Complete Annual Veterinary Care for Dogs & Cats

West Marietta & West Cobb Veterinary Clinics can handle all your cat or dog’s annual vaccinations, regardless of where you live in Marietta or Powder Springs, Georgia, or surrounding areas.


Pets who receive vaccinations live longer, healthier lives. Our priority is to protect your pet, so we take great care to create a regimen of vaccinations that is right for them. Call us right away to schedule a meeting to go over your pet’s vaccine requirements.

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Canine Vaccinations

Distemper

Spread by contact with bodily secretions of infected animals and by airborne viral particles. A dog not dying from central nervous system complications may suffer a lifetime of neurological problems. Symptoms of this deadly disease include discharge from the eyes and nose, high fever, and convulsions.

Hepatitis

A highly contagious virus spread by either direct contact with an infected animal or contact with contaminated objects such as food bowls and feces. Hepatitis affects the liver and kidneys, causing fever, lethargy, decreased appetite, and jaundice. There is no cure for canine hepatitis. Although a dog may recover from the disease, it may be left with severe organ damage.

Parainfluenza

Although usually not life-threatening, this highly contagious disease causes upper-respiratory distress. The parainfluenza virus is contracted by direct contact or airborne transmission. It is frequently contracted at kennels, grooming facilities, and dog shows.

Parvo

A virus is transmitted through the feces of infected dogs. It is easily spread by the hair and feet of infected dogs, contaminated cages, and people’s shoes. The parvovirus attacks the intestinal lining, causing it to slough off. Symptoms include fever, lethargy, lack of appetite, vomiting, and diarrhea. The diarrhea is often fluid and bloody. Dehydration and electrolyte imbalance occur quickly in a dog with parvo. Bacteria can also enter the bloodstream through the weakened intestinal lining causing septicemia, or blood infection. Puppies under six months of age are especially susceptible to this fatal disease.

Rabies

A very serious disease transmitted through the saliva of infected animals, usually through a bite wound. Although any mammal can contract rabies, raccoons, skunks, foxes, coyotes, and bats are the main reservoirs of the disease. Rabies affects the central nervous system, producing symptoms such as erratic behavior, aggression, seizures, inability to swallow, and paralysis of the jaw and throat. Eventually, paralysis spreads to other body parts and the animal enters a coma and dies. This fatal disease is contagious to humans, so it is essential to vaccinate yearly for rabies. Georgia requires all dogs, cats, and ferrets to receive a yearly rabies vaccine.

Bordetella

Bordetella, or Kennel Cough, occurs when the parainfluenza virus and the bacteria Bordetella bronchiseptica work together. Your dog does not have to visit a kennel to contract bordetella. It can be transmitted through the air or by any object an infected dog has come in contact with. The vaccine is administered as nasal drops that can protect your dog for a year from the dry cough and nasal discharge that characterizes bordetella.

Rabies

A very serious disease transmitted through the saliva of infected animals, usually through a bite wound. Although any mammal can contract rabies, raccoons, skunks, foxes, coyotes, and bats are the main reservoirs of the disease. Rabies affects the central nervous system, producing symptoms such as erratic behavior, aggression, seizures, inability to swallow, and paralysis of the jaw and throat. Eventually, paralysis spreads to other body parts and the animal enters a coma and dies. This fatal disease is contagious to humans, so it is essential to vaccinate yearly for rabies. Georgia requires all dogs, cats, and ferrets to receive a yearly rabies vaccine.

Bordetella

Bordetella, or Kennel Cough, occurs when the parainfluenza virus and the bacteria Bordetella bronchiseptica work together. Your dog does not have to visit a kennel to contract bordetella. It can be transmitted through the air or by any object an infected dog has come in contact with. The vaccine is administered as nasal drops that can protect your dog for a year from the dry cough and nasal discharge that characterizes bordetella.

Lyme Disease

Spread by deer ticks that attach themselves to a dog. A tick must remain attached to a dog’s skin for two days to transmit Lyme disease. Symptoms include swollen lymph glands, lameness, inflamed joints, loss of appetite, heart disease, and kidney disease. The Lyme vaccine is suggested for dogs living in areas where the disease is endemic.

Leptospirosis

Transmitted when your pet comes in contact with contaminated water or urine. This disease is transmittable to humans and causes significant liver damage. If your pet’s lifestyle includes time in the woods or swimming in lakes and ponds, they should be vaccinated for Leptospirosis.

Canine Influenza

Canine influenza is a highly contagious virus that can affect dogs and cats. Both influenza strains, H3N2 and H3N8, are transmitted easily through respiratory secretions from coughing, barking, and sneezing. The virus causes acute respiratory infections and often resembles canine infectious tracheobronchitis (kennel cough). Affected dogs may have a cough, nasal and/or ocular discharge, sneezing, lethargy, anorexia and a fever. Secondary bacterial infections are common. Severely affected dogs may exhibit signs of pneumonia. Dogs that frequently go to boarding facilities, grooming salons, doggy day care or dog parks are at risk.  These dogs should be vaccinated against both influenza strains to reduce the chances of contracting the disease. 

