General Health Benfits of Owning Animals

 

Human Animal Bond -- American Veterinary Medical Association   http://www.avma.org/issues/human_animal_bond/default.asp

Health Benefits of Animals -- Delta Society   http://www.deltasociety.org/Page.aspx?pid=333

Health Benefits of Pets -- National Institutes of Health    http://consensus.nih.gov/1987/1987HealthBenefitsPetsta003html.htm

Hypertension/High Blood Pressure, 5 ways pets can improve your health -- WebMD   http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/features/health-benefits-of-pets

Pet Vaccination Recommendations

It seems that everyone has an opinion regarding pet vaccinations.  The AAHA and AAFP have published Vaccination guidelines for Dogs and Cats.  Most veterinarians follow these guidelines, with local variations.

The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) originally published Dog vaccination guidelines in 2006 and updated these guidelines in 2011. 

Dog Vaccinations, AAHA 2011 CANINE VACCINATION GUIDELINES.  (AAHA, American Animal Hospital Association.)

For our Canine Friends, Dunedin Animal Medical Center has Pfizer Vaccines available. 

Pfizer Canine Vaccinations: 

 

The American Association of Feline Practicioners (AAFP) published Cat vaccination guidelines.  Cat Vacciinations, AAFP Feline Vaccine Advisory Panel Report on Cat Vaccinations, (AAFP, American Association of Feline Practitioners.) 

For our Feline Friends we have Merial Purevax Feline Vaccines and Pfizer Feline Vaccines available

Merial PureVax Feline Vaccines:  http://purevax.us.merial.com/purevax/index.asp

Pfizer Feline Vaccines:  http://animalhealth.pfizer.com/sites/pahweb/US/EN/Documents/Species%20Landing%20Page%20pdf/Cat/FELINE_VACCINES.pdf

General Pet resources

ASPCA Poison Control Center:  http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/

Center for Disease Control (CDC), Dog Diseases:   http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/animals/dogs.htm

Center for Disease Control (CDC), Dog Parasites:  http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/animals.html

American Animal Hospital Association's, Healthy Pets:  http://www.healthypet.com/

American Veterinary Medical Association; animal health, brochures, pet related articles:  http://www.avma.org/animal_health/default.asp

American Heartworm Society; Dog & Cat Heartworm disease (click on Pet Owner Resources):  http://www.heartwormsociety.org/

Veterinarian Information Network; basic disease, medications, surgery, behavior, etc information:  http://www.veterinarypartner.com/