Vaccinating a Puppy to Protect Your Children and Pet
Bringing a puppy into your home for the holidays may excite your entire family, but you want to obtain pet vaccinations and deworm a puppy to prevent ailments in your children and the puppy. Children and puppies interact and play together, which means your children face certain risks when your pet is not dewormed and vaccinated against common ailments.
Risks to Children and Puppies
The risks to your children and puppies when you do not deworm a pet depending on the situation. Certain parasites may cause sicknesses and infections in young children, who may put their hands in their mouth after petting the new puppy. When your puppy passes a worm to your children, they may become ill or show signs of a parasite.
Pet Vaccinations for Puppies
Pet vaccinations for your puppy depend on their age. A veterinarian in our clinic recommends a vaccination schedule that starts between 6 and 8 weeks after your puppy was born. The vaccines reduce the risk of certain ailments and health concerns in your pet, including the risk of diseases your pet may pass onto your family.
Why Consider Pet Deworming?
The reason you want pet deworming is to prevent serious ailments. Heartworm may injure or kill your puppy. Other worms and parasites may cause severe ailments in your pet. Depending on the worm, it may even pass to your children when they play with the puppy. By deworming your pet, you will reduce the risk of your puppy passing the worms to your children.
What to Expect from Deworming
The process of deworming a pet is simple. A veterinarian in our clinic provides your pet with a medication. They may take an oral pill or a liquid medication for a set time period. The worms and their eggs die before your pet expels the parasites.
Call Our Veterinarian Today To Learn More!
Protecting your pet and your family starts with preventative care. Deworming and appropriate vaccinations play an essential role in preventing serious ailments. For more information about vaccines for your puppy or deworming a pet, call (718) 623-3999 today.