Puppy Care
Hervey Bay Veterinary SurgeryVaccinations
These are given to prevent serious and often fatal diseases and viruses that dogs can contract. Your puppy often does not have to be in direct contact with other dogs to catch some of these diseases. You will be safe to take your puppy for walks in public places two weeks after your puppy’s last vaccination, as well as see other unknown dogs. Your puppy will also receive a full physical examination at every vaccination to ensure they are healthy and developing normally.
*Parvovirus
*Distemper virus
*Adenovirus Type 1 & 2
*Parainfluenza & Bordetella (Canine Cough)
1st vaccination at 6-8 weeks
2nd vaccination at 10-12wks
3rd vaccination at 14-16wks
Worming
You should worm your puppy every fortnight until 12 weeks old, then monthly until 6 months old, then every 3 months for life.
*Drontal/Paragard - A good quality tablet (Paragard is flavoured) that treats Roundworm, Whipworm, Hookworm and Tapeworm
*Nexgard Spectra - A monthly chewable that prevents heartworm, fleas, ticks & treats most intestinal worms (does not treat tapeworm).
Heartworm
*Proheart Injection - An injection given at 12wks and 6mths of age, and given at each adult vaccination.
*Nexgard Spectra - A monthly chewable that
prevents heartworm, fleas, ticks & treats most intestinal worms (does not treat tapeworm).
Fleas
*Bravecto- A chew given every 3 months to prevent fleas & ticks
*Comfortis - A tablet given monthly to prevent fleas. Works in as little as 30 minutes and 100% knockdown of fleas in 4 hours.
*Nexgard - A monthly chew to prevent fleas & ticks.
*Nexgard Spectra/Comfortis Plus - As above products but with added ingredient to prevent heartworm & treat intestinal worms (except tapeworm).
Ticks
The major Paralysis tick areas in Hervey Bay are Craignish, Dundowran, Toogoom, Burrum Heads, Booral, Sunshine Acres & Takura.
Tick search your pet daily and use a tick treatment as recommended.
*Bravecto - A chewable given every 3 months to prevent fleas & ticks
*Nexgard - A monthly chewable to prevent fleas & ticks.
*Nexgard Spectra - A monthly chewable that prevents heartworm, fleas, ticks & treats most intestinal worms (does not treat tapeworm).
Feeding
Puppy milk and home cooked diets are not
recommended.
Desexing
It is not necessary to let a female puppy have a litter to ‘settle her down’. This has absolutely no effect on temperament.
You must now De-sex your dog by law under the Fraser Coast Regional Council. Please see our staff for more information or view the guidelines on the council website:
https://www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/animal-registration
Males & females: 5-6 months of age
Puppy Preschool
Helping your puppy become
‘Vet Friendly’.
*Desensitization - Get your puppy used to being examined by playing with their paws, between their toes, lifting up their lips, gently lifting their tail, and feeling their legs & tummy.
*Car rides - Get your puppy accustomed to the car by taking short drives and rewarding them.
*Just drop in for a weigh in & treat! - Show them it is not always needles & thermometers up their bottom!
*Be calm! - Lead by example, dogs are very intuitive!