Wellness Examinations and Vaccinations

An important step you can take to promote continuing health for your pet is to schedule bi-annual wellness examinations.  One of our veterinarians will perform a comprehensive physical that includes an examination of your pet's teeth, eyes, ears, skin, heart and lungs, etc., providing you with a complete examination checklist for your pet. Additionally, vaccinations are updated and screening is done for heartworms and internal parasites.  vaccines should begin at 6 weeks of age and continue at 4 week intervals until your pet is older than 4 months.  

We recommend the following vaccines for dogs:

• Distemper: Includes Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza and Parvovirus
  • Frequency: Anually, or as recommended by your veterinarian based on your pet's lifestyle.
• Rabies: Repeated every three years after the first year.
  • Frequency: Michigan law requires a current Rabies vaccine for canines. 
• Bordetella: Kennel Cough
  • Frequency: Every 6 months if your dog is groomed, boarded or bathed at our hospital. 

We recommend the following vaccines for cats:

• Feline Distemper: Includes Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus and Panleukopenia,
  • Frequency: Annually, or as recommended by your veterinarian based on your pet's lifestyle.
• Rabies
  • Repeated every three years after the first year.
  • PureVax: New (feline only) rabies vaccine we curently recommended due to the reduce risks of injection site sarcoma.
• Feline Leukemia:
  • Your cat should be tested for feline leukemia prior to its first feline leukemia vaccination. 

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