Vaccines Flashcards
Canine Distemper
DAPP
-Distemper
-Adenovirus
-parvovirus
-Parainfluenza
Canine Leptospirosis
-bacteria
-if given alone, check brand to see if mixing required.
-Sometimes combined with DAPP
Canine Lyme
-bacteria
Canine Bordetella (kennel cough)
–injectable, oral, intranasal
–check which one they want
Feline Rabies
-depending on clinic may be cat specific.
-Some clinics will use same type for both dogs and cats
Feline FVRCP (distemper)
–Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, and panleukopenia -reconstitute
Feline Leukemia
–usually no reconstitution
Rabies
-Only vaccine required by law
-core vaccine
Core Vaccine
-recommended no matter where they live
-usually no cure
-strongly recommended across the country
Core for dogs and cats
dog-DAPP(clients can refuse), Leptospirosis
cat-FVRCP
Non-Core
recommended for animal based on where they live
Non-core dogs & cats
Dogs-Lyme, Bordetella/kennel cough
Cats-Leukemia
What is heartworm?
-transmitted to cats & dogs thru mosquitoes
-can’t survive in humans
-stage 1 worms are injected while feeding on pet, grow and mature over months
-6 months is adult worm, only females worms will test positive and it will be here
-no cure just preventatives, but preventatives will kill stage 1 worms
-recommended year round in New England
Heartworm Preventatives in Canines
-oral
-injectable
-topical
Heartworm Preventatives in Cats
-Oral
-Topical
Flea and tick prevention in dogs
-Topical
-oral
-collars
Flea and tick prevention in cats
-topical
-collars
-new oral chews
How are tick borne diseases transmitted?
-Not every tick has Lyme but many do
-Tick has to eat then regurgitate to give Lyme or other diseases,
-be attached 24-48 hours most preventatives kill ticks within 24 hrs. lessening risk
