Pets on Vacation

Pets on Vacation: "PETS ON VACATION

You've finally booked it, got the airline tickets, hotel reservations an the itinerary organised, the vacation you've been planning all year has finally come around.......BUT, stop, wait a minute, have you thought about what's happening to pooch while your away? You can't leave him home alone for two weeks! Well here's some things to think about when looking for good boarding facilities.

Most boarding facilities are inspected 3 to 4 times a year. They are checked for general cleanliness and the overall health of the animals housed at the facility. The boarding facilities are required to have a license displayed prominently which tells you when visiting a kennel that these inspections have been carried out......, make sure you look for it!

Boarding facilities may not ask you for proof of vaccination for any disease other than rabies, so it is best if you can find a facility that requires the standard vaccination protocol. For the sake of your dogs health, you should always choose a kennel that requires each dog to have a rabies, distemper (which includes a vaccine for parvo and several other diseases), and a bordetella vaccination (kennel cough). Cats should also be required to have a rabies and a feline distemper vaccination. It may also be a wise move to have your cat vaccinated against feline leukemia, especially if the boarding facility you choose handles a large number of feline boarders. Another important thing to remember is that vaccinations should be given at least two weeks in advance in order to be more effective in preventing any disease. It takes the immune system more than a few days to mount an adequate antibody response against a disease. Some boarding facilities require vaccinations but will allow pet owners to get them when the pet has been dropped off for boarding. Yo"
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Originally Posted on 23/07/2005 9:30:54 PMContent source: http://cats-dogs.blogspot.com/2005/02/pets-on-vacation.html