ATASCADERO — Woods Humane Society will hold its 2nd totally free family pet vaccine center this month for San Luis Obispo County dogs and cats. The totally free DAPPv Canine and HCP Feline vaccines, which help avoid parvovirus and distemper in dogs and panleukopenia in cats, are enabled through Petco Love’s nationwide vaccination effort to offer another one million totally free family pet vaccines to family animals in requirement.
The appointment-based family pet vaccine center for openly owned family pets will be held at Woods Humane Society’s North County school at 2300 Ramona Road in Atascadero on Friday, Aug. 25, from 9 a.m. up until 1 p.m. In addition to the totally free DAPPv Canine and HCP Feline vaccines, Woods will likewise provide other vaccines and services at low cost.
“Thanks to our ongoing partnership with Petco Love, we are excited to offer the community the opportunity to protect their pets from deadly diseases for free,” says Woods CEO Emily L’Heureux. She discusses that the totally free vaccines help in reducing the threat of family pets contracting typical, lethal viral infections that are extremely infectious and quickly avoidable with a vaccine.
Dr. Amanda Hefner, DVM, Director of Veterinary Services at Woods says, “In June, we took in a litter of kittens that turned out to have the dangerous panleukopenia virus, and because they were unvaccinated, they became ill. Thankfully, our dedicated medical team was able to quickly quarantine the kittens, perform life-saving emergency treatments, and nurse them back to health. They are now vaccinated, altered, and living healthy lives with their adopters.”
Susanne Kogut, Petco Love President, keeps in mind that when these avoidable illness go into hectic shelters, they not just threaten one family pet’s life, however can spread out rapidly, trigger numerous deaths, and cause greater expenditures and decreased adoptions because shelter. “By creating greater awareness and making this crucial preventative care more accessible to pets not currently receiving these lifesaving vaccines, we can prevent the dangerous spread of disease.”
To make an appointment for the vaccine center, see SpaySLOCounty.com. For more details, contact Woods Humane Society by calling (805) 543-9316, or going to 875 Oklahoma Ave., San Luis Obispo or 2300 Ramona Rd., Atascadero. Woods is open to the general public day-to-day from 12 to 5 p.m., with adoption hours from 12 to 4 p.m. Learn more about Petco Love’s lifesaving effect at PetcoLove.org.
Feature Image: Kitten Rizzi was among 5 kittens dealt with for panleukopenia at Woods Humane Society in June. Fortunately, he and his littermates endured thanks to the persistent care of the Woods medical group. He was embraced July 1. Contributed
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