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Vaccinations and Exams

Here at All Creature Features Animal Hospital we want to maintain your pet's optimum health. This means getting the proper vaccinations as a puppy or kitten and regular exams as a "senior" pet. The proceeding schedules follow the ideal protocol for seeing your new pet for their first visit at six weeks of age and having no previous vaccinations. Any schedule can be custom tailored to fit the needs and age of your pet. All pets should have these sets of vaccines as a puppy or kitten and then be seen for a yearly exam and boosters. 

Canine

1st Visit - 6 Weeks

  • 1st deworming, 1st puppy shot, fecal check, start heartworm prevention

2nd Visit - 3 weeks later

  • 2nd deworming, 2nd puppy booster, 1st bordetella, and 1st Lyme

3rd Visit - 3 weeks from the 2nd visit

  • 3rd deworming, 3rd puppy booster, rabies, 2nd bordetella, and 2nd Lyme

4th Visit - 3 weeks from the 3rd visit

  •   4th deworming, 4th puppy booster and fecal check        

Adult Dogs

  • Yearly boosters of all vaccines, a heartworm blood test and year round heartworm prevention

Feline

1st Visit - 8 Weeks

  • Felv and FIV test, 1st deworming, 1st kitten shot, fecal check

2nd Visit - 3 weeks later

  • 2nd deworming, 2nd kitten shot, 1st feline leukemia, 

3rd Visit - 3 weeks from the 2nd visit

  • 3rd deworming, 3rd kitten shot, 2nd feline leukemia, rabies,
  • 1st FIP

4th Visit - 3 weeks from 3rd Visit

  • 4th kitten shot, 2nd FIP, and fecal check

*Indoor Kitten: Do not need  FIP vaccinations

Adult Cats

  • Yearly boosters of all vaccinations

Your Senior Pet

We recommend your senior pet be seen by a veterinarian once a year for a special wellness exam. This can include the update of yearly vaccines, a heartworm test, and other special procedures. 

Physical Exam: Checks for heart murmurs and other physical ailments that may have developed as your pet ages

Blood Profile:  Checks for the start of kidney, liver, pancreatic, and blood diseases. The blood profile also checks blood glucose (a marker for diabetes) as well as thyroid chemistry levels. 

Tonometry: This checks the eye pressure of your pet and can help save their vision through early detection of glaucoma.

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