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Importance of Vaccinations of Dogs and Cats Vaccinations are very important in the health of a dog or cat for the same reasons as they are in human beings to prevent disease. The de la Houssaye Animal Hospital strongly urges a routine vaccination program for the following reasons: For a short time after birth, the puppy or kitten recieves its immunity from its mother in the form of milk it recieves while nursing. This immunity will begin to diminish by the time the puppy or kitten reaches 6-7 weeks of age.The purpose of the vaccine boosters is to pick up where the nursing left off. The boosters stimulate immunity in the puppy and kitten for long term protection. It is essential that all the boosters be given so as to stimulate the greatest amount of protection. The vaccines are then given every year thereafter. One common question is, why vaccinate every year? The reason is that some dogs and cats are unable to maintain long term immunity. The only way to tell is to do periodic blood testing which can be costly and actually cost more than the vaccine itself. Since the viruses we are vaccinating against can be deadly and costly to treat, it is much easier to prevent with vaccination. Although all vaccines are not 100% effective as is with any thing, it is the de la Houssaye Animal Hospital's experience that those animals properly vaccinated by a liscensed veterinarian have a far better chance of avoiding these diseases. THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS ONLY MEANT TO SERVE AS A RECOMMENDATION OF THE DE LA HOUSSAYE ANIMAL HOSPITAL AND CAN VARY WITH OTHER INDIVIDUAL VETERINARY HOSPITALS. IT IS NOT MEANT TO SERVE AS A MEANS OF DEFINITIVELY DIAGNOSING A SPECIFIC CONDITION. |
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