Harrisburg Humane Society to host free vaccine clinic at Hamilton Health Center

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The Humane Society of Harrisburg Area (HSHA) will be holding a free vaccine clinic Saturday September 21 for dogs and cats. HSHA will be providing rabies, distemper, and FVRCP shots for owned cats and dogs. Microchips will be available for $10.

Humane society is requesting for cats to be in carriers and dogs to be leashed. According to Amanda Brunish, Director of Marketing & Outreach for HSHA, over the years, there’s been an uptick for low- cost services for pet owners.

“We understand that sometimes, you know, people have, you know, times where they struggle a little bit financially or even just want to save a little bit. You know, we’re not here to judge. The most important thing is taking care of your pets and getting them, you know, these vaccines. You know, these vaccines are just so important because, you know, it helps, you know, prevent illness in your pets. And it can also help with potential illnesses that would be very costly to treat down the road. So, you know, that’s why we want to be able to treat pets while we can.”

Parvovirus and distemper in dogs and panleukopenia in cats is the most prevalent deadly diseases affecting pets, and are preventable with simple vaccines that will be provided at the free clinic.

“Working on an animal shelter myself, just simply walking through the shelter, I could, you know, get something on me and bring it home. And anyone could do that anywhere if they’re interacting with animals or even wildlife as well. So that that’s important to think about, too. There’s vaccines that are considered core, like I mentioned earlier, but then there’s also what’s called lifestyle vaccines. So, for example, if you live in the woods, it would be recommended that you get the vaccine for Lyme disease for your dog, because there’s a much higher chance of your dog getting a tick on them. It doesn’t mean if you don’t live in the woods, you should not get it. But, you know, depending on your lifestyle situation, what you do with your pet, you might get, you know, different recommendations for vaccines. But vets are always going to say there’s just a couple of vaccines that you really, absolutely should get because it’s going to cover some of the most common, most contagious illnesses that.”

The vaccine clinic will take place at the Hamilton Health Center parking lot from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.