VACCINATION AND

DEWORMING
SCHEDULE FOR
SMALL AND LARGE
ANIMALS

THE WORLD SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARY

ASSOCIATION (WSAVA) VACCINATION
GUIDELINE
GROUP (VGG)
Convened in 2006
AIM : producing global vaccination guidelines for dogs
and cats that would consider international differences in
economic and societal factors that impact on the
keeping of these small companion animals.
In 2014 and 2015, the VGG has worked on updating the
global canine and feline vaccination guidelines

TYPES OF VACCINES
1) INFECTIOUS/ MODIFIED LIVE VACCINE (MLV) / ATTENUATED
VACCINE
- Organisms are attenuated to reduce virulence.

2) NON INFECTIOUS / KILLED / INACTIVATED VACCCINE

- Inactivated but antigenically intact virus or organism or a natural or synthetic
antigen derived from that virus or organism, or the DNA that can encode such
an antigen.

CORE VACCINE:
The VGG considers that a core vaccine is one that all dogs
throughout the world must receive, at recommended
intervals, in order to provide life-long protection against
infectious diseases of global significance.
The core vaccines for the dog :
canine distemper virus (CDV),
canine adenovirus (CAV; types 1 and 2)
canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) and its variants.
The VGG recognizes that particular countries will identify
additional vaccines that they consider core. Eg: Rabies
vaccine

PUPPY
VACCINATION
In most puppies, passive immunity will have waned by
812 weeks of age to a level that allows active
immunization.
The recommendation of the VGG is for initial core
vaccination at 68 weeks of age, then every 24 weeks
until 16 weeks of age or older.
An integral part of core vaccination of puppies is the
booster vaccine that has traditionally been given
either at 12 months of age or 12 months after the last
of the primary series of puppy vaccines.

REVACCINATION OF ADULT
DOGS
Dogs that have responded to vaccination with MLV core vaccines
maintain a solid immunity (immunological memory) for many years
in the absence of any repeat vaccination.
Therefore, following the 12th month booster revaccination is done at
an interval of 3 years or more.
Adult revaccination does not generally apply to killed core vaccines
(except for rabies) and particularly not to vaccines containing
bacterial antigens.
Leptospira,Bordetella and Borrelia (Lyme disease) products, but also
parainfluenza virus components, require more frequent boosters for
reliable protection.

 An adult dog that had received a complete course of

core vaccinations as a puppy, including a 26 or 52 week
booster, but that may not have been vaccinated
regularly as an adult, requires only a single dose of MLV
core vaccine to boost immunit.
Similarly, an adopted adult dog (or puppy over 16
weeks of age) of unknown vaccination history requires
only a single dose of MLV core vaccine to engender a
protective immune response.
The VGG recommends that in any country in which
canine rabies is endemic, vaccination of dogs should be
strongly recommended to clients by veterinarians, even
if not required by law.

CATS

VACCINATION OF

CORE VACCINES :
1) Feline Calcivirus (FCV)
2) Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis (FHV-1)
3) Feline Panleucopenia (FPV)
)The protection afforded by the FCV and FHV-1 vaccines
will not match the immunity provided by FPV vaccines.
)Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) is considered a non core
vaccine.

VACCINATION SCHEDULE FOR DOGS

Disease

Type of vaccine

Dose

Route

Age of
Booster
vaccinat
ion

CD,ICH,parvoviru
s,parainfluenza,l
eptospira

Tissue culture
MLVvaccine
;leptospira

1ml

S/C

6-8weeks Every 2-3 weeks

upto3 months ;
annual

Corona

Tissue culture
attenuated

1ml

S/C

8weeks

Tissue culture
killed 1ml
I/M
OR CATS
3months
VACCINATION
SCHEDULE
FOR

Rabies

Disease

Type of
vaccine

Dose

S/C
Route

Feline pan leukopenia,

Feline rhinotrachetis ,
feline calcivirus

Tissue
culture
vaccine(co
mbined)

