Vaccine timing :)

[dawnandjr]

Yep...worked in vets for 10 yrs...seen them die too...things change. We learn from our mistakes.

[llombardo]

Originally Posted by msvette2u

LL, WSU has gone to every three years. Things do change.

Community Practice Vaccination Protocols from the College of Veterinary Medicine

DA2PP
Puppies 6,10 and 14 weeks or 8, 12 and 16 weeks
Repeat 1 year later
Then repeat every 3 years
Each patient should be evaluated for increased risk of exposure – may consider yearly protocols for these patients
Give in right shoulder

Rabies
Start puppies at 12-16 weeks of age
Repeat 1 year later
Then repeat every 3 years or as required by state, provincial, and/or local requirements
Give in right rear limb

And I do agree with this schedule for most dogs..except the rabies, most vets won't give a rabies shot if they are under 16 weeks--I had to wait for mine because the rabies and distemper didn't coincide together

[msvette2u]

3 mos. is fine for rabies, learned this when sending dogs into Canada. Their requirements are 12 weeks/3mos. (to cross the border). We are pushing it but have waited past the 12 weeks and just state on the paperwork that it's "too young to vaccinate for rabies". Never got called on it.

And the vet said it didn't matter much (that was a fine age) but that they did usually wait until 4mos.

[BlackGSD]

If I had a puppy that got the shot at 7 weeks, I would give the others at 11 and 15 weeks. Then rabies later. Not the same day as the other shot.

[WVGSD]

Kev:

I am in rural West Virginia with lots of wildlife around. None of my dogs (bred, purchased, rescued or fosters) are given the lepto vaccine and I have no reason to begin giving it to them. It is a risk that I won't take with any of the dogs that are in my care.

[Wild Wolf]

Hello there!

I really like, and follow myself, Dr. Dodds' vaccine protocol. I highly recommend it, so if you're interested it wouldn't hurt to read into it. I wrote a blog article on vaccines, which contains a link to Dr. Dodds' website. Have a look:

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