Acorn Hills Animal Center

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Vaccinations

Vaccinations are not only essential to protecting your pet from infectious disease, but some are legally required for your pet in order to keep other animals and humans in the community safe. At Acorn Hills Animal Center in Sutter Creek, CA, we offer all required vaccinations for dogs and cats, and follow a vaccination schedule designed to provide your pet with the strongest protection possible. Our team understands that getting shots can be an uncomfortable experience for your puppy or kitten, so we strive to keep them as comfortable as possible by providing kind, compassionate, gentle care.

Canine Vaccinations

Are you adding a new puppy to the family? We are here to help!! The first wellness exam should be between the age of 6-8 weeks old. During your puppy’s vaccine series, they will receive the following vaccines:

DA2PP – While commonly called canine distemper vaccination, this vaccine protects your pet against more than just distemper. That’s because it is a combination of vaccines in one injection that will protect your pet from several serious diseases. The vaccine is started at 8 weeks of age and is boostered once every 3-4 weeks until 16 weeks. After the initial vaccine series, this vaccine should be administered after the one-year mark and then once every three years after that. The vaccine covers the following diseases:

Distemper – an often fatal virus affecting the respiratory, gastrointestinal and nervous system.
Adenoviruses (1 & 2) are spread directly from dog to dog through infected respiratory secretions or by contact with contaminated urine or feces.
Parainfluenza – an occasionally-lethal virus affecting the respiratory system.
Parvovirus is an often lethal virus that causes severe vomiting, bloody diarrhea, bone marrow suppression, and heart damage.

Leptospirosis – A bacterial disease of humans and animals that can cause kidney damage, liver damage, and hemorrhaging. This vaccine is first administered at 12 weeks of age and then boostered again at 16 weeks. After the initial series is complete the vaccine is boostered annually.

Rabies – is a fatal virus that attacks the central nervous system of animals and people. The animal must be at least 16 weeks of age prior to administration. The first rabies vaccine must be boostered after 12 months after the initial vaccine, and once every 3 years thereafter.

Bordetella – is a bacterial infection associated with kennel cough affecting the respiratory system. This vaccine is recommended for dogs who are boarded, groomed, or exposed to other dogs on a regular basis. This initial vaccine is given at 12 weeks of age and is boostered once every 6 months thereafter.

Canine Influenza (CIV) – is highly contagious and easily spread from infected dogs to other dogs by direct contact, nasal secretions (through barking, coughing, or sneezing), contaminated objects (kennel surfaces, food, and water bowls, collars, and leashes), and by people moving between infected and uninfected dogs. Dogs of any breed, age, sex, or health status are at risk of infection when exposed to the virus. The initial vaccine can be given as early as 12 weeks of age and must be boostered within 3-4 weeks. After the initial series, the vaccine should be boostered annually.

Most boarding and grooming facilities require the Bordetella and Canine influenza

Feline Vaccinations

Are you planning on adopting a new feline friend? Have a fluffy older kitty? We’re here to assist you! Kittens should have their first wellness exam at 8 weeks of age. During your kitten’s vaccine series, they will receive the following vaccines:

FVRCP – The initial vaccine is given at 8 weeks of age and boostered once every 4 weeks until 16 weeks of age. After the initial series, the vaccine is boostered at the 1-year mark and once every 3 years after that. The Vaccine covers the following;

FVR – Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis is a severe upper respiratory infection caused by a feline type 1 herpes virus. The virus is airborne and very contagious.
Calicivirus – a virus that affects the upper respiratory system.
Panleukopenia (also known as feline distemper and infectious feline enteritis)is a highly contagious, often fatal Parvovirus that causes severe vomiting and diarrhea.

FeLV – This initial vaccine is given at 12 weeks of age and boostered again at 16 weeks. After the initial series, the vaccine should be boostered annually thereafter. Feline leukemia virus is a retrovirus that infects cats. FeLV can be transmitted from infected cats when the transfer of saliva or nasal secretions is involved. If not defeated by the animal’s immune system, the virus can cause disease which can be lethal.

Rabies – is a fatal virus that attacks the central nervous system of animals and people. The animal must be at least 16 weeks of age prior to administration. The first rabies vaccine must be boostered after 12 months after the initial vaccine, and once every 3 years thereafter.