Vaccination

Prevention is the best medicine and vaccinations are one of the most effective ways to protect your pet from serious illness. Vaccines work by teaching your pet’s immune system to recognise and fight harmful viruses and bacteria. This means that vaccinated pets are far less likely to become sick, and if they do, they tend to recover faster and more easily.

Our vaccination approach

We follow a modern, evidence-based approach to dog vaccinations and cat vaccinations, ensuring your pet receives only what they need, no more, no less. Our protocol minimises unnecessary medication while maintaining strong immunity.

We administer a full vaccine every third year and a partial booster during the in-between years. This approach aligns with the guidelines of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA), which recommends that:

“Core vaccines are administered to all animals to protect them against severe, life-threatening diseases with a global distribution, while non-core vaccines are given only to those at risk of specific infections.”

Our recommendations

Dog vaccinations

• Year 1: Distemper, Infectious Hepatitis, Parvovirus, Parainfluenza virus, Bordetella bronchiseptica
• Year 2: Parainfluenza virus, Bordetella bronchiseptica
• Year 3: Parainfluenza virus, Bordetella bronchiseptica

Cat vaccinations

• Year 1: Feline calicivirus, Feline herpesvirus (Type 1), Feline panleucopaenia virus
• Year 2: Feline calicivirus, Feline herpesvirus (Type 1)
• Year 3: Feline calicivirus, Feline herpesvirus (Type 1)
• And then it’s back to Year 1 again.

For outdoor cats, we also recommend vaccinating against Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV).

Protection that lasts a lifetime

Keeping up with dog vaccinations and cat vaccinations not only protects your pet but also helps safeguard the wider animal community. Talk to our friendly team to schedule your pet’s vaccination, because staying protected means staying healthy.