Grooming
 

About Our Grooming for Dogs & Cats

K-Rods Kennels is a full-service kennel, while your pet is boarding with us, consider letting them have a bath and their claws done.

Grooming prices are quoted according to size and condition of their coat; matting/detangling of the pet's fur will be charged extra.

Vaccine Facts

Annual Vaccination  Immunity to viruses persists for years or for the life of the animal. Successful vaccination to most bacterial pathogens produces an immunologic memory that remains for years, allowing an animal to develop a protective anamnestic (secondary) response when exposed to virulent organisms. Only the immune response to toxins requires boosters (eg: tetanus in humans), and no toxin vaccines are currently used for dogs or cats.

Distemper & Parvo  "Dr. Carmichael at Cornell and Dr. Schultz have studies showing  immunity against challenge at 2-10 years for canine distemper & 4  years for parvovirus. Studies for longer duration are pending.   "There are no new strains of parvovirus as one mfg. would like to  suggest. Parvovirus vaccination provides cross immunity for all types.   

Hepatitis (Adenovirus) is one of the agents known to be a cause of  kennel cough. Only vaccines with CAV-2 should be used as CAV-1  vaccines carry the risk of "hepatitis blue-eye" reactions & kidney  damage.  

Bordetella Parainfluenza Commonly called "Kennel cough",  recommended only for those dogs boarded, groomed, taken to dog shows, or for any reason housed where exposed to a lot of dogs.    The intranasal vaccine provides more complete and more rapid onset of immunity with less chance of reaction. Immunity requires 72 hours and does not protect from every cause of kennel cough.   Immunity is of short duration (4 to 6 months).  

RABIES  It is a killed vaccine and must be given every year, this is very important to your pet as well as humans.

Lymes disease is a tick borne disease which can cause lameness, kidney failure and heart disease in dogs.  Ticks can also transmit the disease to humans.  "The original Ft. Dodge killed bacteria has proven to be the most effective vaccine.    Lyme disease prevention should emphasize early removal of ticks.   Amitraz collars are more effective than Top Spot, as amitraz paralyzes the tick's mouth parts preventing transmission of disease.  

LIST OF LINKS ABOUT VACCINES & HEALTH PROBLEMS

      http://www.europa.com/~dshecklr/Vaccinations2.html

www.whole-dog-journal.com

http://www.vetinfo.com

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Last modified: 03/19/08