Posts from February, 2017 February 7, 2017 by Animal Medical Hospital & Urgent Care Why does my pet need vaccines? Dr. Kerri Blackburn  How do Vaccines Work? Vaccines are a method to teach the body’s immune system how to fight off a disease. A vaccine has parts of a virus or bacteria in it- not the whole bacteria or virus. This is enough for the immune system to recognize that there is an invader present.  The […] Read More