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Vaccinations
Until your puppy has had their vaccinations it’s really important to make sure that they don’t mix with dogs who may not have been vaccinated. They also shouldn’t go to places where unvaccinated dogs might have been, like the park.
After the primary vaccination course, your puppy will then need to be vaccinated every year to keep up their protection against the diseases. We often call this a booster vaccination as it boosts your dog’s immunity.
The diseases we can (and should) protect dogs against with vaccinations are:
Dogs only need to be vaccinated against rabies if they are going to be taken abroad as this disease isn’t currently seen in the UK.
For more on these diseases check them out under there name headings.
Distemper is passed from dog to dog. The symptoms of Distemper are a runny nose and eyes with coughing and sickness, unusual tiredness and nervous signs including twitching or even fits.
Infectious canine hepatitis is caught from another infected dog and it affects the liver. A dog with infectious canine hepatitis will have a very high temperature, pale gums, sickness, diarrhoea and seem generally poorly.
Leptospirosis can also be spread to humans so vaccinations are important here to protect your dog as well as your family who could catch the disease from your dog should they become infected. There are different types of Leptospirosis which affect different organs of the body. In dogs, symptoms of Leptospirosis include a high temperature, severe thirst, tiredness, sickness, bloody diarrhoea and jaundice.
Parvo is highly contagious and causes either severe sickness and diarrhoea or problems with breathing and the heart. Unfortunately, many dogs who get Parvo don’t survive it, even with veterinary attention.
Kennel Cough
Kennel Cough is vaccinated against separately to other diseases which are all covered in the same injection. Kennel Cough causes a persistent hacking cough that can last for several weeks. Although, as the name suggests, this cough is often picked up when dogs stay in boarding kennels, dogs are just as likely to catch it whenever they are close to other dogs, so at training classes, playing at the park, at shows etc. Most good boarding kennels won’t accept your dog unless they have been vaccinated beforehand.
