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Vaccination

Contact our team to create a vaccination plan for your pet.

Vaccination

Contact our team to create a vaccination plan for your pet.

To maintain optimal health, your veterinarian will suggest a vaccination program adapted to your pet's age and lifestyle.

Generally speaking, puppies and kittens should receive their first vaccinations at around 2 months of age. They are then repeated 1 to 3 times, depending on the animal's specific needs, breed and age. The optimal interval between two series of vaccinations is 3 to 4 weeks.

In puppies, the basic vaccine provides protection against three viral digestive diseases (parvovirus, distemper and adenovirus type 2) and one viral respiratory disease (parainfluenza). In addition to this vaccination, your veterinarian will strongly recommend the addition of a vaccine against leptospirosis. Leptospirosis is a bacterium transmissible to humans, to which your dog may be exposed via water contaminated by the urine of infected dogs, raccoons, skunks, squirrels and other rodents. www.leptoinfo.com

It's also a good idea to have your dog vaccinated for kennel cough if they are in frequent contact with other dogs, attending training classes or boarding at a kennel, as this vaccine is generally required. As sterilization will involve your pet being hospitalized for around 24 hours, this vaccine is also recommended for this procedure, as we cannot guarantee that the environment will be free from the infectious agents involved in this health problem.

In cats, the basic vaccine provides protection against three viral diseases (herpesvirus, calicivirus and panleukopenia). Herpesvirus and calicivirus can cause what is commonly known as feline respiratory syndrome. Symptoms range from sneezing to complete nasal congestion. The infected animal may have a runny nose, fever and loss of appetite. Conjunctivitis may also develop, and some cats may have characteristic mouth lesions. Feline panleukopenia is similar to canine distemper and can cause severe symptoms of gastroenteritis. Your veterinarian will strongly recommend adding the feline leukemia vaccine if your cat goes outdoors. The feline leukemia virus is transmitted mainly via saliva from infected cats, and reduces the cat's ability to fight off infections of all kinds. In this sense, it's similar to the way the AIDS virus works.

We strongly suggest that you have your pet vaccinated against rabies, especially if it goes outdoors. Rabies is endemic to Quebec, and the main factors are wild mammals such as skunks, raccoons, foxes, coyotes and bats, which can transmit the virus via a bite.