Cat & Dog Vaccinations: Protection & Prevention
Our focus at Brookfield Pet Hospital Plus is ensuring the health and safety of your pet through various preventive care measures to keep common diseases and disorders from developing in the first place.
We recommend regular comprehensive wellness exams combined with pet vaccinations and parasite prevention to create the foundation of your animal's routine healthcare.
Preventive care is the foremost way to be sure that your pet has the best chance at a long, healthy life. Our experienced team will work together with you to create a routine health care plan for your pet while ensuring that all of their unique needs are met.
Pet Vaccination & Reproductive Surgery Schedule
Protecting your pet is the top priority for our vets in Fountain Valley. One way we do that is through spay and neuter surgeries. These surgeries can help limit undesirable behaviors such as howling, scooting, roaming, and animal aggression and can eliminate the chance of unwanted litters. Our vets are also able to suggest a vaccination schedule to prevent your pet from developing a range of contagious, and often serious, diseases.
Cat & Kitten Vaccinations
The first year is crucial for providing your cat with the necessary vaccines for protection against a range of dangerous diseases.
- 6 to 8 weeks
- FVRCP (Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia), Chlamydia
- 10 to 12 weeks
- Booster: FVRCP (Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia), Chlamydia
- Feline Leukemia
- 14 to 16 weeks
- Rabies
- Booster: FVRCP (Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia), Chlamydia
- Feline Leukemia 2
- 5 to 6 months
Vaccinations are not the only protection that is recommended for your feline friend, spaying, neutering, and microchipping help protect your cat from several health issues and are provided with the vaccination schedule.
- Spay (females) - Spaying your female cat can prevent unwanted behavior such as howling and scooting that are experienced along with heat cycles as well as preventing the birth of unwanted litters of kittens and protecting your cat against serious illnesses.
- Neuter (males) - Neutering your male cat can help to prevent spraying, roaming, howling, and aggression that your cat may show. It is also ideal for protection against certain illnesses and the fathering of kittens.
- Microchipping - A microchip is a permanent form of identification no larger than a grain of rice and implanted in your pet’s skin. These microchips help to reunite you with your beloved pet if they become lost.
Dog & Puppy Vaccinations
The first year is crucial for providing your cat with the necessary vaccines for protection against a range of dangerous diseases.
- 6 to 8 weeks
- DHPP (Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza, Parvovirus)
- 10 to 12 weeks
- Booster: DHPP (Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza, Parvovirus)
- Bordetella (Required for Boarding and Bathing & Grooming at Brookfield Pet Hospital Plus)
- Leptospirosis (Optional)
- 14 to 16 weeks
- Booster: DHPP (Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza, Parvovirus)
- Rabies
- Booster: Bordetella (Required for Boarding and Bathing & Grooming at Brookfield Pet Hospital Plus)
- Booster: Leptospirosis (Optional)
Puppy vaccinations along with spaying, neutering, and microchipping help to provide your dog with protection from several health issues therefore these services also fall under preventive care.
- Spay (female) - Dog spaying will assist in preventing certain types of cancer and regular heat cycles which might attract roaming males to your home and property as well as ensure the prevention of unwanted litters of puppies.
- Neuter (male) - Dog neutering will prevent your dog from fathering any undesired puppies, as well as protect from a variety of types of serious cancers, as well as help in reducing the risk of roaming and aggression with your dog.
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Microchipping - A microchip is a permanent form of identification no larger than a grain of rice and implanted in your pet’s skin. These microchips help to reunite you with your beloved pet if they become lost.
- 12 to 16 months
- Final Booster: DHPP (Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza, Parvovirus)
- Rabies
- Final Booster: Bordetella (Optional)
- Final Booster: Leptospirosis (Optional)
Parasite Prevention
Parasites are not only a serious health concern for your pet but also have the ability to be transmitted to any humans or other animals that are in contact with an infected pet. Our vets in the Fountain Valley area offer a range of parasite prevention products to help protect you and your pet from the following common parasites:
Fleas
Fleas are external parasites that live on the skin and feed on the blood of birds and mammals. Fleas can reproduce and spread quickly throughout your home.
Ticks
These external parasites bury into the skin and survive on the blood of mammals and are capable of spreading several conditions to both humans and animals.
Ear Mites
Ear mites are very tiny and highly contagious. These parasites invade the ear canals of dogs, cats, and other mammals. These parasites are known for being able to consistently reproduce throughout their life.
Heartworm
This thread-like parasitic roundworm is typically spread through the open wound of a mosquito bite and makes its way to the heart, lungs, and blood vessels of infected animals.
Hookworm
These parasites prefer to live within the digestive tract of animals where they feed internally on the blood of the animal. Hookworms can cause anemia and other serious conditions in our pets.
Roundworm
Roundworms are parasitic worms that live in your pet's intestines and survive on the partially digested intestinal contents. This parasite can rob your pet of vital nutrients necessary to stay healthy.
Tapeworm
Tapeworms spread easily through fleas that are ingested by your pet during grooming sessions. These hook-like parasitic worms thrive within the intestines of the host animal.
Whipworm
Whipworms are spread when a dog comes into contact with soil that contains the feces of an infected dog. Whipworms pose a serious health risk to dogs.