Vaccinations
Why vaccinate your pet?
Our pets are at the centre of our home and family life and just like any other family member, their health and wellbeing is important. To safeguard your pet from potentially serious (and sometimes fatal) diseases, we recommend signing your pet up to be part of Barry’s Pet Club. Our health care plan available for cats and dogs helps to ensure your pet receives the best preventative healthcare.
Unvaccinated pets are at risk of contracting serious and fatal diseases. Like they say, ‘prevention is better than a cure’, and it is no different with the diseases that can affect our dogs and cats. Most of these diseases are viral and do not respond well to medication and unfortunately, they can be fatal. For this and other reasons we strongly recommend vaccinations.
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Learn more about what diseases our vaccines protect your pet against
When should you vaccinate your pet?
In general, puppies and kittens require a primary vaccination course followed by an annual booster to ensure ongoing protection from disease. Your young animal will usually start their primary vaccination course at 8-9 weeks of age. The course consists of 2-3 vaccine injections at an interval of 2-4 weeks apart, the last one given when your pet is approximately 16 weeks old.
Most vaccine producers recommend only 2 vaccine injections however, experts associated with the World Small Animal Veterinary Association recommend that young animals between 8 – 16 weeks receive 3 vaccine injections – to read the WSAVA Vaccination Guidelines click here.
