Video: Educational day at pet store
Interesting tips on vaccinations and a police dog demonstration.
Shalom Exotic Pets and Birds once again hosted a free educational talk on Saturday.
The public was entertained by a police dog demonstration and free dog food were handed out.
Co-owner of the store, Annemarie Bekker stressed the importance of vaccinating your pets and doing it timeously.
“One of the saddest things is witnessing the joy and delight of a new puppy or kitten turn to sorrow when, a few days after it went to its new home, it succumbs to a horrible disease such as the parvo virus, distemper or snuffles. What makes it especially sad is that these diseases are preventable with vaccination,” says veterinarian Jackie Sharp on Shalom’s facebook page.
According to Sharp less than 15 per cent of dog owners and less than 10 per cent of cat owners vaccinate annually. This means that every year a number of animals (and even people in the case of rabies) die and many more suffer due to diseases that are preventable by vaccinating.
Puppies should be vaccinated from six weeks of age against distemper virus, parvovirus, hepatitis virus, adenovirus and parainfluenza virus (five-in-one vaccine). After this they will need a booster vaccination in three to four weeks, with another booster following three to four weeks later.
Of these viruses, parvovirus and distemper are the two more common viruses causing severe diseases in young puppies.
Parvovirus (or catflu) can affect dogs in two ways: heart failure (normally in young pups) and severe gastro-enteritis. Without treatment this disease kills puppies quickly. The virus also stays alive in the environment for months.
Distemper is a deadly contagious virus, which attacks the nervous system. Symptoms include fever, coughing, enteritis, discharge from the eyes and nose, and often nervous symptoms. Distemper is usually fatal, especially in puppies.
In kittens, the basic three-in-one vaccine include panleukopenia, rhinotracheitis and calicivirus. They should be vaccinated at eight weeks, with a booster vaccination four weeks later.
Rabies is an extremely dangerous and fatal disease that can affect all mammals, including humans. Rabies vaccinations are given only with the booster vaccinations after 12 weeks of age, and followed by a booster vaccination.
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