Your Dutch rabbit does
not require vaccination, though a routine visit to the veterinarian will keep it healthy and decrease the likelihood of devastating disease due to preventive medicine.
Since most
pets require vaccinations at a young age, you will need to start looking for the right vet sooner rather than later.
The dogs we just took in last evening will
also require vaccinations, and some will require spay / neuter and other basic medical care.
All dogs must have proof of the 1st vaccination and the 2nd is required at least 2 weeks after that, along with the
other required vaccinations.
While all
schools require vaccinations (or exemptions from vaccinations), some may not require a physical unless a child is involved in sports.
Cats will
require some vaccinations yearly and others every three years, and the vaccinations may be split and given separately in order to decrease the stress on the immune system.
Puppies and
kittens require vaccinations and are often neutered early in their lives, and a regular examination schedule can be determined at that time.
The smaller pets are easier to maintain them if you are living in an apartment or a flat, are easier to travel with and have
less required vaccination environments.
We require all your personal dogs, cats, or other animals to be current
on required vaccinations and be spayed or neutered unless there is a legitimate medical reason.
However, there are a few things that are reasonably certain that might benefit someone trying to make decisions
about requiring vaccinations for kenneling.
The International Health Regulations also list what WHO can do to contain an outbreak, such
as requiring vaccinations and disinfection and deinfestation of ships and aircraft.
To ensure a healthy, safe stay for all of our guests, our Universal City animal hospital requires that all pets be current on
required vaccinations in addition to flea and tick medications a minimum of 3 days before their boarding date.
Cat owners seeking a waiver
from required vaccinations must present a valid veterinary record or veterinary receipts showing that your cat has received an appropriate up - to - date «distemper series» consisting of at least two FVRCP vaccines given 14 - 28 days apart and a rabies vaccine by a licensed veterinarian.
Most boarding kennels and doggie day cares also
require vaccinations against Bordetella bronchiseptica, a type of bacteria which causes kennel cough.
Know what the requirements are — many boarding
places require vaccinations, including Bordetella (a bacterial infection that is highly contagious) and rabies.
In an article in the Fall / Holiday 2008 edition of Feline Wellness magazine, veterinarian Shawn Messonnier, DVM, said that in his experience, «most cats
only require vaccination a few times in their lives.»
Each animal brought into the Animal Wellness
Foundation requires vaccinations, deworming treatments, flea treatments, parasite checks, FeLV / FIV testing (cats) or heartworm testing (dogs), a spay or neuter surgery, and microchipping before they can be adopted into their forever home.
This is also true for rabies but again risk of exposure to you, your staff and other pets to a disease with the public health risk associated with rabies
justifies requiring vaccination in the U.S. (I have no idea what the situation is in New Zealand).
In our efforts to provide a safe and illness free environment, all pets who stay at Sunset Veterinary Clinic must have current medical records and
certain required vaccinations.
In cases where a service member / veteran (has no one able or willing to care for the companion animal) is being admitted to a VA or military medical facility for less than 30 days we will try to assist with boarding expenses and potential veterinary expenses (
required vaccinations need to be brought up to date) via our «Military Pet Assistance» (MPA) Fund program when funds are available to do so.