I believe everyone knows that if you have a dog or cat, you need to vaccinate them. This is not only for their health, but also to reassure us. But many people don’t know how old dogs can be vaccinated? What types of vaccines are there? Today, I will tell you about dog vaccines.
How old can a dog be vaccinated?
Dogs carry some antibodies from their mothers when they are just born, so the body is not easily infected with viruses and bacteria at this time, so there is no need to fight vaccine.
Generally speaking, the antibodies brought by the dog from the mother gradually disappear at this time of the 45th day of birth, so they need to be vaccinated for protection. Generally, the first vaccination is at 45th day. From the beginning of the day, and then every 4 to 6 weeks, a second injection is required. This requires three consecutive injections. Then the vaccination of the dog in childhood is completed. The adult dog only needs to be injected once a year to be able to Play a good preventive effect.
What types of vaccines are there? What do they do?
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Dog vaccines are divided into core vaccines and non-core vaccines. Core vaccines refer to the more important vaccines that dogs must receive. Non-core vaccines refer to vaccines that can be vaccinated according to the dog’s physical health and living environment.
Core vaccine
Canine distemper virus:
is a pathogenic virus. Canine distemper, also known as canine distemper, is a highly contagious disease. Dogs infected with canine distemper virus can have symptoms such as fever, diarrhea, and vomiting, and the mortality rate is high, especially in puppies.
Canine Parvovirus:
It belongs to the family Parvoviridae and is a highly contagious and highly contagious infectious disease in dogs. It is characterized by enteritis and myocarditis. Affected dogs may have symptoms such as high fever, severe diarrhea, and blood in the stool. It is a major threat to the health of dogs.
Canine Adenovirus:
It is the most pathogenic virus of the mammalian genus Adenovirus. There are two serotypes, type I and type II. Type I can cause canine infectious hepatitis, and type II can cause canine infectious laryngotracheitis and enteritis. Clinical symptoms include repeated fever, chills, and runny nose. The acute type was seen in the early stage of the epidemic, and the dogs died suddenly without clinical symptoms.
Rabies virus:
Rabies is a zoonotic infectious disease with a very high fatality rate, and it is the first major infectious disease in China. Dog raising regulations stipulate that dogs must be vaccinated against rabies virus, which is also to protect the common health and interests of humans and dogs. However, it should be noted that it is best to choose a single vaccine for rabies vaccine to ensure clinical effect.
Non-core vaccine
Coronavirus:
An acute enteric infectious disease, It is characterized by vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration and easy recurrence. Dogs of different breeds, genders and ages can be infected, but puppies are the most susceptible, with almost 100% incidence and high mortality.
Canine parainfluenza virus:
Canine parainfluenza virus is the major respiratory infectious disease in dogs infected with canine parainfluenza virus. Clinical manifestations include fever, cough, runny nose and other symptoms. It can also cause acute encephalomyelitis and hydrocephalus.
Canine Leptospirosis:
Canine Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the pathogenic Leptospira. Dogs are mainly manifested as hemorrhagic jaundice, high fever, hemorrhagic diathesis, abortion, skin necrosis, edema and other symptoms. Dogs of all ages can be infected. The incidence is higher in male dogs than in female dogs.
