Image courtesy of Animal Pet Doctor Rabies is a viral disease that attacks the central nervous system and is fatal in nearly all cases. In Washington state the primary carrier of rabies are bats, although raccoons, skunks, coyotes, and foxes can also be carriers. The last reported case of rabies was in when a cat developed rabies after biting a rabid bat.
The state of Washington requires rabies vaccines for all dogs, cats, and ferrets. When a pet is under a year old, their rabies vaccination is effective for one year. After that point, rabies vaccinations are given every three years.
DHLPP is a five-way vaccine that includes viral diseases canine distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus, parainfluenza and bacterial infection leptospirosis. Distemper is an airborne virus that is also transmitted through bodily fluids and attacks the intestinal and respiratory tracts, as well as the central nervous system.
Hepatitis is caused by the adenovirus and is transmitted through bodily fluids, it is often fatal when it attacks the liver. The intranasal vaccine works differently in that it creates antibodies in nasal cavity cells rather than in the blood stream.
While boostering the intranasal dose every 6-months was common practice, the AAHA has recently updated their canine vaccination recommendations to state that there is no known value in administering intranasl every 6 months. These three airborne vaccines are potentially deadly, and can be contracted by cats of any age. Rhinotracheitis is a respiratory infection which develops after contact with feline herpes virus.
Calcivirus is also a respiratory infection with similar symptoms, but can also cause painful oral sores. Panleukopenia effects the gastrointestinal, immune, and nervous systems, named for the characteristic drop in white blood cells.
All 3 diseases are spread through contact with an infected cat or contaminated objects and are dangerous to unvaccinated cats of any age. You must be logged in to post a comment. Live Webcams. New Client Forms. Rabies : See above. Most infected dogs will die without treatment. With aggressive treatment, many but not all dogs survive infection.
Parainfluenza virus : Canine parainfluenza virus is a highly contagious virus that causes coughing and other respiratory signs. The individual vaccine components included in the DHPP vaccine were each developed uniquely, but they have since been combined into a single injection for ease of administration.
It is regarded as a core vaccine, which means that it is recommended for all dogs, regardless of their risk or lifestyle. While the DHPP vaccine is strongly recommended for all dogs, it is not legally required. These viruses have all been modified in such a way that they cannot trigger an actual infection, but they can still trigger an immune response. This primes the immune system to attack these viruses if they enter the body via a natural infection.
Dogs should receive their first DHPP vaccines as puppies. This vaccine is typically started at the first puppy visit, as early as 6 weeks of age. It is then repeated every weeks until the puppy is weeks old depending on breed and risk. A DHPP booster should be administered one year after the last vaccine in the puppy series. After the one-year booster, a booster vaccination should be administered every three years.
Vaccines trigger an immune response in dogs, which is how they provide immunity. Mild lethargy and soreness at the site of the vaccine are relatively common side effects after vaccination, similar to how you might feel after a vaccine.
In rare cases, a more severe allergic vaccine reaction may occur.
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