A few popular science tips about pet vaccinations!

Apr 17,2024
4Min

Common sense 1: What vaccines do dogs and cats need to be vaccinated and what diseases should they prevent?

Expert answer:

① Usually we recommend injecting pets with infectious disease vaccines and rabies vaccines;

② Infectious disease vaccines include cat triple vaccine, canine quadruple vaccine, canine six vaccine, etc. Rabies vaccine refers to the vaccine to prevent rabies.

③Among them, Feline Sanlian is a vaccine to prevent three common infectious diseases: feline distemper, feline infectious rhinotracheitis and feline calicivirus. The six-linked vaccine for dogs refers to the vaccine that prevents canine distemper, adenovirus, parvovirus, parainfluenza, canine leptospirosis, and jaundice-hemorrhagic leptospirosis. Canine quadruple vaccine refers to the vaccine that prevents the first four infectious diseases in the above-mentioned canine six-link vaccine.

Common sense 2: How to vaccinate dogs and cats?

Expert answer:

①Vaccines to prevent infectious diseases: Dogs and cats can be vaccinated against infectious diseases one week after weaning and reaching 45 days of age. Basic immunization requires three consecutive injections in the first year, with an interval of about 21 days between each time, and regular immunization once a year thereafter.

② Rabies vaccine: When injecting this vaccine, dogs and cats must be at least 3 months old and injected regularly once a year.

Common sense 3: Why should dogs and cats be tested for antibodies after being vaccinated?

Expert answer: After the vaccine is injected, there are still some reasons that cause the immunity to fail. In this case, you need to go to a professional pet hospital for an antibody test to know whether the immunity is successful.

Immune precautions:

① Newly purchased dogs and cats need at least 1 week to adapt to the new environment before they can be vaccinated.

② Young dogs and cats must be weaned for one week and reach 45 days of age before they can be vaccinated against infectious diseases.

③If there are parasites in the body, it is recommended to pre-parasite and then vaccinate.

④ Before injecting the vaccine, it is necessary to confirm that the dog and cat are healthy before injecting the vaccine.

⑤ Because some pets may have allergic reactions after being vaccinated, they must be observed in the hospital for at least 15 minutes after the vaccine is injected.

⑥It is recommended not to take a shower within a week after vaccination.

⑦ Avoid environmental stress after vaccination, including: do not let dogs and cats sleep on the floor, do not blow air conditioners, and do not change the daily eating habits of dogs and cats, etc.

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