| The environment is filled with microbial pathogens | | | | destroying the disease. |
| which your pet cat and dog must face everyday. As | | | | 4. Vaccine is the safest and most effective means of |
| their pet owner, you have the duty to protect them | | | | preventing a number of diseases. But if the animal is |
| from the risk present in their environment. | | | | in poor health, its immune system will not respond |
| Vaccination is the best way to shield them from this | | | | well to vaccine. Before the shot, have your pet |
| infection for if they are properly vaccinated; your | | | | examined by the veterinarian and be sure it is given a |
| pets have very little chance of contacting diseases. | | | | clean bill of health. Vaccination is the pet owner's best |
| The importance of vaccinating your dogs and cats | | | | line of defense against contagious diseases. |
| cannot be taken for granted for the following | | | | Vaccines are healthy products that trigger the |
| reasons: | | | | protective immune system in pets and prepare them |
| 1. Vaccination is the most effective method of | | | | to future infection from disease causing agents as |
| preventing infectious diseases, in particular, viral | | | | bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi. |
| infection which can lead to serious illness, even death. | | | | Vaccinations for dogs are canine parvovirus (virus |
| Thus, vaccination against viral diseases established | | | | attacking the gastrointestinal tract), canine hepatitis |
| the basic of animal health that must never be | | | | (viral disease affecting liver and other substance), |
| overlooked. You give your pets the opportunity to | | | | parainfluenza (contagious respiratory infection), |
| live longer and healthier. | | | | adenovirus (respiratory virus), distemper and rabies. |
| 2. Animal health handlers are unanimous in considering | | | | Available are vaccination for giardia (intestinal worms), |
| the important role played by vaccination in preventing | | | | Lyme disease (virus affecting the body systems), |
| death and diseases of animals worldwide. It is your | | | | and bordatella (kennel cough). |
| obligation to provide your pets with the proper | | | | Vaccines for cats are panleukopenia (feline |
| vaccination which begins with your puppy or kitten | | | | distemper), rhinotracheitis (viral infection of the upper |
| and continued all the way to adult booster shot that | | | | respiratory tract), calicivirus (gastroenteritis virus), |
| is given yearly. When you protect the health of your | | | | feline leukemia and rabies. |
| pets, you are also protecting the health of your | | | | Start the first vaccination when your pet is about six |
| family. Transmittable diseases, as rabies, can be | | | | months and booster shot yearly. But before giving |
| prevented. | | | | the vaccine, have your veterinarian examine your pet. |
| 3. Vaccination stimulates the immune system which | | | | Have a yearly physical check-up of your pets. |
| then produces antibodies that protects your dogs or | | | | So dog and cat owners, please be conscious of the |
| cats against a number of diseases that might | | | | importance of vaccinating your dog and cat, dog flea |
| contaminate them through the environment. When an | | | | free and happy. Remember that a healthy pet is a |
| immunized pet later exposed to an infectious agent, | | | | happy pet. |
| its antibodies will react quickly, attacking and | | | | |