Protecting Your Pet's Long-Term Health
At Muskoka Bay Animal Clinic, we strive to keep common diseases and disorders from affecting your pet in the first place. We prioritize preventive care through regularly scheduled routine exams, vaccinations and parasite prevention.
Combining these components plays major a role in preserving your canine or feline family member's good health. These services can protect your pet from infectious diseases, helping to avoid the need for costly treatments down the road.
Preventive care can help ensure your pet lives a long, healthy life. Our team will assess your furry friend's risk factors and lifestyle, and work with you to create a custom preventive care plan that targets your pet's unique needs.
Cat & Dog Vaccination Schedule
Keeping your furry friend's vaccinations up to date is crucial when it comes to protecting them against a range of highly contagious diseases.
During their first year of life, puppies and kittens should receive various vaccines to help protect them against serious diseases. Periodic booster vaccines should also be administered to adult dogs and cats. The vaccines are listed below, along with which stage of life your pet should receive them.
Cat & Kitten Vaccinations
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8 weeks
- Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia
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12 weeks
- Booster: Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia
- Feline Leukemia
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16 weeks
- Rabies
- Booster: Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia
- Feline Leukemia 2
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Annual
Cats should receive a complete series of booster vaccines one year after they complete their kitten vaccines.
Then, booster vaccines for core vaccines should be administered every one to three years. Your veterinarian will be able to provide you with the date your adult cat should return for their next booster shot.
Approximate booster shot schedule for cats:
- Rabies (Booster every one to three years depending on the vaccine provided)
- FVRCP Vaccine for Rhinotracheitis FHV-1, Calicivirus FCV
- Chlamydia C. felis (Booster annually or as determined by your veterinarian, based on your cat's risk factors)
- Feline Leukemia 2 FeLV (Booster annually or as determined by your veterinarian, based on your cat's risk factors)
Dog & Puppy Vaccinations
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8 weeks
- DAP (Distemper, Adenovirus, Parvovirus)
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12 weeks
- Booster: DAP (Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus)
- Bordetella (Optional)
- Leptospirosis (Optional)
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16 weeks
- Booster: DAP (Distemper, Adenovirus, Parvovirus)
- Rabies
- Booster: Bordetella (Optional)
- Booster: Leptospirosis (Optional)
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12 to 16 months
- Final Booster: DAP (Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus)
- Rabies
- Final Booster: Bordetella (Optional)
- Final Booster: Leptospirosis (Optional)
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Annual
In order to preserve your dog's health throughout their lifetime, periodic booster vaccines are essential. Booster vaccines 'boost' your dog's immunity against the various illnesses vaccinated against during their first year of life.
Booster shot schedules vary between vaccines and are based on the dog's risk factors. Your veterinarian will provide you with the dates booster vaccines should be administered to your canine companion.
Approximate booster shot schedule for dogs:
- DAP for Distemper, Hepatitis, and Parvovirus (Every three years)
- Rabies (Every one to three years depending on the vaccine provided)
- Bordetella (Optional vaccine can be provided every six to 12 months depending on risk factors)
- Leptospirosis (Optional vaccine can be provided every 12 months depending on risk factors)
Spaying & Neutering
Spaying or neutering your cat or dog protects them against a range of illnesses, prevents the birth of unwanted litters, and can help prevent unwanted behaviours such as urine marking and roaming.
These surgical procedures are performed under general anesthesia at our Gravenhurst veterinary clinic.
Parasite Prevention
Parasites can be a serious risk to the health and longevity of your cat or dog, and in some cases can be transmitted to other pets or even people living in your household.
Our parasite prevention products can help protect your dog or cat from many common parasites, including fleas, ticks, heartworms, ear mites, and more.
Microchipping
At Muskoka Bay Animal Clinic, we can place a tiny microchip under your pet's skin as a permanent form of identification. This proactive measure is virtually painless for your cat or dog.
Once your furry friend is microchipped, they have a much better chance of being reunited with you in the event that they ever get lost.