The veterinary cares

Completely apart from the rest of the shelter, a room has been set up to enable our vet to quietly provide all the care needed by all the animals we put up during the year.

This veterinary care is different for dogs than for cats.

• Dogs will be examined in detail : the heart, eyes, ears, nails.... If the dog has been found and we don't have a health passport, the vet will determine the     dog's (approximate) age. The dog will receive all necessary vaccinations (canine distemper, leptospirosis, kennel cough) and will be identified by way of an electronic chip.It will also be wormed, treated against possible ear mites and against fleas and ticks. If the dog leaves the shelter after only a short time, its master can come back to the shelter for the second vaccine.   

• Cats are also subject to a thorough examination : heart, eyes, ears, age, ringworm, and they will be systematically tested for leucosis and aids. Males are immediately neutered at the shelter and tattooed in the ear so that, if they get lost, everyone will immediately see that it is a cat belonging to someone. The females will be taken to a vet, operated in the vet's surgery, and kept until the following day (to make sure they are all right). 

• Before leaving, they will get the necessary vaccinations : typhus and coryza.

• Kitten will also be examined and vaccinated for the first time (age permitting). Otherwise, they can come back to the shelter at three months of age to get their second set of vaccines. At 6 or 7 months, the kittens will be neutered or spayed at the shelter and identified. If the owner prefers to have the cat operated on by his or her usual vet, the costs incurred on signing the placement agreement will be immediately reimbursed on presentation of a vet's certificate. 

In any case, should there be a problem, our vet is always available to carry out any additional examination or to provide any advice that may be needed.