VACCINATION
Many contagious canine and
feline diseases can be prevented with proper vaccination and regular check-ups.
Help prevent your pet from contracting and spreading these often deadly
diseases by ensuring that s/he is regularly vaccinated.
It is essential that your new
pet receives her/his first needles AND the follow-up booster shots.
Successfully building immunity to any disease requires that your pet completes
the vaccination process. It is saddening to lose a pet to a deadly and painful
disease that could have been prevented.
If you are considering adopting
an animal that is supposed to have been needled, ask the animal's current owner
if the animal has also received booster shots! You could find out what kind of
vet care an animal has received by asking where the animal was treated and then
calling up her/his veterinarian to determine whether the animal was properly
vaccinated. Remember, your new pet is worth the effort, and has the potential
to be a companion for a long time.
SPAY / NEUTER
One of the most common reasons
why animal control picks up dogs and cats is because the animals were out “looking
for love”, or something like that. Having your pet spayed or neutered allows
them to be far more contented to stay at home and be happy members of their
human family. Leaving pets intact will tend
to greatly increase the likelihood that they will be struck by a vehicle,
contract a contagious disease, create bad feelings with your neighbors, and be
parents of unwanted offspring. The
number one cause of suffering by underappreciated dogs and cats is because they
resulted from an unintentional breeding.
So, HAVE YOUR PETS SPAYED OR
NEUTERED! PLEASE, for their sake, for
your sake, and for dog and cat kind.
See the list below for names and phone numbers of local
veterinarians in Kings County.
Annapolis Animal Hospital: New
Minas 681-8387
Avon Animal Hospital: Windsor
798-4633
Berwick Animal Hospital:
538-8039
Cornwallis Veterinarians:
Kentville 678-2731 or Windsor 798-5502
Glooscap Veterinary Clinic: 542-7363
Greenwood Animal Hospital:
765-6355
Wolfville Animal Hospital:
Wolfville 542-3422, Greenwood 765-2522, or Middleton 825-3288