Reducing the Spread of Disease with Cat and Dog Vaccinations in Auburndale, FL

DA2PP

We recommend starting your dog’s distemper booster series at 6-8 weeks old. Follow-up boosters are required every 3 weeks, until your dog is about 16 weeks old. They will need their next booster 1 year later, and then one every 3 years thereafter.

Rabies

We give the first rabies vaccine dose when your pet is about 12 weeks old. One year later, we administer the next rabies dose. Depending on which rabies vaccine you choose for your pet going forward, they will need to be boosted every 1-3 years.

Bordetella and/or parainfluenza

If Bordetella is recommended for your pet, we will administer the first dose at 8-16 weeks old. We give the second dose a year later, then every year after that.

Lyme

We recommend the Lyme vaccine as early as 8 weeks for your pet. After that, they will receive 2 additional doses at 3-week intervals. Your pet should then get one Lyme booster every year thereafter.

Leptospirosis

See Lyme.

Influenza

See Lyme and lepto.

FVRCP

We typically give the feline distemper vaccine at 6-8 weeks, with a booster every 3 weeks until your cat is 16 weeks of age. We then administer their next booster within a year, and then tri-annually (every 3 years) thereafter.

Rabies

Your kitten will get their first rabies shot when they are around 12 weeks of age, with their next vaccination being given 1 year later. Depending on which rabies vaccine you choose for your cat going forward, they will be re-vaccinated for rabies every year, or every 3 years.

FeLV (Feline Leukemia)

FeLV protects indoor/outdoor cats against infection from other outdoor cats. FeLV is given in 2 doses administered 3 weeks apart. We recommend starting when your cat is about 8 weeks old. Should your cat continue to spend time outside as they get older, we’ll recommend boosting their FeLV vaccine within a year of their last dose.