booster, the following DAP vaccines will be every other year.
Canine distemper is a contagious and serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems of puppies and dogs. The virus can also be found in wildlife such as foxes, wolves, coyotes, raccoons, skunks, mink, and ferrets and has been reported in lions, tigers, leopards, and other wild cats as well as seals. Distemper is often fatal, and dogs that survive usually have permanent, irreparable nervous system damage.
Adenovirus – There are two strains that we recognize. Canine Adenovirus Type 1 (CAV-1) causes infectious hepatitis, an acute liver infection whose signs include vomiting, loss of appetite, fever, and a painful abdomen. CAV-2 is one of the causes of respiratory tracheobronchitis. These two strains are close enough that the inclusion of CAV-2 in the vaccine helps offer protection against both types.
Parvovirus is an intestinal virus that is associated with cute vomiting, diarrhea (bloody), dehydration, fever, and if not aggressively treated, death.
Leptospirosis – is a disease caused by infection with Leptospira bacteria. These bacteria can be found worldwide in soil and water. It is most often passed through the infected urine of other animals. There are many strains of Leptospira bacteria that can cause disease. Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease, which means it can be spread from animals to people. Infection can cause flu-like symptoms and can cause liver or kidney disease. The leptospirosis vaccine is given yearly after the initial puppy series.
Bordetella bronchiseptica is a bacterium commonly associated with respiratory disease in dogs. It is one of the more common bacterial causes of canine infectious tracheobronchitis, which is also sometimes called kennel cough. Bordetella bronchiseptica is one of several viral and bacterial agents responsible for kennel cough syndrome. Bordetella is highly contagious, easily transmitted through the air or direct contact, and resistant to destruction in the environment. The Bordetella vaccine is most often administered as a liquid in the side of the mouth where it is absorbed by the mucous membrane of the cheek meaning one less needle for your dog.
Lyme – an infection caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium. Lyme disease is transmitted through the bite of an infected tick, most commonly the deer tick (Ixodes), and can affect many species. In dogs, the disease causes tiredness, fever, joint pain, and loss of appetite. Lyme vaccine is administered yearly after the puppy series is completed.
Rabies – is a 100% fatal disease in mammals. Because there is no effective treatment and the disease can also infect humans, vaccination against the rabies virus is required by state law.
Kitten Wellness
Congratulations on your new kitten and thank you for choosing Animal & Bird Health Care Center to help protect and care for your newest family member. It’s an exciting time and we hope to make this an amazing experience for you and your kitten and to provide the best medical care now and in the future.
Our kitten wellness program is designed to get your kitten started on the right foot to a healthy long life. The first few months help shape a lifetime of behavior. On your first visit, we will spend time with you going over kitten behavior, and how to correct some issues before they start so that your kitten grows up to be a well-mannered, healthy cat.
An initial series of kitten vaccines will be spread out over 2 to 3 visits. Our staff looks forward to seeing a kitten on their schedule. Always come prepared with lots of questions. During each visit, one of our doctors will perform a thorough exam to make sure that your kitten continues to develop normally and remain in excellent health.
We request that Please bring a stool sample with you so that we may test for intestinal parasites. At the initial visit, we will also perform a screening test for Feline Leukemia Virus(FeLV) and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus(FIV)
Vaccines
FVRCP – is a three-way vaccine that protects against Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, and Panleukopenia.
- Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis – is caused by the Feline Herpesvirus-1 and is a major cause of upper respiratory disease in cats, and is the most common cause of conjunctivitis (inflammation of the tissues surrounding the eye). A kitten that has been infected at a young age may have breakouts throughout its life.
- Feline Calicivirus (FCV) is a virus of the family Caliciviridae that causes disease in cats. It is one of the two important viral causes of respiratory infection in cats, the other being feline herpesvirus. FCV can be isolated from about 50% of cats with upper respiratory infections. Another sign is stomatitis – inflammation in the mouth.
- Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FPV), is a viral infection also known as feline infectious enteritis. It is highly contagious among cats and can be fatal. The name panleukopenia comes from the low white blood cell count in affected cats.
Rabies – is a 100% fatal disease in mammals. Because there is no effective treatment and the disease can also infect humans, vaccination against the rabies virus is required by state law. It is required even for indoor animals.
Feline Leukemia (FeLV) – is a disease that impairs the cat’s immune system and is associated with certain types of cancer. It is caused by a retrovirus, so named because of the way it behaves within infected cells. We recommend this vaccine for cats that go outside or live with another cat that does go outside.