Keeping your pet healthy starts with their vaccinations. Our friendly team is here to ensure that every visit is a positive experience for you and your furry friend. Schedule an appointment and give your pet the care they deserve.
Keeping your pet’s vaccinations up to date is one of the most important things you can do to protect their long-term health. At East Bundaberg Veterinary Hospital, we provide dog and cat vaccinations in Bundaberg to help prevent serious and potentially life-threatening diseases before they occur.
Whether you have a new puppy or kitten, or an adult pet due for their annual vaccination, our experienced veterinarians can recommend the right vaccination schedule based on your pet’s age, lifestyle and risk factors. We proudly care for pets from Bundaberg, Bargara, Burnett Heads, Elliott Heads, Innes Park, Coral Cove, Childers and surrounding Wide Bay communities.
Vaccinating your pet doesn’t just protect them – it also helps protect other animals throughout Bundaberg and the Wide Bay region. By reducing the spread of highly contagious diseases such as parvovirus and kennel cough, vaccinations play an important role in keeping the local pet community healthy.
If you have a litter of puppies or kittens, we also offer litter vaccination services. Please contact our friendly team for current litter vaccination pricing or to book an appointment.
Our comprehensive pet vaccinations in Bundaberg are designed to give your dog or cat the best possible protection against common infectious diseases.
We recommend the C5 vaccination for dogs, which protects against:
For cats, we recommend the F4 vaccination, which protects against:
Every dog and cat vaccination includes a thorough health examination by one of our veterinarians and a written health report, allowing us to identify any concerns early while ensuring your pet remains happy and healthy.
Understanding your pet’s vaccination needs is essential for their health. Here, you’ll find straightforward information about vaccination schedules for dogs, cats, and exotic pets. Each section breaks down when to get vaccinations and what to expect.
Fleas, ticks, heartworm and intestinal worms can cause more than just discomfort for your pet – they can also lead to serious health problems. Keeping your pet protected with a regular parasite prevention routine is an important part of their ongoing health and wellbeing.
The right prevention plan can vary depending on your pet’s age, lifestyle, environment and individual needs. Our veterinary team can help you choose an appropriate treatment and schedule to keep their protection up to date throughout the year.
Help protect your pet from fleas and the irritation and skin problems they can cause.
Regular protection is important to reduce the risk posed by ticks, particularly when travelling or visiting higher-risk areas.
Consistent heartworm prevention helps protect dogs from this potentially serious parasite.
Routine worming helps protect your pet against common intestinal parasites and supports the health of your household too.
With different products, treatment intervals and parasite risks to consider, it can be difficult to know which option is right for your pet. Talk to our veterinary team and we can recommend a parasite prevention plan tailored to their needs.
Titre testing is a blood test that measures the level of antibodies your pet has against certain infectious diseases. It can help our veterinarians assess your pet’s existing immunity and determine whether a booster vaccination may be required.
Titre testing may be particularly useful for pets with an uncertain vaccination history, those who have previously experienced a reaction to vaccination, or where a more individualised vaccination approach is being considered.
Our veterinary team can discuss your pet’s vaccination history, health and individual circumstances and advise whether titre testing may be appropriate.
Your pet’s vaccination schedule depends on their age, lifestyle, and health. At our clinic, we recommend core vaccines, including rabies, distemper, and parvovirus. It’s important to consult with our veterinarians to determine the best plan for your pet’s needs.
Yes, vaccines are generally safe for pets. Our team follows strict protocols to ensure the highest standards of care. Potential side effects are minimal and can be discussed during your visit.
Vaccination frequency varies by type of vaccine and your pet’s health. Most core vaccines require boosters every 1 to 3 years. We’ll help you keep track of your pet’s vaccination schedule to ensure they stay protected.
There is no law that says you must vaccinate your dog (or cat). But it is highly recommended that you do vaccinate. There are some very serious diseases such as Parvo, Distemper, Canine Hepatitis, Parainfluenza, Bordetella, Leptospirosis and other diseases that we can prevent by using a yearly vaccination. It is our recommendation that all dogs and cats are vaccinated against serious diseases every year for the life of the animal. You can only put your dog in a boarding kennel if it has been vaccinated with C5 in the last 12 months. Read more about vaccination
Parvo (short for Parvovirus) is a viral disease that entered Australia in the late 1970’s and attacks the lining of the intestine as well as massively decreasing the immune system of the dog.The disease literally strips the lining off the intestine and the dog starts to bleed into the intestine, becomes massively dehydrated and starts to absorb toxins from bacteria that live in the damaged tissue. Thousands of dogs have died from Parvo in Australia and even today this disease exists. Every year there is an outbreak of Parvo in our area and during that time dogs will be presented to our animal hospital in life-threatening conditions. It is very expensive to treat and the animal needs to be hospitalised with us for up to 10 days and receive intensive medical treatment.
There are a number of diseases we recommend cats are vaccinated against. We use and recommend a F4 and that vaccinates the cat against Feline Enteritis (now called Feline Parvo), Feline Herpes and Feline Calicivirus (often called Cat Flu) and Chlamydia (an eye and upper respiratory problem). We recommend all cats are vaccinated once a year.
We recommend all dogs are given a first vaccination at 6 – 8 weeks of age and then another vaccination at 12 weeks of age. We recommend all cats are given a first vaccination at 6 weeks of age and then they need another two vaccinations at 12 weeks and 16 weeks of age. All dogs and cats need yearly booster vaccinations.
