At 101 Pet Vet, vaccines are part of helping your pet stay healthy, happy, and ready for more tail wags, purrs, and adventures. Dr. Spence will recommend core and non-core vaccines based on your pet’s age, health, and lifestyle. Puppies and kittens usually start their core vaccine series around 6 to 8 weeks old.
It’s never too late to begin, whether your pet is new, you have moved, or your pet’s life-style has changed. Safeguarding your pet through vaccines can prevent severe illness or diseases, many of which are transmittable to humans and other animals. Here at 101 Pet Vet in Ventura, we will even keep detailed records of vaccination services and remind you when any are coming up due such as rabies.
Core and Non-Core Vaccinations for Cats and Kittens
For our kitten kiddos, we’ll follow a routine vaccine schedule to help protect them from the most common feline illnesses. These first vaccines are usually given at the first wellness visit. Core cat vaccines include rabies, which is required by law and may be given yearly or every three years, depending on the vaccine you choose.
We’ll also talk through other important yearly vaccines, including protection against feline panleukopenia, calicivirus, and viral rhinotracheitis. Some combination vaccines can help cover several serious illnesses at once. If your cat will be boarded or lives with other cats, we may also recommend a Bordetella vaccine to help reduce the risk of catching or spreading disease.
Core and Non-Core Vaccinations for Dogs and Puppies
Just like kittens, puppies usually start their first vaccines around 6 to 8 weeks old. They’ll need a few booster visits over the next weeks and months so their protection can build fully. Rabies is required by law, and other core puppy vaccines help protect against serious illnesses like parvovirus, distemper, and hepatitis.
Depending on your dog’s lifestyle, we may suggest a few extra vaccines too. If your pup will be groomed, boarded, go to training, or spend time at doggy daycare, protection against Bordetella, leptospirosis, and Lyme disease may be a good idea.