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Vaccination policy

For puppies we administer Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus, Parainfluenza and Leptospirosis at 8 and and 10 weeks of age. Pups should be confined to your house and garden till one week after the second vaccination but it is a good idea to take your pup out in your arms as early as possible to get him/her used to the sights and sounds of the big world outside.

For kittens we offer a choice. For kittens which will never be outside we give two injections against a type of enteritis and 2 types of cat flu at 9 and 12 weeks of age. Some of these infections can be spread without direct contact. This also is currently suitable for boarding catteries.

The other choice is against the previous diseases plus protection against one form of leukaemia which only cats can get either from their mum or mixing with other cats outside. This involves the same regime as previously, the leukaemia element of the vaccine is mixed in with the others.

Currently we recommend annual booster vaccination for both cats and dogs when we also carry out a health examination. There is some controversy about annual vaccination and we are happy to discuss the pros and cons of regular vaccination.at any time but we would strongly recommend that your pet should have an annual check up even if you are adamantly against regular vaccination.