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Leptospirosis

Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease carried by common wildlife and rodents. This disease causes high fever, jaundice, vomiting, and in severe cases, fatal liver and kidney damage. In addition, leptospirosis may be transmitted to humans as well.

Current vaccines against canine leptospirosis, which are part of the distemper vaccination, have been available for many years and offer protection against two different strains of the disease. However, recent research has shown that other strains of leptospirosis have emerged. Because leptospiral vaccines are strain-specific, current vaccines are not able to protect against these newer strains. A newer vaccine has been introduced that offers dogs protection against the older strains of leptospirosis , L.canicola and L.icterohaemorrhagiae, and two additional strains, L.grippotyphosa and L.pomona. We have the newer vaccine available to be given in place of the older vaccination containing only the two strains. Unlike the rest of the "Distemper" vaccination the leptospirosis vaccine will need to be given yearly instead of every three years.

Canine leptospirosis is a dangerous threat to dogs and we are recommending this vaccination to protect your dog from this re-emerging disease.

 

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