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May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month: Keep Your Pet Tick-Free

May is Lyme Disease Prevention Month, making it the perfect time to educate pet owners about this prevalent tick-borne illness. As the weather warms up, ticks become more active, increasing the risk of Lyme disease for pets and humans.

East Longmeadow Animal Hospital

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East Longmeadow Animal Hospital advises the following common vaccinations your pet will receive from the time they are a puppy or kitten and when they are an adult animal. Core Vaccines: Rabies (Canines and Felines) (by Mass. state law) Canine Parvovirus (Canines only) Canine Hepatitis (Canines only) Feline Calicivirus (Felines only) Feline Rhitnotracheitis (Felines only) Lifestyle Vaccines: Lepto Bordetella Influenza