Core Vaccines for Dogs

DAPP

Forming the Base of Protection for Dogs of All Ages

DAPP is a group of highly contagious viruses that are often spread through close contact with other dogs. In some cases, these diseases may be life threatening, but regular vaccination boosters are an easy way to help protect your dog.

: Distemper
A highly contagious and often fatal virus, Distemper spreads through droplets in the air and affects the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and nervous systems.
: Adenovirus Type 1 & 2
Type 1 is easily contracted from contaminated fluids, infections can cause fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. This disease spreads to the liver, kidney, and eyes causing severe damage, and in some cases death.
Type 2 is spread through droplets in the air, common symptoms often include cough, diffculty breathing, fever, poor appetite, and lung infection. In serious cases, severe pnuemonia can occur leading to death.
: Parainfluenza
Spread through droplets in the air, common symptoms often include cough, difficulty breathing, fever, poor appetite, and lung infection. This disease can become more severe with multiple infections, or in very young puppies.
: Parvovirus
Occuring when contaminated feces come in contact with a dog’s mouth or nose, symptoms include fever, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and heart damage. Severe forms of this illness can lead to death.

Rabies

Protecting Pets From Rabies

Rabies is easily spread to family members and can often be fatal in dogs. Once your pet is infected, there are no treatment options available.

Typically we think of rabies showing signs immediately, but depending on where a pet is bitten it can take 3-12 weeks for signs to show.¹

Signs of rabies can include:
Anxiety, fever, uncoordinated walking, and lack of appetite. As the disease progresses, animals develop hypersensitivity to light and sound – they may also have seizures or become extremely vicious.
There is no test for rabies in live animals
Rabies can only be diagnosed through testing of brain tissue of an animal who has died or been euthanized.

If an unvaccinated pet is exposed to a rabid animal, and then shows signs of the disease, euthanasia is the only option. If a pet is exposed but then does not show signs, long term quarantine may be an option.

Vaccinating your pet against rabies is the best defense for protecting them from harm.

Disease Prevention

5 Facts About Rabies and Your Pet

References:

Compendium of animal rabies prevention and control, 2016. National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control Committee. http://nasphv.org/Documents/NASPHVRabiesCompendium.pdf. Accessed August 2, 2019.

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The Foundation to Your Dog’s Health

DAPP

Forming the Base of Protection for Dogs of All Ages

Rabies

Protecting Pets From Rabies

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