Raintree Animal Health Center

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Thank you to our amazing clients and staff for making this possible. We couldn’t have done it without you and your fur family.

Have you heard of Leptospirosis in dogs? Lepto is a bacterial infection that spreads through their bloodstream, infiltrating their bodies by burrowing into their skin. Our sweet pups can get leptospirosis from puddles or bodies of water that carry urine from infected wildlife. This disease can be serious, even fatal.

Luckily, we have a vaccine to help protect canines. The leptospirosis vaccine protects against infections from the Leptospira bacteria. This vaccine contains inactivated pieces of the bacteria from four strains. Since it contains bacteria that are deceased, it will not cause lepto, but rather prompt a dog's immune system to produce antibodies that will help combat the bacteria should they come into contact with it.

We strongly recommend this vaccine for all of our canine patients, but particularly for our hunting and sporting patients, those who live near wooded areas, dogs that live on or near farms, and also dogs who have spent time in a kennel. Call us at (816) 623-3960 to schedule your vaccine appointment today!