Animal Vaccination Research Paper

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Preventative care is key to an overall long healthy life on an animal. Preventative care can go in so many directions, and a lot can factor in when it comes to preventing diseases in your pet. Prevention begins with vaccinations, dental care, wellness visits, and communication. All these are so important and can make a huge difference in the happiness of the pet and yourself. Vaccinations are extremely important in canine and felines. According to AVMA, “Vaccinations stimulate the immune system in pets to fight future infections from disease – causing agents.” This is the main reason to vaccinate a puppy and/or kitten appropriately. Rabies is one of the most common diseases in canine and felines. This disease not only just affects animals it can also be passed to humans. According to AVMA, “If an unvaccinated pet develops this disease, treatment can become very expensive and can be fatal, even if your pet received prompt and appropriate treatment.” Treatment in animals not only becomes extremely expensive, but also if a human comes in contact with this disease a series of treatment as well becomes very expensive. Rabies …show more content…
There are eight different diseases that can be prevented in felines with vaccination at a young age. According to AAFP, “Kittens under 16 weeks first dose should be administered Panleukopenia + herpesvirus -1 + calicivirus as early as six weeks of age, than every three to four weeks until 16-20 weeks of age. Also, feline leukemia should be administered three to four weeks apart, beginning as early as eight weeks of age. Lastly, rabies should be administered as a single dose at no less than 12 weeks / three months of age.” Without these series of vaccinations a feline is not only at risk, but risking the wellness of other animals it may come in contact with. These diseases can cause server stress on the cat causing the chances of recovery to weaken. Therefore, this is why feline vaccinations are so