Administering Cat and Dog Vaccinations in Evergreen Park, IL
At LePar Animal Hospital, we believe it is important to work together to provide the best vaccination plan for your pet’s needs. Vaccines protect your pet from serious diseases that can have harmful effects on their health. Our doctors will work with you to determine what is the best plan for your pets based on their individual exposure and lifestyle. As a member of the American Animal Hospital Association, we utilize their recommendations for core and lifestyle vaccines for dogs and cats.
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Your Pet’s Vaccination Schedule
Starting as puppies and kittens, pets are vaccinated in series as maternal antibodies wane. These cat and dog vaccines are started at six weeks and are repeated every 3-4 weeks until 16 weeks of age. This is done to ensure pets are adequately protected. Pets will then receive a booster after one year. After that one-year booster, several vaccines can be boosted every 3 years while others will need to be given annually. Vaccines are important to protect your pet, and people too! Several of the infectious diseases we prevent with vaccination are transmissible to people as well as other pets.

Essential Vaccines for Cats
While cats spend most of their time indoors, it’s necessary to vaccinate your cat to protect them from various diseases such as:
- FVRCP / Feline Distemper: The FVRCP vaccine is a vaccine that protects against Feline Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, and Panleukopenia. These viruses can cause severe infections that can often be fatal.
- Rabies: Rabies in dogs is a fatal viral disease that affects the central nervous system and is transmitted through the bite of an infected animal, although it can also spread through contact with saliva. Rabies is contagious to any mammal, including humans!
If we determine your cat is at risk for exposure, we may recommend:
- Feline Leukemia:
- Feline leukemia (or FeLV) is the leading viral killer of cats. It weakens the immune system, increases susceptibility to other diseases, causes blood disorders and is the most common cause of cancer in cats. This vaccine is recommended based on exposure to other cats.