What vaccines should my dog receive?

Most veterinarians believe that dog vaccines protect dogs from the most common, most contagious and severe diseases. Among these, letting the Dog Disttem, the dog’s infectious hepatitis, the parvovirosis of the dog, the infectious tracheo-bronchitis of the dog and the rage. Your veterinarian will recommend other vaccines, depending on the risks associated with the heredity of your dog, his environment and his way of life.

Dog vaccines

Distemper
It is quite essential to vaccinate your dog against this disease often fatal and difficult to treat. Extremely contagious, the distemper of the dog is transmitted by the secretions of the nose and the eyes of infected dogs. It manifests itself by apathy, fever, coughing, diarrhea and vomiting. At the terminal stage, this disease can be accompanied by convulsions and paralysis. The distemper virus attacks many organs, as well as the nervous system, which can keep sequelae, even if the dog relies.

Infectious Tracheo-Bronchitis of the Dog « Kennel Cough  »
Like human colds, this infection of the airways is easily transmitted from one dog to another, the vaccination is therefore imperative if your animal comes into contact with many other dogs in situations such as the formation of obedience or the Pension in a kennel. Caused by various airborne bacteria and viruses, including the parainfluenza canine virus, the type II and Bordetella bronchiseptica canine adenovirus, you will first notice its appearance by the dry and dry cough of your dog.

Dog Parvovirose
As the banal cold virus in humans, the virus at the origin of this disease of the respiratory tract is easily transmitted from one dog to another. It is therefore imperative to vaccinate your dog if he is called to have contacts with his fellows, for example on the occasion of obedience classes or a stay in a kennel. Driven by various viruses and bacteria carried in the air, including the parainfluenza virus of the dog, the adenovirus of the type II dog and Bordetella bronchiseptica, the disease is first manifested by quits of dry cough.

Rage
This deadly viral disease reaches the central nervous system. It is a threat to most mammals, including humans. It spreads by the saliva of infected animals, or by bite, either by contact with cutaneous lesion (the skims, foxes, raccoons and bats are often carriers of the disease). Immunization against rabies will allow your dog to better withstand this virus, if there is exposure. However, you should know that there is no way to cure an animal with rabies. This is why many municipalities require all dogs to be regularly vaccinated against rabies. Besides, if you had to travel with your dog whatsoever in the United States or elsewhere in the world, you would certainly be asked to provide proof of vaccination.

Infectious hepatitis of the dog
Caused by the adenovirus of the type I dog, this disease is transmitted between dogs in contact with secretions, such as saliva, urine or feces of an infected dog. His clinical signs resemble those of the distient at the beginning of the disease. This disease causes hepatic impairment, eye injury and respiratory disorders. It can be benign, just as it can be fatal. Vaccination remains the best protection.

Other vaccines
Once he has evaluated the situation of your dog and his risk factors, your veterinarian could also recommend you to vaccinate your dog against other infectious diseases, including
• leptospirosis, a disease of bacterial origin which tackles the kidneys and liver;
• the dog coronavirosis that attacks the intestines and can cause diarrhea in puppies;
• Lyme disease which is a disease transmitted by ticks that affects both man and dog. It causes chronic arthritis and can be mortal. The dogs that are allowed to walk in high herbs, brush and densely wooded regions are particularly exposed to this disease.

Thanks to: Veterinary Hospital Claudia Forget de Varennes