Kennel cough

Re: Kennel cough

Sal the 1st — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 19:38:08 GMT

the subject of vaccinations and who can give them and who can sign and the difference between a vaccination certificate and a vaccination record has been discussed on here and the previous incarnation of vetnurse for what seems forever. Maybe its time for the RCVS to address this is plain, uncomplicated English so that everybody can understand it vets and nurses alike

Re: Kennel cough

Elerrina — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 14:31:05 GMT

I thought that nurses could give second vaccinations as it is prescribed by the vet upon giving the first vaccination. Kc isn't a course it's just a one off vaccine so I'd have thought it would have to be a vet. All our nurses do second vaccinations none have ever been told they can do Kc. And yeah sign vaccine cards but anything official like certificate has to be vet

Re: Kennel cough

Diane Chrismas — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 12:52:39 GMT

My vet wants the nurses to pick up all the second vaccinations, including second L4 vaccines and now wants the nurses to give KC to 2nd vac puppies, is this right about the puppies? as they would never have had one before? and am I ight in thinking that nurses are unable to sign vaccine certificates but can sign if its states it is a vaccine card?

Re: Kennel cough

Selena Carnell — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 16:36:53 GMT

our vet is now adamant that nurses can do Kennel Cough, but he doesn't see to get that they should have been recently examined.

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Rachel Jayne — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 10:53:11 GMT

My understanding is you can't give them as one off boosters, as you are technically prescribing the vaccine. However I've routinely given them at puppy 2nd vaccines, as the pup has recently been examined by a vet & 9/10 the vet will write in the notes "Resee 2-4 weeks for 2nd vacc/KC"

Re: Kennel cough

Catherine Raymond — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:44:40 GMT

This is what i have just copied to my nursing team for clarification from the RCVS

Vaccination of companion animals

18.10 To give a first vaccination with a POM-V medicine, the animal must be under care of the prescribing veterinary surgeon (see the supporting guidance on the meaning of ‘under his care’) and the veterinary surgeon must carry out a clinical assessment (see the supporting guidance on the meaning of ‘clinical assessment’) and then the veterinary surgeon may administer, or under his or her direction, a registered or listed veterinary nurse or student veterinary nurse may administer (see paragraph 18.5). If the veterinary surgeon is to certify the vaccination, the certification rules apply (see the supporting guidance on certification) and generally he or she must do it him or herself or witness it done.

18.11 The subsequent vaccination some two weeks or so later (close in time to the first vaccination) is usually authorised by the veterinary surgeon at the time of the first vaccination (directed by the veterinary surgeon when the animal is under his or her care and when the clinical assessment is carried out), and therefore the administration of this second vaccination and all dealings may be through a registered or listed veterinary nurse or student veterinary nurse at the practice, provided the veterinary surgeon is not intending to certify this vaccination. Nevertheless, it is helpful for a veterinary surgeon to be on the premises at the time the vaccine is administered to the animal, to be able to assist in the event of the animal suffering an adverse reaction.

18.12 For booster or subsequent vaccinations not close in time to the first vaccination, the advice is the same as for the first vaccination (see paragraph 18.10).

Re: Kennel cough

Sal the 1st — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:01:35 GMT

qualified nurses can give a kennel cough vaccine so long as the dog has been checked by the vet immediately prior to administration - well this is the advice I was given anyway a few years back