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Boarding and Daycare
When your pet comes to Mercury Animal Hospital, you can rest assured your pet will received superb care, loving attention and highly-competent treatment. In short, when you leave your pet with us, you can be assured that, while there’s no place like home, we can provide a very comfortable vacation home for your loved one.
Boarding Policy
Each boarder is checked for cleanliness, fleas and ticks upon arrival. Bathing and flea treatments are done accordingly at the owner’s expense. All boarding pets must have documented proof of their current vaccination status. Vaccines that are REQUIRED for boarding are DHPP (within 1 year), Bordetella (within 6 months), Rabies (within 1 year for the first Rabies and within 3 years for those after) and Bivalent Influenza (Flu) (within 1 year). Vaccines MUST have been given by a LICENSED VETERINARIAN. In the event of an emergency occurring during their stay, every attempt will be made to contact the owners (emergency contact numbers are mandatory). If the owners cannot be reached, will treat your pet as we deem appropriate, at the owner’s expense.
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Your pets are observed daily by the veterinarians and the hospital staff. A daily log is kept on each pet, recording their appetite, urination/defecation status, medications given and their overall well-being. We try to make each pet’s stay as comfortable as possible. With individual care and attention given to each pet, their stay will seem “almost” like home!
>>FEEDING POLICY: Owner’s must pack each pet’s food in individual Ziploc baggies and label them with the pet’s first and last name, date and AM or PM feeding. This will help to minimize GI disturbances.
***WE DO NOT BOARD AGGRESSIVE ANIMALS!!***
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Daycare
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All daycare pets must have documented proof of their current vaccination status. Vaccines that are REQUIRED for boarding are DHPP (within 1 year), Bordetella (within 6 months), Rabies (within 1 year for the first Rabies and within 3 years for those after) and Bivalent Influenza (Flu) (within 1 year). Vaccines MUST have been given by a LICENSED VETERINARIAN.
Daycare is open to any and all pets. Daycare is provided for those parents who, like us, have to work all day and don’t want their pets to be at home alone all day long. Daycare is advantageous for pets, especially puppies and adult dogs. At daycare, our puppies are let out every hour (to aid in house breaking). Our adult dogs are let out 3 times in the morning and 3 times in the evening. At any time, if you would like your pet to socialize with other pets of their own size, just let us know. We have playtime with those pets who get along well. This play time is always under direct supervision.
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***WE DO NOT DAYCARE AGGRESSIVE ANIMALS!!***
PUPPY #5
(19w-21w)
PUPPY#6
(22w-25w)
2ND LYME/ 2ND FLU (BIVALENT) RX HW/FLEA PREVENTION
PUPPY #7
(6 MO OLD)
PUPPY HEARTWORM TEST
ADULT
VACCINATION PROTOCOL
ANNUAL BOOSTERS
ANNUAL PHYSICAL EXAM DHPP +/- CORONA**
FECAL BORDETELLA (every 6 mo.)
HEARTWORM (ACCUPLEX) RABIES (every 3 yo.)
DENTAL EXAM LYME**
FLU (BIVALENT)** LEPTOSIROSIS**
Rx HW/Flea PREVENTION
**non-core, optional vaccination, but highly recommended
POST VACCINATION- Your pet may become drowsy for several hours following vaccination. If you notice extreme lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive salivation, swelling at the vaccination site (may occur a few days later), or most important- swelling of the face, eyes, ears or muzzle- this must be addressed immediately (this is an anaphylactic reaction) by your veterinarian or emergency clinic!
**ALL VACCINATIONS AND DEWORMINGS SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY OR UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED VETERINARIAN**
FELINE VACCINATION PROTOCOL
You should have your new pet examine by a licensed veterinarian as soon as he/she joins your family. On your first visit, your veterinarian will discuss the vaccinations and vaccination schedule, diet, heartworm and flea/tick prevention, obedience training, housebreaking and microchipping.
Vaccinations are a very important part of your pet’s life. Vaccines help to prevent potentially chronic or deadly illnesses.
KITTEN AGE
(Recommended)
VACCINATION PROTOCOL
KITTEN #1
(6w-8w)
KITTEN #2
(9w-11w)
KITTEN #3
(12w-14w)
FVRCP VACC FECAL DEWORMING FELV/FIV TEST
Rx FLEA PREVENTION +/- 1ST LEUKEMIA VACC
FVRCP VACC FECAL DEWORMING
Rx FLEA PREVENTION +/- 2ND LEUKEMIA VACC
FVRCP VACC RABIES 1 YR
RX FLEA PREVENTION Rx HEARTWORM PREVENTION**
ADULT
VACCINATION PROTOCOL
ANNUAL BOOSTERS
ANNUAL PHYSICAL EXAM FVRCP VACC LEUKEMIA VACC
FECAL RABIES VACC DENTAL EXAM
Rx FLEA PREVENTION HEARTWORM PREVENTION
POST VACCINATION- Your pet may become drowsy for several hours following vaccination. If you notice extreme lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive salivation, swelling at the vaccination site (may occur a few days later), or most important- swelling of the face, eyes, ears or muzzle- this must be addressed immediately (this is an anaphylactic reaction) by your veterinarian or emergency clinic!
**ALL VACCINATIONS AND DEWORMINGS SHOULD BE PERFORMED BY OR UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED VETERINARIAN**