Pet Vaccinations & Preventive Care
Routine vaccinations and parasite prevention help our Orléans veterinary team protect your cat or dog from a wide range of harmful disorders and diseases.
Maintaining Long-Term Pet Health
At Gloucester Veterinary Hospital, we focus on preventive care to keep common diseases and disorders from impacting your pet's health in the first place.
When paired with annual wellness exams and parasite prevention, regularly scheduled vaccinations are the cornerstone of your pet's annual preventive care. These services are designed to preserve your pet's optimal health, helping avoid the development of diseases that require expensive treatments.
Preventive care gives your pet their best chance at living a long, healthy life. Our team will first assess your pet's risk factors and lifestyle, then work with you to establish a custom preventive care plan that meets your pet's unique needs.
Dog & Cat Vaccination Schedule
Dogs and cats should receive the following vaccines throughout their life to help protect them from a range of serious diseases:
Cat & Kitten Vaccines
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6 to 8 weeks
- Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia, Chlamydia
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10 to 12 weeks
- Booster: Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia, Chlamydia
- Feline Leukemia
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14 to 16 weeks
- Rabies
- Booster: Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia, Chlamydia
- Feline Leukemia 2
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Annual
Your cat should receive a series of booster vaccines one year after their kitten vaccinations.
Next, boosters for core vaccines should be administered every one to three years. Your veterinarian will be able to provide you with the dates that your adult cat should return for their next booster vaccine.
Approximate booster vaccine schedule for cats:
- Rabies (Booster every one to three years depending on the vaccine provided)
- FVRCP Vaccine for Rhinotracheitis FHV-1, Calicivirus FCV, Panleukopenia FPL (Booster every one to three years)
- 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)
- Bordetella (Booster annually or as determined by your veterinarian, based on your cat's risk factors)
Dog & Puppy Vaccines
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6 to 8 weeks
- DHPP (Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza, Parvovirus)
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10 to 12 weeks
- Booster: DHPP (Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza, Parvovirus)
- Bordetella (Optional)
- Leptospirosis (Optional)
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14 to 16 weeks
- Booster: DHPP (Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza, Parvovirus)
- Rabies
- Booster: Bordetella (Optional)
- Booster: Leptospirosis (Optional)
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12 to 16 months
- Final Booster: DHPP (Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza, Parvovirus)
- Rabies
- Final Booster: Bordetella (Optional)
- Final Booster: Leptospirosis (Optional)
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Annual
For the preservation of your dog's health, periodic booster vaccines will be necessary throughout their lifetime. Booster vaccines 'boost' your canine companion's immunity against the illnesses vaccinated against during their first year of life.
Booster vaccine schedules depend on the dog's risk factors. Your veterinarian will provide you with the dates your dog's booster vaccines should be administered on.
Approximate booster vaccine schedule for dogs:
- DHPP for Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza 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)
- Lyme (Optional vaccine can be provided every 12 months depending on risk factors)
- Influenza (Optional vaccine can be provided every 12 months depending on risk factors)
Spaying & Neutering
Spaying or neutering your cat or dog prevents the birth of litters, protects against illnesses, and can prevent unwanted behaviours like urine marking or aggression.
These surgical procedures are performed while your pet is under general anesthesia.
Parasite Prevention
Parasites can pose a large threat to the health and longevity of your cat or dog, and can sometimes even be transmitted to other pets or people living in your household.
Our parasite prevention products help protect your pet from common parasites, including fleas, ticks, ear mites, heartworms and more.
Microchipping
Microchipping is a permanent form of identification in which a tiny microchip is placed under the skin of cats and dogs to increase the chances of being reunited with their owners in the event that they become lost.
The process is virtually painless, so pets can be microchipped during their first wellness checkup, but many pet owners choose to have this procedure performed during their pet's spay or neuter surgery.