CARING OF YOUR PETS
Pets have very valuable position in our daily life.Their growth and health are very important.
The following are major points to be remembered ...
1) Management
a)Feeding management
b)Breeding management
c)Vaccination management
2)Training
3) De worming
Here focus on Vaccination for pets
Vaccination should be done in healthy animals only. Age of vaccination is 3-4 months. If the pup is from a immunized mother ,vaccination before 2 months has no value as it got circulating antibody which neutralize the Antigen(vaccines).
Things to be remember before vaccination
1. Animal should be free from any infections.
2.Free from parasitic infestations .
3.Should be examined for microfilaria in blood.
4.Regular deworming
5.Healthy in all aspect.
Vaccination schedule for 2-3 months pups(REGULAR REGIMEN)
1. First vaccine:- Multi-component vaccine (against commonest occurrence like Leptospira,Canine Distember,infectious canine hepatitis,canine parvo viral infections.)
CANINE DISTEMBER:-Causative agent Paromyxo virus.Symptoms include biphasic fever,pneumonia,vomiting,diarrhea,vesicular and pustular dermatitis etc.
CANINE PARVO VIRAL INFECTIONS:-Causative agent Parvo virus. Symptoms include vomiting,hemorrhagic diarrhea with fowl smell,Myocarditis etc.
INFECTIOUS CANINE HEPATITIS:- Causative agent Canine Adeno virus. symptoms include high fever ,vomition,acute abdominal pain mucopurulent nasal discharge, corneal opacity, diarrhea, BLUE EYE in dogs.
LEPTOSPIROSIS:- Leptospira canicola, L.heammorhagicae are the causative agents
Multi-component vaccine 1 ml S/c or I/m at the age of 8-12 WEEKS .Booster dose to be given after 3 weeks.This will protect the pup for a year. regular annual vaccination is a must in time.
Vaccines used are :Mega vac 6,Vanguard,Nobivac DHPPi etc.
2.Second vaccine:- Anti rabies vaccine. It is very important as RABIES is a DANGEROUS zoonotic disease in our society particularly in KERALA, because of abundance of stray dogs.
Rabies is caused by virus from Rhabdo viridae family This not only affect canidae family but also Bovidae, Felidae and human that is why it become important zoonotic disease
The virus present in natural reservoir host like fox,bat,mongoose where it do not show any signs of disease but act as carrier of causative agent to other healthy animal including dogs.
Saliva of affected animal is dangerous because of the presence of virus sufficient to infect.
Bite of affected animal thus become dangerous as it contains virus.The virus affect nervous system.
Death occurs because of cardiopulmonary arrest in affected animal.
Treatment not a success once symptoms are shown.Thus immunization become important.
So Anti Rabies vaccine (Prophylactic Anti Rabies [PAR]) 1 ml S/c or I/m at the age of 8-12 WEEKS to be given for our pups .Booster dose to be given after 3 weeks.This will protect the pup for a year. regular annual vaccination is a must in time. .
Vaccine used are Raksha rab,Nobivac -Rabies,Rabi vac vet. etc
3.Third vaccine-Multi component (against Leptospira,Canine Distember,canine parvo viral infections.) this is Booster dose and done after 14/21 days after second vaccination.
4.Fourth vaccine-Anti Rabies vaccine. This to be done after 14/21 days after Third vaccination. Booster dose.
After this we have to follow regular vaccination ANNUALLY. All this done under the supervision of a expert veterinary practitioner. This protocol not only protect your pet but also most dangerous zoonotic disease Rabies and thus serving our society also.
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