Every three weeks from 6-8 weeks of age for a total of three injections, then a yearly health check and booster vaccination.
Schedule from 2 – 12 weeks of age then monthly until six months of age then every three months for life.
Heartworm prevention starts at 12 weeks of age and can involve a monthly chewable or topical treatment or a yearly injection.
Fleas & Ticks prevention starts from 8 weeks of age and is very important in our region. Paralysis tick bites are life threatening and fleas can cause significant discomfort, skin irritation and transmit tapeworm.
The correct diet whilst your puppy is rapidly growing in their first six months is critical. Different breeds grow at different rates and will have different diet requirements. We will help you in making the right choice depending on these requirements.
Puppies have a critical socialisation window that closes at 16 weeks of age, it is very important to expose them (in the right environment) to many positive social experiences and situations. We highly recommend choosing the right puppy school which we can help you with and this can commence after just one puppy vaccination (in a clinical setting).
The appropriate age to do this varies depending on breed, for small dogs the optimal age is six months old
Book a trip to see us at Bay St Vets during their first week home. We will check them over and discuss all the important things – vaccinations (every 4 weeks from 6-8 weeks of age) for three vaccinations, worming (every 2 weeks from 12 weeks of age, then monthly until 6months of age, then every 3months for line), nutrition (we will discuss with you in clinic) and desexing (this can happen from 4-6months of age).
Coming to the Vet can be stressful for kittens and we want to make each experience as positive as possible from a young age, so please bring any comfort items or treats with you to each Vet visit.
We recommend feeding your kitten the same food as they were being fed for the first 1-2 weeks in their new home and then if you would like to change diets, transition them gradually. We recommend feeding a balanced kitten diet which we will discuss with you in clinic.
One of your biggest gifts you can give your pet is appropriate dental care, starting early on. This includes brushing! Yes Brushing their teeth, we will demonstrate how to do this and what foods are appropriate to prevent dental disease. Please remember 80% of adult cats over three years of age have dental disease, this can be painful and expensive so prevention is key and is of paramount importance to us at Bay St Vets.
From seven years of age, we recommend six monthly health checks at Bay St Vets, at one of these six monthly checks we will recommend a senior pet blood test. We like to keep track of these results in our patient file so we can rapidly and easily detect the beginnings of any disease processes.
Some of the main diseases we monitor our seniors for include:
