The 6 major infectious diseases of dogs
- Distermper/Hardpad Virus: This highly infectious disease is most deadly in puppies, but can affect dogs of all ages. Symptoms may include discharge from eyes and nose, cough, vomiting, diarrhoea, pneumonia, fits and death.
- Hepatitis: Another virus disease which often causes rapid death without symptoms, due to liver failure and haemorrhage.
- Leptospirosis: There are two types of this disease:- 1) affecting the LIVER 2) affecting the KIDNEYS
- Parvovius Enteritis: This can cause sudden death with or without symptoms (vomiting and diarrhoea with haemorrhage) in dogs of all ages. Puppies are most at risk.
- Parainfluenza: A respiratory infection; which is part of the Kennel Cough complex.
- Kennel Cough / Infectious Bronchitis: This is caused by several organisms - see Coughs section Vaccination Programme
The first 5 diseases listed above can all be prevented by routine vaccination. The 1st vaccination can be at 8 weeks of age and the 2nd vaccination at 10weeks or with a 2 week interval.
Annual boosters are essential to keep your dog's immunity at an optimum level.
Infectious Bronchitis is vaccinated against with a single dose of Intrac from 2weeks of age.
6 monthly boosters are essential to keep your dog's immunity at an optimum level.
Puppies should be isolated from other dogs, and places other dogs have been, until one week after the second injection.
NOTES:
- All boarding kennels require current vaccination certificates. Some require INTRAC vaccination against kennel cough.
- We will send annual reminders.