Vaccinations
Pet vaccinations save lives by protecting your pet from serious, life threatening diseases. Vaccines have proven life-saving benefits with minimal associated risks. We recommend yearly pet vaccinations to ensure your pet stays healthy.
Vaccinations at Doncaster Vet Hospital
Kitten and puppy vaccinations
Annual and Triannual dog vaccinations
FIV and F3/F5 cat vaccinations
Rabbit vaccinations
We vaccinate thousands of puppies, kittens, cats, dogs and rabbits every year. Along with your vaccination, every animal receives a complimentary health check to ensure they are in peak condition before their vaccination.
Is your pet due for their vaccination? Book an appointment with our friendly vets today!
Cat and kitten vaccinations
We provide vaccinations for cats and kittens that protect them from:
Herpesvirus (a cat flu)
Calicivirus (a cat flu)
Parvovirus (feline enteritis)
These are grouped together to form the F3 vaccination. This vaccination is given for your kitten’s first, second and third vaccination (at 6-8 weeks, 10-12 weeks and 14-16 weeks). It is also given every year when your cat is an adult.
Additionally, vets recommend that any cat who goes outside in high-risk areas is also vaccinated against:
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV)
Our vets will be able to advise you on the best vaccination for your cat depending on their lifestyle and the guidelines from the Australian Veterinary Association.
Dog and puppy vaccinations
We provide vaccinations for dogs and puppies that protect them from:
Canine distemper virus
Canine adenovirus
Canine parvovirus
These are grouped together to form the C3 vaccination. This vaccination is given as your puppy’s first, second and third vaccination (at 6-8 weeks, 10-12 weeks and 14-16 weeks) and then every third year when they are an adult.
Our non-core vaccinations protect your dog from
Parainfluenza virus
Bordetella bronchiseptica
These are grouped together to form the CC/KC vaccination. This vaccination is given as your puppy’s second and third vaccination (at 10-12 weeks and 14-16 weeks) and then every year when they are an adult. When grouped with the C3 vaccination, it forms the C5 vaccination.
If you are travelling to Queensland, you also need to protect your dog from Leptospira interrogans. Speak to your vet if you think you might need to.
Rabbit vaccinations
Rabbit vaccinations are extremely important to the health and safety of your rabbit. The introduction of diseases to control the population of wild rabbits also had a deadly effect on domesticated rabbits and there is no cure.
Rabbit vaccinations protect your rabbit from
Rabbit (Viral) haemorrhagic disease or Calicivirus
Rabbits should be vaccinated twice if they are below the age of 12 weeks or once if they are 12 weeks or over. Then they should be vaccinated every year after this.
What about Myxomatosis?
There is currently no vaccination available to protect domestic rabbits from Myxomatosis. You can reduce the risk of Myxomatosis and other deadly rabbit diseases by following these steps.
Avoid letting domestic and wild rabbits come into contact.
Reduce contact with insects like mosquitos. Keep rabbits inside (especially at dusk or dawn), insect proof their enclosure, or use a topical insect protection.
Avoid feeding cut grass to domestic rabbits.
Wash hands between handling multiple rabbits.
