Health Programme Summary

6-8 weeks of age:

• Vaccination against Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus and Kennel Cough (C4).
• Socialise and basic training immediately after this vaccination.
• De-worm with Endoguard tablet each two weeks until three months old.
• Shampoo weekly with "Fleadrop".
• Start monthly Heartguard heartworm tablets.

12 weeks of age:

• Vaccination against Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus and full Kennel Cough (C5) and Leptospirosis in rat areas(C6).
• Continue socialising and basic training.
• De-worm with Endoguard tablets each month until 6 months old.
• Shampoo weekly with "Fleadrop".
• Continue monthly Heartguard heartworm tablets.

16 weeks of age:

• Final puppy vaccination against Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus, full Kennel Cough (C5). Booster vaccine for Leptospirosis in rat areas (C6).
• Socialisation period ends and serious training begins.
• Continue de-worming and heartworm each month.
• "Fleadrop" shampoo weekly in summer and monthly in winter.
• Continue monthly Heartguard until 6 months of age or for life.

6 months:

• Serious training ends, but reinforcing continues for life.
• Desexing for female dogs.
• De-worming with Endoguard each 3 months for life.
• Heartworm vaccination each year.

9-12 months:

• Desexing of male dogs.

15 months then annually:

• S12 Heartworm vaccination may be started with first annual boosters. From then on, all vaccinations (C5/SR12) can be given together once a year.

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