Question on puppy vaccines!?
Question by kd: Question on puppy vaccines!?
I adopted a rescue puppy last week, (11 weeks old) and one of my first orders of business as a new puppy mom was to take her to the vet for a physical and continue where the shelter left off with her vaccines. I brought all the paperwork that was provided to me by the shelter and the vet’s office found it hard to understand and ended up calling them to see what shots she already had. The vet didn’t want to overload her little system with unnecessary medicine. Well, after speaking to the original vet they said she only had a kennel cough vaccine and so he wanted her to come back as soon as possible for her first distemper shot. I asked at that point for a vaccination schedule for her- (she’s my first puppy,) and he said 3 distemper shots- 4 weeks apart and then at 6 months old she will receive a rabies vaccine. I am confused because he didn’t mention Parvo or Hepatitis. Should I ask him why he isn’t administering those shots for her? He is a very reputable vet and I am sure he knows what he is doing. My problem is, I foster for a local rescue- (how I found my baby) and although I don’t plan to foster again until she is at least 6 months, I don’t want to chance her catching something from a foster dog, especially now that I know that the only vaccine they give the puppies is kennel cough! I also don’t want to give her vaccines she doesn’t need as I know there are risks with all of that stuff. What should I do? Thanks!
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Answer by MarianeT
Puppy should receive three vaccines for infectious diseases and should be de-wormed every 2 weeks no matter what your vet said, that’s how it goes and should be.
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Distemper/adenovirus/parvo usually is in the same vaccine- they may have just said “distemper”for the sake of brevity.
Call them on Monday to double check, but I know of no vet that would omit vaccination for parvovirus in a puppy schedule.
Distemper/adenovirus/parvo is the same vaccine (as already stated). The only thing I’m questioning is why wait until 6 months for a rabies vaccine. A dog can get a rabies vaccine at 4 months of age.
The Parvo and Hepatitis they can do a test for to see if she has it. The rabbies shot she should have at 4 months old. In most states the rabbies is required at 4 months old. The distempers are very important so your vet is correct about that. All the shots are important but there can be side effects with all. Some dogs are allergic to some of the shots but unfortunately you will not know until she receives them. If she vomits has diarrhea after the shots then call your vet immediately. She will also be sore in the areas where she got the shots. Always check the stool for worms most if not all puppies have worms. If you are close to a PETCO or Petsmart they have contacts with vets that do discounted shots that will save you a lot of money. Oh, and don’t forget about grooming, start early so she will get used to it.