Please select your species from the list below:

• Dog
• Cat
• Rabbit
• Pets Travel Scheme

Please note adverse reactions to vaccinations in dogs and cats are extremely rare but can occur.

Dog Vaccinations

There are 3 main types of vaccination which we use at Hollow Park:

• A multiple vaccination we recommend for all dogs
• Also a separate vaccination for Kennel Cough if required
• Rabies vaccinations are available for the Pets Travel Scheme

We recommend a vaccination for all dogs to help prevent several diseases, which have the potential to kill or severely debilitate your dog. They are listed below:

1. Canine Distemper Virus
2. Canine Adenovirus (Hepatitis)
3. Parvovirus
4. Para-influenza Virus
5. Leptospirosis (L. canicola and L. icterohaemorrhagiae)

If your pup or dog has not been vaccinated before they require an initial vaccination course.

The course consists of two injections, two to four weeks apart

• we recommend that the initial vaccination course is given at six to eight weeks of age and then around ten weeks of age

After the initial vaccination course your dog will require an annual booster vaccination - required to maintain your dog's immunity to the diseases.

When you bring your dog in for a vaccination we give them a health check to make sure it is safe to administer the vaccine, as they may not be effective if your dog is suffering from another disease, or currently on medication.

We also provide worming treatment and nutritional advice, if required, at this time.

Kennel Cough - If your dog is going to stay in kennels we can vaccinate against kennel cough, which is now a requirement for many kennels.

This is an intra-nasal vaccine, meaning it must be squirted up the dog's nostril, which helps protect your dog against Bordetella bacteria and the Para-influenza virus. (The Para-influenza vaccine is contained in the annual booster injection, but thought to be more effective if given intra-nasally).

Your Kennel Cough vaccine also requires boosting annually. Please note that some kennels require vaccinations to be carried out every 6-9 months, so please check on your kennels policy.

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Cat Vaccinations

• We advise all owners to vaccinate their cat against Cat Flu and Feline Enteritis.
• For Cats which have access to the outside world we would also strongly encourage owners to protect against Feline Leukaemia Virus
• Feline Leukaemia can be fatal and kittens may carry this disease. For this reason Leukaemia testing can be carried out at the request of the owner before vaccination.
• Rabies vaccinations for the PETS Travel Scheme are covered on another page - click here for details.

All of these have the potential to kill or severely debilitate your cat.

If your cat or kitten has not been vaccinated before they require an initial vaccination course.

The course consists of two injections, thee to four weeks apart:

• we recommend that the initial vaccination course is given at 9 weeks and then 12 weeks of age

After the initial vaccination course your cat will require an annual booster vaccination - required to maintain your cat's immunity to the diseases.

When you bring your cat in for a vaccination we will give them a health check to make sure it is safe to administer the vaccine, as the vaccine may not be effective if your cat is suffering from another disease, or currently on medication.

We are happy to provide worming treatment and nutritional advice, if required, at this time.

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Rabbit Vaccination

We can vaccinate your rabbit against 2 diseases which are very severe and kill a large number of rabbits if they become infected:

• Myxomatosis - can spread from wild rabbits to your pet rabbits by fleabites. We would advise this vaccination if you have an outdoor rabbit. You can vaccinate at 6 weeks or over with annual boosters. The vaccine is not 100% effective, but infection is much milder after the vaccination.
  
  
• Viral Haemorrhagic Disease - this is a devastating disease which occurs in outbreaks in patches of the country. There was an outbreak in Ayr of Viral Haemorrhagic Disease a couple of years ago - following the introduction of a wild rabbit to a collection on a farm park - in which most of the rabbits died. Please speak to us first to see if you require this vaccination. You can vaccinate from 10-12 weeks of age, followed by annual booster vaccinations.

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