Lyme Disease

Spread by deer ticks that attach themselves to a dog. A tick must remain attached to a dog’s skin for two days to transmit Lyme disease. Symptoms include swollen lymph glands, lameness, inflamed joints, loss of appetite, heart disease, and kidney disease. The Lyme vaccine is suggested for dogs living in areas where the disease is endemic.

Leptospirosis

Transmitted when your pet comes in contact with contaminated water or urine. This disease is transmittable to humans and causes significant liver damage. If your pet’s lifestyle includes time in the woods or swimming in lakes and ponds, they should be vaccinated for Leptospirosis.

Feline Vaccinations

Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis

Viral rhinotracheitis is a respiratory disease spread by the coughing and sneezing of infected cats. Symptoms include sneezing, discharge from the eyes and nose, fever, lethargy, and loss of appetite. Kittens and old cats are more susceptible, and the disease is usually more severe in these cats. Death is not expected from feline viral rhinotracheitis, but it can permanently damage the nasal passages causing a lifetime of sneezing.

Calicivirus

Another respiratory disease spread by the coughing and sneezing of other cats. Symptoms include oral ulcers, cold-like symptoms, fever, and loss of appetite. Calicivirus may also lead to pneumonia. This disease is usually not fatal but can be dangerous to kittens.

Panleukopenia

Sometimes known as “feline distemper,” Panleukopenia produces similar symptoms to canine distemper but is not caused by the same virus. Symptoms include loss of appetite, vomiting, and diarrhea, which may be bloody. The disease is spread by contact with the urine or feces of an infected cat or by contact with contaminated objects such a food bowls, shoes, and litter boxes. The disease is almost always fatal in kittens and very dangerous to adults.

Chlamydia

A bacterial upper respiratory disease. The main symptom is conjunctivitis, an abnormal eye discharge. Other symptoms include coughing, sneezing, runny nose, and difficulty breathing. Chlamydia is spread by direct or indirect contact with the upper respiratory secretions of infected cats. Although the disease is not usually severe, complete recovery may not occur. 

The four vaccines above are commonly combined and given as one. This combination of vaccines is frequently referred to as the feline distemper combination. It is also known as FVRCPC for the letters in each disease it protects against.

Rabies

A very dangerous illness that is spread through an animal bite wound by the saliva of an infected animal. Although any mammal can have rabies, the principal carriers of the disease include bats, raccoons, skunks, foxes, and coyotes. The central nervous system is impacted by rabies, which results in symptoms like irrational behavior, hostility, convulsions, difficulty swallowing, and paralysis of the jaw and throat. The animal eventually goes into a coma and dies as the paralysis spreads to other areas of its body. Receiving an annual rabies vaccination is crucial because this lethal illness is communicable to humans. All dogs, cats, and ferrets must be vaccinated against rabies annually in Georgia by law.

Feline Leukemia

Also called Feline AIDS, this disease is responsible for more feline deaths than any other disease. The virus is transmitted through infected saliva and spreads to the lymph nodes, bone marrow, and intestinal tissue. Feline leukemia inhibits the immune system, leaving cats open to secondary diseases and cancers from which they will eventually die. There is no cure for feline leukemia, and it is difficult to predict how long an infected cat will live. The life span of a cat with feline leukemia may be weeks or even years. 50% of infected cats remain alive after two years, while only 15% remain alive after four years. Outside cats are particularly susceptible to feline leukemia.

Rabies

A very dangerous illness that is spread through an animal bite wound by the saliva of an infected animal. Although any mammal can have rabies, the principal carriers of the disease include bats, raccoons, skunks, foxes, and coyotes. The central nervous system is impacted by rabies, which results in symptoms like irrational behavior, hostility, convulsions, difficulty swallowing, and paralysis of the jaw and throat. The animal eventually goes into a coma and dies as the paralysis spreads to other areas of its body. Receiving an annual rabies vaccination is crucial because this lethal illness is communicable to humans. All dogs, cats, and ferrets must be vaccinated against rabies annually in Georgia by law.

Feline Leukemia

Also called Feline AIDS, this disease is responsible for more feline deaths than any other disease. The virus is transmitted through infected saliva and spreads to the lymph nodes, bone marrow, and intestinal tissue. Feline leukemia inhibits the immune system, leaving cats open to secondary diseases and cancers from which they will eventually die. There is no cure for feline leukemia, and it is difficult to predict how long an infected cat will live. The life span of a cat with feline leukemia may be weeks or even years. 50% of infected cats remain alive after two years, while only 15% remain alive after four years. Outside cats are particularly susceptible to feline leukemia.

Annual Packages

Canine

  • Comprehensive Physical Exam
  • Rabies Vaccination (1 year or 3 year)
  • Bordetella Vaccination (6 month)
  • DAPP Vaccination (1 year)
  • Yearly Heartworm Test
  • Intestinal Parasite Screening

Feline

  • Comprehensive Physical Exam
  • Rabies Vaccination (1 year or 3 year)
  • FVR-CP Vaccination (1 year)
  • FeLV Vaccination (1 year)
  • Feline FeLV/FIV test for outdoor cats

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