Beginning October 1, Miami-Dade County Animal Services will offer low-cost vaccine packages to help owners keep their pets healthy
(MIAMI, September 26, 2014) – Regular visits to a veterinarian for routine care and annual vaccinations are the best way to ensure pets remain healthy. Beginning October 1, 2014, pet microchips and 3 year rabies vaccinations will be available for $15.00 each. At the same time new low-cost comprehensive wellness vaccine packages will be offered to pet owners to help them keep their dogs or cats healthy.
A comprehensive vaccination program can protect dogs and cats from many common, serious, and even fatal diseases. For dogs, the packages contain the legally required rabies vaccine, along with the combination vaccine DHPP which provides protection against Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus and Parainfluenza, as well as the Bordetella vaccine which prevents kennel cough–all highly contagious and sometimes fatal diseases in dogs.
The packages for cats also include the legally required rabies vaccine along with FRCPC. Those letters stand for Feline Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia and Chlamydophilaia, all viruses which can prove fatal in cats.
More information about these vaccines can be found at www.miamidade.gov/animals.
The following pet wellness package options will become available on Oct. 1, 2014:
Well-Care packages for dogs:
Option 1: Vaccine Package (Rabies, Bordetella, and DHPP vaccines): $35
Option 2: Full Service Package (Rabies, Bordetella, DHPP, and Microchip): $50
Option 3: Special Service Package (Rabies, Bordetella, DHPP vaccines, Microchip and Spay/Neuter Surgery) $80
Well-Care packages for low-income* dog owners (to be eligible must provide proof of federal assistance):
Option 1: Vaccine Package ( Rabies, Bordetella, and DHPP vaccines): $25
Option 2: Full Service Package (Rabies, Bordetella, DHPP, and Microchip): $40
Option 3: Special Service Package (Rabies, Bordetella, DHPP vaccines, Microchip, and Spay/Neuter Surgery) $70
*Low income owner is a person receiving public assistance under one or more of the following programs:
- Food Stamps: Must provide current eligibility letter; card is not accepted.
- Medicaid: Must provide current eligibility letter; card is not accepted.
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Must provide current eligibility letter.
- Temporary Assistance for Needed Families (TANF): Must provide current eligibility letter
Well-Care Vaccine Packages for cat owners:
Option 1: Vaccine Package (Rabies and FRCPC vaccines): $20
Option 2: Full Service Package (Rabies, FRCPC vaccines, and Microchip) $35
Option 3: Special Service Package (Rabies, FRCPC vaccines, Microchip, and Spay/Neuter Surgery): $50
If interested in Option 3, which includes sterilization, please contact 3-1-1 for surgical appointment.
For more information on the reduced rates and other services call 3-1-1 or visit www.miamidade.gov/animals
Miami-Dade County Animal Services
Unlike limited admission facilities, Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department (Animal Services) takes in all abandoned pets to its shelter providing care and refuge for approximately 500 pets weekly (over 27,000 per year).. Every day, Animal Services staff and volunteers work diligently to find life-long homes for these abandoned animals by facilitating onsite adoptions, hosting off-site adoption at events and locations throughout the community, and working collaboratively with over 70 rescue organizations who share in our goal of a No Kill Miami-Dade County.