Vaccinations
Animal Hospitals of the Lowcountry strives to prevent illness whenever possible. The time and effort invested in our Wellness programs reaps rewards for both pets and owners with longer, healthier lives for pets that receive consistent, ongoing wellness care over the course of their lives.
Vaccines
Vaccines are medical procedures designed to prevent your pet from severe infectious diseases. We do not believe in vaccinating every animal with every vaccine on the market.
Since individual pets live different lives, different pets are at risk for different things. It is for this reason that we assess your pet’s lifestyle to develop a tailored vaccination program. We also spread out vaccinations over the twice-a-year visits to prevent vaccine reactions as much as possible.
1-year or 3-year Rabies
(required by law for all cats and dogs)
1-year or 3-year DAP
(Distemper/Adenovirus/Parvovirus) for dogs
1-year or 3-year FVRCP
(Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis/Chlamydia/Calicivirus/Panleukopenia)
Lyme Disease
Leptosporosis
Canine Influenza – H3N8/H3N2
Bordetella bronchiseptica
(Kennel Cough)
Crotalus Atrox Toxoid
(Rattlesnake Vaccine)
Feline Leukemia
(1 year/2 year)
What Works Best for Your Lifestyle:
While core vaccinations are administered to all pets, regardless of their lifestyle, because of the potential for fatal diseases (e.g., rabies, parvovirus, panleukopenia), noncore vaccinations are carefully and individually tailored. Most diseases covered by noncore vaccinations (e.g., rattlesnake bite or leptospirosis) are not fatal unless the pet is not treated.
Lifestyle factors to consider when administering noncore vaccinations to pets include a wide range of activities and environments that increase your pet’s exposure risk.
