I. It's estimated that 70-80 million dogs and 74-96 million cats are owned in the United States. About 18 million of those dogs and about 43 million of those cats are never vaccinated. ( Burns, 2013 )
A. There are 3 core vaccines, besides rabies, that Veterinarians recommend for dogs. Including 5-in-1, Leptospirosis, and Bordatella. These are considered vital to all pets based on risk of exposure, severity of disease or transmissibility to humans. (ASPCA )
1. 5-in-1 and Leptospirosis are usually mixed together into is one injection, but cover multiple diseases. If not given these vaccines, diseases that can infect the dog include, Canine distemper, which is highly contagious and often fatal viral disease spread through the air, CAV 1 and …show more content…
Bordatella is a little more forgiving but can be just as harsh when not vaccinated against. Bordetella, most commonly known as kettle cough, is a bacterial pathogen and one of the several major causes of an extremely contagious respiratory disease of dogs. The disease typically lasts for many weeks, during which time the affected dog is extremely contagious to other dogs by direct contact and airborne …show more content…
3-in-1 also covers multiple vaccines and if these vaccines aren’t administered to the cat they can be infected with Feline Distemper, which are a widespread and highly contagious viral disease that causes fever, vomiting, diarrhea, immune suppression, anemia and death, Feline Herpes, and Feline Influenza, both of which are upper respiratory diseases and cat be fatal with a second bacterial infection.
2. Last for cats is Feline Leukemia. Feline Leukemia transmitted from cat to cat via saliva and nasal mucus. It is also commonly transmitted directly from an infected mother to her kittens. While cats can live with Feline Leukemia it is very easy for them to get other diseases, since it depresses the immune system, which can be fatal. If your cat also gets out and is found FeLV positive the shelter will immediately put them down.
C. Now I know many of you have probably seen pictures of a dogs with his heart infected with heartworms, and you may not believe it can reach your dog but just this week 2 more dogs were found with heartworms in the Fresno area.
1. Heartworms are transmitted by more than 70 species of mosquitos, and reside within the pulmonary artery where they will grow up to a foot (American Heartworm Society ). A dog can become so infected with heartworms if untreated that the heart will either just stop beating or even
A. There are 3 core vaccines, besides rabies, that Veterinarians recommend for dogs. Including 5-in-1, Leptospirosis, and Bordatella. These are considered vital to all pets based on risk of exposure, severity of disease or transmissibility to humans. (ASPCA )
1. 5-in-1 and Leptospirosis are usually mixed together into is one injection, but cover multiple diseases. If not given these vaccines, diseases that can infect the dog include, Canine distemper, which is highly contagious and often fatal viral disease spread through the air, CAV 1 and …show more content…
Bordatella is a little more forgiving but can be just as harsh when not vaccinated against. Bordetella, most commonly known as kettle cough, is a bacterial pathogen and one of the several major causes of an extremely contagious respiratory disease of dogs. The disease typically lasts for many weeks, during which time the affected dog is extremely contagious to other dogs by direct contact and airborne …show more content…
3-in-1 also covers multiple vaccines and if these vaccines aren’t administered to the cat they can be infected with Feline Distemper, which are a widespread and highly contagious viral disease that causes fever, vomiting, diarrhea, immune suppression, anemia and death, Feline Herpes, and Feline Influenza, both of which are upper respiratory diseases and cat be fatal with a second bacterial infection.
2. Last for cats is Feline Leukemia. Feline Leukemia transmitted from cat to cat via saliva and nasal mucus. It is also commonly transmitted directly from an infected mother to her kittens. While cats can live with Feline Leukemia it is very easy for them to get other diseases, since it depresses the immune system, which can be fatal. If your cat also gets out and is found FeLV positive the shelter will immediately put them down.
C. Now I know many of you have probably seen pictures of a dogs with his heart infected with heartworms, and you may not believe it can reach your dog but just this week 2 more dogs were found with heartworms in the Fresno area.
1. Heartworms are transmitted by more than 70 species of mosquitos, and reside within the pulmonary artery where they will grow up to a foot (American Heartworm Society ). A dog can become so infected with heartworms if untreated that the heart will either just stop beating or even