Cold Spring vet, veterinarian in Cold Spring, MN

Our Recommeded Vaccinations For Dogs

Distemper

Distemper vaccination is important for all puppies. This disease is still present in most areas and it is still hard to treat successfully. Even when a puppy is nursed through the acute phase of the disease there can be long term health problems. The most common of these is a tendency to develop seizures.

Adenovirus Type 2

This virus causes a form of kennel cough and also protects against infectious hepatitis in dogs. While infectious hepatitis is not as common as it once was in dogs, it has not been eliminated as a threat.

Leptospirosis

This is actually a bacterial disease spread by wildlife. In many areas of the country, this disease is not common and so we recommend this vaccine based on the level of your pet's exposure.

Parainfluenza

It is in almost all the combination vaccines as it is a minor contributor to the problem of tracheobronchitis (kennel cough) in dogs. Vaccine reactions to this virus seem rare.

Parvovirus

Parvovirus is probably the most common viral illness of dogs at the present time. It is much more common in puppies than it is in adult dogs. It can be very hard to successfully vaccinate a puppy for this disease because the antibody protection the puppy acquires from its mother can interfere with vaccination. It is important to vaccinate puppies every three to four weeks for this virus starting at 8 weeks of age and continuing until they are at least 16 weeks of age.

Coronavirus

Coronavirus may cause viral diarrhea and may make fatality from parvovirus more likely if the infections occur concurrently.

Bordetella

Bordetella is the most common cause of tracheobronchitis (kennel cough) in dogs. It is a bacterial illness that is most common among dogs that congregate at things like shows, kennels or other places frequented by large numbers of dogs. It does not appear that this bacterin gives a full year of immunity in many instances. For dogs that are often exposed to situations in which the infection is likely probably should be vaccinated twice a year. There are intranasal as well as subcutaneous bacterins available for this disease.

Lyme disease (Borrelia)

Lyme disease is caused by a bacterial organism, Borrelia burgdorferi that is carried by deer ticks. It is very common in the state of Minnesota.

Rabies

Rabies is a deadly disease contagious to both animals and humans. Most commenly spread to domestic animals by bats, skunks, and raccoons. We recommend this vaccine, because of the potential spread to humans through bites.