Sunday, June 1, 2008

WHAT DISEASE SHOULD YOUR DOG BE VACCINATED FOR

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www.healthypets.in

Todays Tips-Disease for which dogs should be vaccinated against




There are eight important diseases your dog should be vaccinated against. These are canine distemper, infectious canine hepatitis, canine parvovirus infection, rabies, leptospirosis and the three most common causes of kennel cough, namely canine adenoviruses, canine parainfluenza virus and bordetella bronchiseptica.

DO VACCINATIONS ALWAYS WORK?????????

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Todays Tips-Do
vaccinations always work?

Regrettably no, it does not. There are a small portion of animals whose immune systems do not respond in the normal manner to vaccines, or for that matter to natural infections. If a vaccine is administered after its stated expiration date and/or hasn't been stored in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions it will not not be effective. By way of reassurance, a survey of over 15,000 dogs was vaccinated against distemper, in an area where is was common and less than 1/2 % contracted the disease.

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