Annual vaccination certificates need to be sighted or confirmed by your vet over the phone or fax before any dog or cat can pass by our reception to the boarding or grooming facilities. 

For our boarding and grooming dogs:

"C5" – Canine Five Vaccinations which means the vaccinations need to include five vaccinations administered annually. 

"C5" vaccinations include:

[1] Canine Distemper, which is a highly contagious viral disease, which often results in permanent brain damage or death.

The usual signs of infection are fever, depression, loss of appetite and a discharge of pus from the eyes and nose.  This may be followed by pneumonia, vomiting and diarrhoea.

As the disease progresses, the brain may become affected resulting in convulsions and death.  Dogs that do recover may have permanent brain damage.  Treatment is symptomatic and the recovery rate may be low.  Vaccination is the best method of control.

[2] Canine Hepatitis, which is a disease of dogs characterised by loss of appetite, depression, diarrhoea often with blood, tonsillitis and acute abdominal pain due to enlargement of the liver.

The disease may be very severe, with deaths occurring within 24 to 36 hours of onset; or mild, the dog showing only signs of loss of appetite and general lethargy.  Corneal opacity or "blue eye" may follow infection.

[3] Canine Parvovirus, is a disease that affects young pups and older dogs.  Death can occur within 24 hours.  The virus is now common in Australia and outbreaks occur regularly, especially in summer.

The virus affects the intestines causing bloodstained diarrhoea and vomiting.  Serious dehydration and fluid imbalance may result.  Without therapy, many dogs will die.  The best protection against infection is vaccination.  Annual boosters are recommended for prolonged protection against the disease.

[4] & [5] Canine Kennel Cough Infections
Canine kennel coughs are contagious diseases of dogs.  Affected dogs have a hacking cough, which usually appears after exercise and may persist for several weeks.  Treatment with antibiotics sometimes speeds recovery.

Among the infectious agents associated with kennel coughs are:
[4] Bordetella bronchiseptica, a bacterium disease and
[5] Canine Parainfluenza, a viral disease.

For our boarding and grooming cats:

"F3" – Feline Three Vaccinations which means the vaccinations need to include three vaccinations administered annually. 

"F3" vaccinations include:

[1] Feline Enteritis (also known as Feline Panleucopenia) a viral disease, which is the most dangerous affecting cats.  This disease is very contagious.  Symptoms are depression, loss of appetite, uncontrollable vomiting and diarrhoea, often with blood and severe abdominal pain.

[2] Feline Rhinotrachetis (FR), which is a Feline respiratory disease affecting cats of all ages.

[3] Feline Calcivirus (FC), which is another Feline respiratory disease.  These respiratory diseases are highly contagious and cause sneezing, coughing, running eyes, nasal discharge, and loss of appetite and tongue ulcers.

Further Feline vaccinations include the following viruses that attack the Feline immune system which are Feline Leukaemia (FeLV) and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
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