By NAR La Ronge

NAR La Ronge Pet Gazette

Why vaccinate?

Apr 9, 2019 | 10:38 AM

Very young animals are highly susceptible to infectious diseases because their immune systems are not fully mature.

They receive protection through antibodies in their mother’s milk, but this protection only provides short term benefits as milk antibodies decrease, leaving young animals vulnerable.

The only way to protect a young animal is through vaccinations.

Vaccines trigger protective immune responses and prepare the immune system to fight future infections from disease-causing agents.

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They stimulate the immune system’s antibody production that identifies and destroys disease-causing organisms that enter the body. Vaccines provide immunity against diseases that can lessen the severity or protect from certain diseases altogether.

But why do dogs need so many doses, year after year?

The first dose of a vaccine serves to prime the animal’s immune system against the virus/bacteria. Remaining doses help further stimulate the immune system to produce the important antibodies needed to protect an animal from diseases.

This ensures that your animal gets their booster vaccinations is essential to their health and well-being. NO BOOSTER SHOTS = NO PROTECTION. Vaccinations have prevented death and disease in millions of animals. If you didn’t vaccinate your dog as a puppy…. don’t fear. It’s never too late to vaccinate!!

Here are 5 reasons to vaccinate your pet:
1. Vaccinations prevent many pet illnesses.
2. Vaccinations can help avoid costly treatments for diseases that can be prevented.
3. Vaccinations prevent diseases that can be passed between animals and also from animals to people.
4. Diseases prevalent in wildlife, such as rabies and distemper, can infect unvaccinated pets.
5. In many areas, local or state ordinances require certain vaccinations of household pets.

Stayed tuned over the next couple of weeks as we release information about the different core vaccinations and their importance!

If you have any questions, please contact us via Facebook messenger or phone us at 1-306-420-6550.