April 20, World Animal Vaccination Day; vaccines your pet should receive

The Vaccines are necessary to maintain the health of pets and this April 20 marks World Animal Vaccination DayIf animals receive the proper vaccines they can avoid potentially fatal diseases.

Keep up to datedog and cat vaccination schedulesunderlining the close link between animal and human health.

Alejandro Sánchez, Director of Scientific Marketing Affairs of the Companion Animal Unit of MSD Animal Health in Mexico, highlights that effective vaccination not only protects our pets, but also safeguards our families and communities.

Vaccines are vital tools for preventing a wide range of diseases in dogs and cats, from devastating canine distemper to deadly feline rabies.

To help pet owners understand which vaccines are essential, here is a list of the main diseases that can be prevented through vaccination:

Recommended vaccines in dogs

canine distemper: A viral disease that affects multiple body systems and can be life-threatening.

canine parvovirus: Highly contagious and serious, it mainly affects the gastrointestinal tract.
Rabies: A deadly disease transmitted through bites or scratches and can also affect humans.

Leptospirosis: Transmitted by rodents, it can cause damage to the kidneys or liver.

kennel cough: Highly contagious and affects the respiratory tract.

Vaccinations required in cats:

• Feline infectious rhinotracheitis: A serious disease of the respiratory tract.
• Feline panleukopenia: Caused by feline parvovirus and fatal in young cats.
• Feline calicivirus: Highly contagious and dangerous in cats with weakened immune systems.
• Rabies: Deadly and highly contagious.
• Feline leukemia: A retrovirus that affects the cat's defenses and can cause tumors.

Vaccination is essential to keeping our pets and communities healthy. Keeping your pet's vaccinations up to date not only ensures their well-being, but also contributes to disease prevention throughout the community.

Graduated from the Autonomous University of the West in 2009 and dedicated to the media since 2010 when he joined El Debate. Since then he has covered various information sources on human, police and health issues. He began his journalistic work in the printed newspaper La i, as editor of El Debate in Sinaloa and later joined the web team of the same publishing house as editor of various sections and mainly of local news from Los Mochis. He is currently the main information editor of the Health section. He has attended various national health conferences such as the Vaccine Update Seminar, Diabetes Summit and the Hemophilia Forum twice.

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