Get Your Pet’s Vaccines At Deer Creek Veterinary Clinic

Vaccines for Dogs & Cats

Core Vaccines

• Core vaccines are required for all dogs and puppies. Core vaccines include:
• Canine distemper/adenovirus-2 (hepatitis)/parvovirus/parainfluenza vaccine (given as one vaccine, commonly referred to as DA2PP, DHPP, or DAPP)

Rabies virus vaccine

Noncore Vaccines
Noncore vaccines (also called lifestyle vaccines) are considered optional and given based on factors such as your pet’s lifestyle and where you live. Several noncore vaccines protect against highly contagious or potentially life-threatening diseases.

To determine which lifestyle vaccines are appropriate for your dog, your vet will look at a variety of factors, including:

• Geographic location and risk of disease in Blanco County
• Whether your pet goes to doggy day care, dog parks, or boarding or grooming facilities
• Whether your pet’s lifestyle includes traveling, going on hikes, or being exposed to wilderness or bodies of water (rivers, lakes and ponds).
• The overall health of your pet

Noncore vaccines include:

• Bordetella bronchiseptica (kennel cough) vaccine
• Leptospira (Leptospirosis) vaccine
• Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme) vaccine
• H3N2/H3N8 (canine influenza) vaccines
• Crotalux atrox (rattlesnake) vaccine

Heartworm, Flea & Tick Prevention

Our veterinarians offer many options for preventing fleas. ticks and heartworms.  If your pet contracts heartworms, we have the ability to treat it and get your pet back to optimum health again.

PREVENTION IS MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE THAN CURES!  BE PROACTIVE WITH YOUR PETS! IT CAN SAVE YOUR PET’S LIFE AND BE LESS EXPENSIVE IN THE LONG RUN.