What vaccinations are required?
Be sure to consult your doctor or a travel health specialist before traveling to Mexico . Global Crossroad is not staffed by medical professionals and ONLY provides recommendations. Prior to arriving in Mexico , participants should: Examine all medical records to assure that all shots/vaccinations are current. Get immunized against Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Typhoid. Remain in good health well before arrival as some vaccines will require several weeks before effectively providing protection some requiring two doses over a period of time.Also, if planning to travel to rural areas within Mexico , it is advised that participants receive the vaccination for Yellow Fever as well as obtain pills to protect against Malaria. If intending to stay in the more urbanized areas, these vaccinations and precautions are not required. If planning to travel to rural areas of Mexico , a vaccination Rabies is highly recommended.
We follow the Cornell Veterinary School vaccination protocol. Distemper, Parvo and Rabies need only be updated every 3 years. Bordetella should be updated every 6 months. Dogs older than the age of 10 no longer need Distemper and Parvo vaccinations. We are able to give the Bordetella vaccination to your dog but bear in mind he/she will be mildly contagious after receiving the vaccine so ideally there should be a window of at least a week between receiving the vaccine and boarding situations.
