Vaccinations & Complete Care

Examinations and Vaccinations

A comprehensive physical examination is the key to the prevention of illness and disease. Our doctors will work with you, using your observations, critical information and history about your pet to ensure a thorough examination. No one knows your pet like you, so your input is vital. This is an important step an owner can take to ensure your pet's well-being and long-term health.

Our doctors will pay special attention to a host of important, health-related items, such as abnormalities and diseases of your pet’s teeth, gums, eyes, ears, skin, legs, joints, abdomen, heart and lungs.

To help protect the health of your pet, it is recommended that he or she receive yearly physical examinations.

Vaccination

Vaccinations are vital to the prevention of many life-threatening diseases and will help ensure the quality of your pet’s health. The frequency of immunizations will depend on your pet’s age, vaccination history, type of vaccine used, and the duration of the protection of the vaccine. An immunization schedule based upon your pet’s needs will be recommended by our doctors to ensure that your pet is protected.

I-20 Animal Medical Center follows the AAHA Vaccination Guidelines to help ensure that pets are not being over vaccinated. The AAHA Vaccination Guidelines is supported by scientific study from experts in the fields of immunology, infectious diseases, internal medicine and clinical practice. The guidelines were developed with one goal in mind- to provide vaccination protection for your pet, in a manner that will protect your pet without the hazards of over-vaccination.

Typically, dogs will be protected against rabies, distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenza, parvo virus, canine influenza, and kennel cough.

Cat immunizations include panleukopenia (distemper), rabies, feline rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, chlamydia and feline leukemia.