{"id":385,"date":"2015-11-27T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T17:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/?p=385"},"modified":"2018-08-15T09:35:12","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T16:35:12","slug":"vaccines-101-for-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sittingforacause.com\/blog\/dog-care\/vaccines-101-for-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Need to Know About Vaccines for Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vaccines are vital to helping your pet live a long and healthy life. Let\u2019s face it, all of us want that for our pets! Vaccines fight illness from the viruses they may encounter every day and as well as other pathogens. This can be achieved by certain combinations of vaccines and by having them done at a particular age to have the most benefit for your pet. It\u2019s like when you make sure your child receives shots or when you get your measles shot. Vaccines help your pet\u2019s body prepare their immune system to fight the disease so that if your pet happens to come across a disease, he or she would be able to beat it!<\/p>\n

How do you decide when to vaccinate your dog?<\/h5>\n

While it is not always necessary to vaccinate on every disease according to the ASPCA, factors in that may cause your pet to require vaccinations include age, medical history, environment, travel habits and lifestyle. Your local vet can evaluate your pet to determine which vaccines would be best!<\/p>\n

\"Vaccines<\/a>What vaccines are available for dogs?<\/h5>\n

There are different vaccines you may come across when getting your dog vaccinated:<\/p>\n

Core vaccinations<\/strong> \u2013 These are vital vaccinations due to the risk of exposure, severity of the potential disease, or if a disease can be easily be passed to humans. These vaccinations should be given to every dog. \u00a0Core vaccinations include:<\/p>\n