Dog's Help

Like humans, animals too are not alienated from their social environment. There are so many things that your lovely pooch comes in contact with each day. Be it people, other animals or even circulating air, your dog is constantly exposed to something or the other.

Until and unless your dog stays in a completely isolated environment, he is constantly running at the risk of being exposed to harmful external factors. Thus it becomes extremely important to get your dog vaccinated.

Dog vaccines can broadly be classified into two types- core vaccines and non-core vaccines. While the core vaccines are recommended for all dogs, the non-core vaccines depend upon the risk factors.

CORE VACCINES

Rabies vaccine
A rabies vaccine is not something that you can ignore. Rabies is an incurable disease and can be fatal to the nervous system. It is because of the level of risk associated with this disease that the law makes it makes it mandatory for every pet owner to get his or her pet vaccinated for rabies. This incurable disease can even affect humans and is usually transmitted through the saliva of the infected animal. Rabies can even be transmitted via a bite or an open wound.

Distemper combination or DHLPPC vaccine
This vaccine is a combination vaccine and covers several diseases with a single injection. Usually this vaccine is administered to your pooch after six to eight weeks of age. Read on to know what DHLPPC stands for.

?    D=DISTEMPER
?    H = HEPATITIS OR ADENOVIRUS-2
?    L = LEPTOSPIROSIS
?    P = PARAINFLUENZA
?    P = PARVOVIRUS
?    C = CORONA VIRUS

NON-CORE VACCINES

Lyme disease vaccine
The lyme disease is a tick borne illness. This disease is usually caused by a spirochete named Borrelia Burgdorferri. Ticks carrying this disease may cause tick bites and result in the problem. But for these ticks to transmit the disease they must stick to your dog for at least two days. So checking your dog daily for ticks can be a great preventive measure.

The lyme disease can affect the kidney, neurological and cardiac system of your dog. To prevent your dog form this disease a vaccine should be given in three different weeks. To keep up the resistance to the disease annual boosters should be given.

Bordetella Vaccine or Kennel Cough Vaccine
Kennel cough is an upper respiratory infection that is caused due to a bacterium called Bordetella Bronchiseptica. The transmission of this bacteria is maximum in places where dogs conglomerate. So if your dog is exposed to other dogs then this vaccine is very important for him. The vaccine may be given in the form of a basal spray or injection.  Depending upon the risk factors, the vaccine could either be given annually or semi annually.