Sentences with phrase «vaccination intervals for»

Recently, some universities have been recommending a three - year vaccination interval for parvovirus.

Not exact matches

Booster vaccinations are recommended one year later, and then again at three year intervals for the life of your dog.

If veterinarians follow new protocols for vaccination intervals or owners and their veterinarians decide that particular pets don't need or should not receive annual vaccinations, the veterinarian should provide a statement to show at grooming shops, boarding kennels, or training schools.

The vaccination interval has changed for adult dogs, but the puppy interval has not.

The American Animal Hospital Association Task Force, for instance, now advocates giving core vaccinations at 3 years or even greater intervals.

Veterinarians tend to begin vaccinations for this disease at approximately 6 weeks of age and continue until 12 or even 16 weeks of age at 3 to 4 week intervals.

We generally begin a vaccine series on healthy kittens at 6 - 8 weeks of age, following up with booster vaccinations for a total series of 2 - 3 boosters (depending on the vaccine and on the kitten's age when starting the series), each given at 3 - 4 week intervals.

Use only those vaccines for diseases to which your dog is a risk and allow an adequate interval between vaccinations so that the dog's immune system is not overwhelmed.

The best that we can do right now, for determining the interval that is necessary between vaccinations is to use data generated in challenge tests (where a vaccinated dog or cat is exposed to the actual virus after vaccination, at various intervals, until it becomes infected).

We choose a three week interval for vaccinations at our practice, starting at six weeks, just because it seems like a reasonably practical interval.»

So the answer to your question, really, is this: if the risk to your dogs of infectious diseases included in the vaccinations seems low, at least your bouvier may be better off without vaccination on an annual basis but no one that I know seems to have a handle on how long the interval between vaccinations should be for minimum protection.

In January 2010, the government regulator of veterinary vaccines, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), issued a position statement on Vaccination Protocols for Dogs and Cats, acknowledging matters of concern in regard to re-vaccination intervals.

Age 8 weeks for initial vaccination, followed by two boosters at 3 to 4 week intervals.

The interval between last vaccination and antibody measurement was between 1 and 2 years for the majority of dogs (281/468; 60.0 %) and between 2 and 7 years for 142 of 468 (30.3 %) dogs.

Families who participated in the Healthy Steps Program had greater odds of receiving 4 or more Healthy Steps — related services (for randomization and quasi-experimental sites, respectively: odds ratio [OR], 16.90 [95 % confidence interval -LCB- CI -RCB-, 12.78 to 22.34] and OR, 23.05 [95 % CI, 17.38 to 30.58]-RRB-, of discussing more than 6 anticipatory guidance topics (OR, 8.56 [95 % CI, 6.47 to 11.32] and OR, 12.31 [95 % CI, 9.35 to 16.19]-RRB-, of being highly satisfied with care provided (eg, someone in the practice went out of the way for them)(OR, 2.06 [95 % CI, 1.64 to 2.58] and OR, 2.11 [95 % CI, 1.72 to 2.59]-RRB-, of receiving timely well - child visits and vaccinations (eg, age - appropriate 1 - month visit)(OR, 1.98 [95 % CI, 1.08 to 3.62] and OR, 2.11 [95 % CI, 1.16 to 3.85]-RRB-, and of remaining at the practice for 20 months or longer (OR, 2.02 [95 % CI, 1.61 to 2.55] and OR, 1.75 [95 % CI, 1.43 to 2.15]-RRB-.