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Please visit: www.future-of-vaccination.co.uk for more information on vaccinations.

Vaccination Protocol

Dogs:

Initial vaccinations:

• first vaccination at 8 weeks
• second vaccination at 10 weeks

Can start going out and socialise at 11 weeks

Booster vaccinations:

• year one: full booster
• thereafter: full booster every third year and a vaccination with less ingredients yearly.

Kennel Cough

• strongly recommended if needing to board in kennels
• needs to be administered in one nostril at least 3 days prior to going into kennels
• protection now lasts one year
• can now be given at same time as other vaccinations

Rabies

Half Passport

• Vaccine to be given after microchip is inserted and checked.
• No blood test required to check levels of protection against Rabies

Full Passport

• Microchip to be inserted and checked first if not already present
• Rabies vaccination to be given Rabies serology (blood test) 21-28 days after administering the rabies vaccination
• Issue Pet Passport documentation once results indicate sufficient levels of antibodies.It should be noted that sometimes, following vaccination, the antibody titre may remain too low to qualify for entry into the pet travel scheme. This could mean another vaccination and blood test after 21-28 days have elapsed. Therefore you should allow enough time before travelling to complete this process successfully.
• Health certificate may be required prior to travel (to check with your travel company)
• N Declunder and J Ratczak are both OVSs (official veterinary surgeons appointed by DEFRA) and are able to complete the necessary Pet Passport paperwork. If in doubt and in absence of both inspectors please ask to speak to Mandy Grant who will be able to give you advice and a contact number for DEFRA’s Pet Passport and Export department.

It should be noted that when your pet is issued with a full EU Passport, re-entry into the UK will not be possible until after 6 months have elapsed following a successful blood test result

CATS:

Initial vaccinations:

Either basic or full vaccinations:
First vaccination at 9 weeks
Second vaccination at 12 weeks

• With basic vaccination (flu/enteritis): can start going outside 1 week after second vaccination
• After full vaccination (flu/enteritis/leukaemia): can start socialising/going out 2 weeks following second vaccination
• To choose whether or not to include the leukaemia vaccine within the vaccination protocol please see the veterinary surgeon for advice and to discuss blood testing.

Booster:

Yearly at the moment as immunity after vaccination does not exceed this period. In order to provide a satisfactory ongoing protection for your pet, the yearly rule will need to be followed.

Bordetella Bronchiseptica

See kennel cough for information on how to administer, when to administer and is advisable when cats are going to be admitted into a cattery.

RABBIT:

Myxomatosis vaccination

• First vaccinations can be given from 6 weeks onwards.
• In the present state of knowledge no firm recommendation for revaccination frequency can be made but it is suggested that animals should be revaccinated annually in May/June just prior to the myxomatosis season as most myxomatosis in Britain occurs in late summer, autumn and early winter months. Where there is high risk of myxomatosis infection revaccination every six months is suggested.

Viral Haemorrhagic Disease (VHD) vaccination

• First vaccination at 2 ½ - 3 months of age
• Booster vaccinations: annual boosters are recommended