Vaccine Descriptions Flashcards
Explain Leptospirosis
Increasing prevalence of cases in dogs in the U.S. Carried in wildlife like rats, squirrels, and deer. Transmitted in urine. Any dog that goes outside is at risk, as it could be anywhere including in your backyard.
Explain Bordetella
Prevents Kennel cough; recommended for all dogs who are exposed to any other dogs in boarding or other social settings. Usually required for boarding, pet hotels/daycares.Bordetella can turn into something more serious such as pnemonia in puppies and older dogs. Protects against upper respiratory infections.
Explain Influenza
Protects dogs against the flu. Generally required only for specific circumstances. Recommended for dogs who frequently visit social settings like dog parks, daycare/boarding, and even grooming. (Non-core)
Explain FeLV
(Core vaccine) Given starting at 12 weeks old. Highly recommend for any cats that go outside, where they may have unsupervised exposure to other cats. This disease is fatal and survival time for cats after exposed is about 2.5 years (no treatment). Transmitted through saliva and urine. Most common transmissible cause of cancer in cats. Vaccine is highly reccomended once (with a booster) for all unvaccinated cats and annually for cats exposed to other outdoor cats.
The virus does not live long outside of a cat host, so spreading FeLV via human clothing and hands is very unlikely. Most cats get the virus from their infected mothers at birth
Explain DAPP
Core vaccine recommended for all dogs. Minimum age 6 weeks (typically start at 8 weeks). Provides vital protection against multiple life threatening diseases such as Canine Parvovirus, Canine Distemper Virus, Canine Infectious Hepatitis caused by Canine Adenovirus type-1, respiratory disease caused by Canine Adenovirus type-2, and Canine Parainfluenza Virus.
FVRCP
Protects against 3 common and highly contagious viral upper respiratory infections:
Feline Herpesvirus
Feline Calicivirus
Feline Panleukopenia Virus
