Low Cost Vaccinations at Wylie Animal Shelter, The First Friday of
Every Month
Wylie, Texas (July 22, 2002) The North Texas Mobile Veterinary
Service visits the Wylie Animal Shelter the first Friday of every
month. Dr. William Wood, D.V.M administers the vaccinations, which are
low cost and important for the health of your pets.
Vaccines are a short cut to your dog or cat's natural immune
response. It is a tiny, highly modified form of the actual disease
designed to trigger an immune response just as though your pet had
encountered and defeated the disease. As a result of the vaccinations,
your pet is left with antibodies to recognize and fight the actual
disease should he or she encounter it.
Contact your local veterinarian for information such as when your
animal should begin vaccines, and how often they should receive them
while in their puppy stage. As an adult dog or cat, it is important to
re-vaccinate each year to maintain immunity levels.
Dogs and cats receive different types of vaccines.
Vaccines for dogs include the following:
The DHLPPC vaccine
- Distemper A widespread potentially fatal disease that can
cause vomiting, diarrhea, pneumonia, brain damage and death
- Adenovirus type-1 and type-2 This can cause infectious
hepatitis, pneumonia, and severe damage to the liver and kidneys
which can lead to death
- Leptospirosis A bacterial infection that can cause permanent
damage to the liver and kidneys
- Para influenza A common respiratory disease that is mild in
healthy dogs but can be severe for puppies or debilitated dogs
- Parvovirus A widespread disease which causes severe
dehydration, vomiting and diarrhea, and can be deadly especially
for puppies
- Coronavirus An airborne virus that causes a viral infection
of the gastrointestinal tract resulting in vomiting and diarrhea
Bordetella This is commonly known as kennel cough and is a
highly contagious airborne virus that attacks the upper respiratory
tract and results in a loud, severe cough. Serious complications can
include bronchiopneumonia.
Rabies This is one of the most well known diseases, and is
almost always fatal. This virus attacks the brain and central nervous
system and is transmitted to humans primarily through a bite wound
from an infected animal.
Vaccines for cats include the following:
The FVRCP vaccine
- Feline viral rhinotracheitis A highly contagious respiratory
disease characterized by sneezing, loss of appetite, fever and eye
inflammation
- Calicivirus Another respiratory infection that can be quite
serious, and has similar characteristics to those of
rhinotracheitis, but often accompanied by ulcers on the tongue
- Panleukopenia More commonly known as feline distemper and is
the most widespread feline disease. This is extremely contagious
and is characterized by fever, vomiting and diarrhea. It can be
especially deadly for kittens.
- Pneumonitis An organism known as chlamydia causes this and
it has symptoms similar to rhinotracheitis and calicivirus
Feline Leukemia A viral disease that can take several forms.
There is no cure and it is a fatal disease.
FIP A complex disease caused by the feline infectious
peritonitis virus.
Rabies Present in both dogs and cats, it attacks the brain and
central nervous system, and the same vaccine for prevention used for
dogs is also used for cats.
Take advantage of this excellent resource available to the
residents of Wylie. The Wylie Animal Shelter is located at 949 Hensley
Lane, off of Hwy 544 and Sanden Road. You may also adopt an animal or
register your animal at the shelter. For more information or questions
concerning any of the services offered at the animal shelter, please
contact the animal control officer, Christine Mitchell, at
972-442-5268