1ml

Rabies

Tissue
culture

1ml

Every 2-3weeks
upto3months; annual
2-3weeks;annual

Age of
vaccination

Booster

S/C

6-8weeks

Every 2-3 weeks

upto12weeks;an
nual

I/M or S/C

3months

Every 2-3weeks ;
Annual

VACCINATION SCHEDULE FOR CATTLE AND

Disease

Name of vaccine

Type of
vaccine

Dos
e

Rout
e

Age of
vaccination

Duration of
immunity

Haemorrhagic
septicaemia

Broth
vaccine

formalized

5ml

S/C

6MONTH

8-6 weekS

Alum ppt vaccine

formalized

5ml

S/C

6MONTH

6months

Oil adjuvant

formalized

3ml

I/M

6MONTH

1year

Aluminium hydroxide
gel

formalized

2ml

S/C

6MONTH

1year

Alum ppt vaccine

formalized

5ml

S/C

6MONTH

10months

2ml

S/C

6MONTH

10months

Black quarter

Aluminium hydroxide
gel
Foot &mouth
disease

Oil adjuvant

polyvalent

2ml

I/M

6MONTH

1year

Aluminium hydroxide
gel

Mono
valent

2ml

I/M

6MONTH

1year

polyvalent

2ml

S/C

6MONTH

1year

combined

3ml

S/C

6MONTH

1year

2.5
ml

I/M

6MONTH

1year

Combined(HS&BQ Aluminium hydroxide

)
gel
HS,BQ&FMD

Oil adjuvant

VACCINATION SCHEDULE FOR SHEEP AND GOATS

Disease

Name of
vaccine

Type of
vaccine

H.S

Oil adjuvant

B.Q

Dose

Route

Age of
Duration of
vaccinatio immunity
n

Formalised 2ml

I/M

6months

1year

Aluminium
hydroxide gel

Formalised 2.5ml

S/C

4-6weeks

6months

E.T

Aluminium
hydroxide gel

Formalized 2.5ml

S/C

4-6weeks

6months

F.M.D

Oil adjuvant
monovalent

1ml

I/M

4-6weeks

6months

Oil adjuvant
polyvalent

2ml

I/M

4-6weeks

6months

Aluminium
hydroxide gel
tetravalent

1ml

S/C

4-6weeks

6months

PPR

Tissue culture

Killed

1ml

S/C

4months

1year

Sheep
pox

Tissue culture

Live

1ml

S/C

5months

1year

Blue
tongue

Tissue culture

Live

0.5ml

S/C

4months

1year

DEWORMING IN SMALL AND LARGE ANIMALS

Calf , puppies,lamb,kid-10days after birth 1st
deworming.
Should be repeated after 21days or 3weeks
Once in a month upto 3 months after once in 6months
But dogs once in 3months because worm infestation is
more

 Adult dogs and cats: Treat regularly, taking into

consideration the exposure to parasites.
Bitches and Queens: Once prior to mating Once at
birthing Lactacting bitches and queens should be
treated concurrently with puppies and kittens.
Newly acquired animals: Obtain the deworming
schedule from the previous owner. Worm immediately,
then repeat after 2 weeks, then follow the listed
guidelines.

VACCINES
BRUVAX
Against BRUCELLOSIS caused
by brucella abortus

RAKSHAVAC-T VACCINE for prophylactic vaccination

Against THEILERIOSIS caused by theileria annulata

NOBIVAC RABIES
Against rabies

MEGAVAC-CC
Against corona virus

COMMONLY USED
DEWORMING
DRUGS

PYRANTEL PAMOATE
USES: Ascarids (T.canis, T.leonine), Hookworm ( A. caninum), Stomach worm
MOA: Depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent. It paralyzes the
organism. Also inhibits cholinesterase
CONTRAINDIACATIONS: Not to be used in pregnant animals.
DOSE: Dogs: 5-10mg/kg, Cats:10-20 mg/kg

FENBENDAZOLE
USES: Ascarids, Hookworms, Whip worm (Trichuris vulpis).
MOA: disrupts intracellular microtubular transport systems by binding
selectively and damaging tubulin. Also inhibits malate dehydrogenase
and fumerate reductase enzymes.
DOSE: Dogs- 50mg/kg, PO for 3 days
Cats: 50mg/kg, PO for 5 days

PRAZIQUANTEL
USES: Dipylidium caninum, Taenia pisiformis and Echinococcus
granulosus in dogs. Dipylidium caninum and Taenia taeniformis in
cats.
MOA: exact mechanism of action is not known. Maybe due to the
interaction with phospholipids in integument causing ion fluxes of
sodium, potassium and calcium.
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Dont use in puppies less than 4 weeks and

kittens less than 6 weeks of age.

Safe to use in pregnancy.
DOSE: 5-7.5 mg/kg, PO, Single dose.

IVERMECTIN
USES: FDA approved only as a preventive for heart worm.
MOA: It enhances the release of GABA at presynaptic neurons.
GABA inhibits post synaptic transmission, causing paralysis of
parasite.
CONTRAINDICATIONS: not recommended in puppies less than 6
weeks of age.
ADVERSE EFFECTS: Shock like reaction maybe seen if used as a
microfilaricide.

 Safe to use during pregnancy.

Dose:
as a preventive for heart worm in dogs: 6-12
microgram/kg, PO, once a month
As a preventive for heartworm in cats: 0.024mg/kg, PO,
every 30-45 days.

CANTEL:
Praziquantel-50mg
Pyrantel Embonate-143mg
Oxantel Embonate-543mg

DRONTAL PLUS:
Praziquantel-50mg
Pyrantel Embonate-144mg
Febantel-150mg

EAZYPET:
Praziquantel-50mg
Pyrantel Pamoate-144mg
Fenbendazole-500mg

WOREX:
Praziquantel-50mg
Pyrantel embonate-144mg
Febantel-150mg

NEOMEC:
Ivermectin (10mg)

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