Annual Preventive Healthcare in Whitby ON
We make health care recommendations based on your pet’s specific needs and requirements. Below you can find some of the general health care recommendations for all life stages.
| Age | Canine Recommendations | Feline Recommendations |
| 8 weeks | Physical exam Fecal analysis + deworming Flea Prevention Vaccines: (1st booster) DHPP, Coronavirus* | Physical exam Fecal analysis + deworming Flea Prevention Vaccines: (1st booster) FVRCP, FeLV* |
| 12 weeks | Physical Exam Deworming Flea Prevention Vaccines: (2nd booster) DHPP, Bordetella*, Lepta*, Lyme* | Physical exam Deworming Flea Prevention Vaccines: (1st booster) FVRCP, Flevo* |
| 16 weeks | Physical exam Deworming Vaccines: (3rd booster) DHPP, Bordetella*, Lepta*, Lyme*, Rabies | Physical exam Deworming Vaccines: (3rd booster) FVRCP, Rabies |
| 6 months (24 weeks) | Spay/Neuter Pre-Anesthetic blood work Microchip | Spay/Neuter Pre-Anesthetic blood work Microchip |
| Adult Annual (1-7 years) | Physical exam Heartworm testing + prevention (Revolution) Fecal float + deworming Blood work and urinalysis Vaccines: DHPP, Bordet ell*, Lepta*, Lyme*, Rabies | Physical exam Fecal float + deworming Flea Prevention (Revolution) Blood work and urinalysis Vaccines: FVRCP, Rabies, Feels* |
| As Required | Dental Cleaning | Dental Cleaning |
| Note: It is important that puppy/kitten boosters are not missed. Boosters must be given 3-4 weeks of one another and if one booster is missed the entire series may need to be repeated. | ||
| * – indicates an elective vaccine | ||
Annual Preventive Healthcare
Alternatives to Vaccinations
If you do not wish to vaccinate your pets annually, you have the option of doing a vaccine titer instead. This is a simple blood test that we send out to an external laboratory. They measure the antibody levels in your pet’s system to determine if they still have immunity from their last vaccination. The vaccine lasts for 1 or 3 years, depending on the specific formulation. Each animal acquires its own immunity for longer than the vaccine label indicates, depending on their individual immune systems. Talk to your veterinarian for more information about vaccination titers.
***NOTE: The law requires the rabies vaccination, which the city does not accept rabies titers as an alternative to.
