Should a question arise later as to how we received an animal, we will have documentation. Few veterinarian offices or boarding kennels handle as many animals as the Shelter does. Shelter staff give animals their basic shots when received. But many animals have fatal diseases, such as distemper, leukemia or parvo, without showing symptoms, yet. Puppies and kittens under six months old are particularly vulnerable because their immune systems are not fully developed, and they may be striken with disease even after they are vaccinnated.
Cats are particularly suseptible to airborne respiratory diseases.
You can help us by not touching the animals while they are in their cages. Touching is one of the primary ways diseases transfer from one cage to another. Because the immune systems of puppies and kittens are not fully developed, it is important to keep your pet away from disease transmission areas until they are 4 months old. Do not walk your puppy in areas other dogs may have been. The parvo virus, for example, can exist on any surface for up to two years.