Planning your travels

     As the holiday season approaches, pet owners are often left in a quandary about what to do with their pets during times of travel.  Midlands Veterinary Practice offers boarding for your pets during these holiday times.  Our facility offers climate controlled indoor runs and cages for your cats and dogs.  The holiday season is quite busy for our boarding facilities and we strongly recommend that you set up anticipated boarding as early as possible.  It's much better to have a slot reserved and not need it than to need it and not have it.  All pets that board with us need to have vaccinations that are up to date.  Owners who have had vaccinations administered at another facility will need to bring records of vaccination.  Our vaccination requirements for cats are rabies and rhinotracheitis-calicivirus-panleukopenia;  our canine requirements are rabies, distemper-hepatitis-parainfluenza-leptospirosis-parvovirus, bordetella, and influenza.  A special note regarding influenza vaccination is in order:  if your pet has not had an influenza vaccination, it will need to be given an initial injection, followed by a booster in two weeks, followed by yearly boosters thereafter.  In order to provide the most complete immunity, your pet should receive initial influenza vaccination and booster at least one month prior to boarding.  While your pet stays with us, please let us know if there are any additional services that need to performed, such as examinations, microchips, nail trims, or baths.  We welcome your pet during the holiday season if you're unable to have them travel with you.