Nursery Farm Boarding Kennels and Cattery

Vaccinations & General Information

Dogs

Vaccinations teach the immune system to recognise and respond quickly to certain infections before they can cause serious illness. They contain harmless strains of the viruses and bacteria that your dog needs protection against.

Most of the diseases that are vaccinated against have no specific cure, and treatment can only support the animal before its immune system can hopefully fight off the disease.

Vaccinations are usually first used in pups from six weeks of age, generally a double dose of vaccine is given 2 – 4 weeks apart and then every year a single booster injection is given to keep their immunity at fully protective levels.

It is essential that your pup is fully vaccinated before coming into contact with other dogs as they may be carriers of the disease.

Most vaccines are given by injection into the scruff of the neck; kennel cough vaccine is usually given as nasal drops. Kennel cough occurs mostly in dogs that congregate together in places like parks, kennels and even your vets, or basically anywhere.

All vaccination cards will need to be seen before any dog can be accepted into the kennels, these must be fully up to date and filled in correctly with the pets name current home address with the owner's name.

All vaccinations must have been completed no less than 14 days prior to boarding. We do not insist on the kennel cough vaccine, but do highly recommend it especially during the summer months.

If your dog does have the vaccination, it must be given no less than 14 days prior to boarding otherwise he or she may not be accepted.

If you require any advice on vaccinations or you are unsure of anything to do with boarding at our kennels, please give us a call.

Cats

Cats should always be fully vaccinated; this involves an initial course of vaccinations and then a booster each year. Even indoor house cats should be vaccinated as a risk of cat flu is very high when cats are kept together. You should inform your vet if your cat is pregnant as some vaccines are not safe during pregnancy.

A kitten should be vaccinated at about 12 weeks and then again 2 weeks later, and should not be allowed outside until it has fully completed the vaccinations.

Cats can also catch disease via secondary sources such as fleas, mice and other pets. Cats are usually vaccinated against 3 major fatal diseases: feline enteritis cat flu and feline leukaemia, the latter is usually optional and will cost extra.

All vaccination cards will need to be seen before your cat can be accepted into the cattery, these must be fully up to date and filled in correctly with the pets name and current home address with owner's name. all vaccinations must be completed a minimum of 14 days prior to boarding otherwise he or she may not be accepted.