One of the key things to do to protect your beloved family pet is to get your pet vaccinations as soon as you take your cat or dog home. At Tierrasanta Veterinary Hospital, our veterinarian in San Diego, Dr. Schexneider, along with our talented and compassionate veterinary technician team, is here to help you understand pet vaccines in San Diego.

FAQs for Pet Vaccines in San Diego

Our veterinary support team has come up with some crucial FAQs for pet vaccines in San Diego.

• Pets need vaccines to help spur protective immune responses in animals and to help prepare them to fight any possible-causing stimulus. Pet vaccinations can reduce the time of a pet's illness and may help your pet avoid certain illnesses, altogether.

• The prime diseases we keep in mind when offering pet vaccines in San Diego include rabies, distemper, leptospirosis, parvovirus, hepatitis and Bordetella ("kennel cough").

• Kittens and puppies generally start their first round of vaccinations at around 8 weeks and then again every 3-4 weeks to build up their immune systems.

Dog Vaccines in San Diego FAQs

It is important to note differences between dog vaccines in San Diego from those for cats.

• The core dog vaccines include Canine parvovirus, distemper, rabies, and canine hepatitis.

• Secondary vaccines veterinarians frequently administer include those that address Borrelia burgdorferi, Bordetella bronchiseptica, and Leptospira bacteria.

Cat Vaccines in San Diego FAQs

It is probably no surprise to cat lovers that cat vaccines in San Diego come with some differences from those for dogs.

• The primary vaccines for cats include those that help prevent and fight against panleukopenia (feline distemper), feline calicivirus, feline herpes virus type I (rhinotracheitis) and rabies.

• Chylamydophila felis, Bordetella, and feline immunodeficiency virus are secondary vaccinations for cats.

Visit our San Diego Veterinarian for More Small Animal Vaccine Information

Our San Diego veterinarian can answer these vaccine questions and more. Call us today to learn more! We look forward to hearing from you!