Plain answers for pet parents in Nigeria: what a symptom might mean, which vaccine is due, what is safe to feed, and when it can't wait for the vet.
Puppies are born with worms or get them within days, which is why deworming starts at two weeks and repeats fortnightly. One dose at eight weeks is not a schedule.
VaccinationsSpread through rat urine in standing water, damaging to kidneys and liver, and transmissible to people. Risk climbs whenever water sits or floods.
VaccinationsA puppy course protects a puppy. It does not protect a five-year-old dog, and "he had his injections when he was small" is the most common reason adult dogs are unprotected.
VaccinationsFVRCP protects cats against cat herpesvirus, calicivirus and panleukopenia, and every cat should have it. FeLV protects against feline leukaemia and matters most for cats that go outside or live with other cats. Rabies is separate, and every cat needs it too.
VaccinationsDistemper is less talked about than parvo and arguably worse: no cure, a high death rate, and survivors often left with permanent neurological damage.
VaccinationsRabies is a virus passed on by bites, and it is fatal once symptoms appear, in pets and in people. A vaccine every year prevents it in dogs and cats. If anyone is bitten, wash the wound with soap and running water for 15 minutes and go to a hospital the same day.
VaccinationsA kitten needs three doses of FVRCP, at 6 to 8, 9 to 11 and 12 to 15 weeks, two doses of FeLV at 6 to 8 and 9 to 11 weeks, and a rabies vaccine from 16 weeks. After that, a booster of each every year. Indoor kittens need them too.
VaccinationsA puppy needs three doses of the DHLPP vaccine, at 6 to 8 weeks, 9 to 11 weeks and 12 to 16 weeks, about three weeks apart, and a rabies vaccine from 12 weeks. After that, a booster of each every year.
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Skeepedia is general information, not a diagnosis. If your pet is unwell, see a vet.