Vaccinations

Firstly a little information as to why it’s so important to vaccinate your pets. Infectious diseases once killed thousands of pets each year until we started vaccinating against these deadly diseases; vaccination is one of veterinary medicine’s greatest success stones.

Vaccination is the only way to provide immunity against the diseases listed below. As part of our boarding license agreement ALL Cats and Dogs staying with us MUST be vaccinated.

Dogs should be vaccinated against:

1. Canine Parvovirus – is a potentially fatal and highly contagious disease that causes sudden and severe gastroenteritis in dogs. The virus can survive in the environment for long periods of time.
   
2. Canine Distemper - is a highly infectious viral disease which may cause mild symptoms in some dogs, but can be fatal in others. Very rare found in the UK due to vaccination.
   
3. Infectious Hepatitis – rare in the UK due to vaccination but often fatal.
   
4. Leptospirosis – can also be contracted by humans (Weil’s disease). Leptospirosis is a highly infectious bacterial disease spread via the urine of infected dogs or rats. Vaccination is a must for all those breeds that love to swim or do water rescue.
   
5. Kennel Cough – extremely unpleasant infection, the dog will sound like it has whooping cough. Commonly spread by airbourne droplets from coughing, sneezing or direct nose-to-nose contact. Your dog does not need to have been kennelled to contract this infection, it can be transmitted just as easily in the park or where large amounts of dog’s gather.

Cats should be vaccinated against:

1. Cat Flu (Feline Calicivirus or Feline Herpes Virus Type 1) - is a common disease which often affects kittens and elderly cats. It can be viral or bacterial or both, as bacterial infections often develop as a secondary infection to viral flu. The disease can be life-threatening and is commonly diagnosed in cats that are kept in large groups.
   
2. Feline infectious enteritis – an unpleasant and often fatal disease. Fortunately vaccination has been extremely successful.
   
3. Feline Leukaemia – a viral disease, transmitted when cats fight and can also be spead when grooming each other. It suppresses the cat’s immune system causing secondary infections, tumors and in some cases can be fatal. Nowadays is controlled by vaccinations.
   
4. Chlamydophila felis – it is mainly seen in kittens in multicat households. It can cause conjunctivitis.

A CURRENT VETERINARY CERTIFICATE of Vaccination and/or booster will be required for Inspection at the time of admission. These must have been carried out at least 14 days (Kennel Cough can be 5 days) prior to arrival.