how many injections does a puppy need to have and at what ages?

Answer 1

Check with your vet ... but puppies get injections at (about every 4 weeks) - not sure if that starts at week 4 or 8 though, and then up to about 4 months when they get their first rabies shot ... and from then on it is usually once a year every year after that.

The full list will vary if you board the dog (and thus is exposed to lots of strange dogs) or take the dog to certain environments.

The most common dog vaccine covers many conditions just like boosters for your child ... I remember my dog getting 3 shots last time: A multiple shot for a bunch of stuff (at least 4 conditions), a shot for rabies, and a shot for kennel cough - I don't board him, but he plays with other dogs at the dog park nearly daily.

Answer 2

6 - 8 Weeks

Comprehensive Exam
DHLP-Parvo-Corona
Fecal Exam
Heartworm Preventative
Deworming - Drontal

Heartworm preventative should be started at 6 weeks of age. The cost of preventative varies according to the type of preventative used and the weight of the dog. Dosage will need to be adjusted as the weight of the puppy increases. Deworming should be performed every visit or the client may elect to purchase deworming medication and administer according to directions.

10 - 12 Weeks

Physical Exam
DHLKP-Parvo_Corona
Heartworm Preventative
Bordetella
Deworming - Nemex

15 -16 Weeks

Physical Exam
DHLP-Parvo-Corona
Rabies
Fecal Exam
Heartworm Preventative
Deworming - Nemex

20 Weeks

Physical Exam
DHLP-Parvo-Corona
Fecal
Rx: Heartworm Preventative

Outside dogs and dogs exposed to tick infested areas should be vaccinated against Lyme's Disease. Two vaccinations are recommended initially and then annually. P.S. You may also want to read up on the second link about vaccinations. They can harm the puppy's immune system, cause neurological problems, and the like. Talk with you vet to see which ones are REALLY necessary, and before re-vaccinating in the future, have the vet do titers, first. We lost one dog to a horrible death , probable cause, vaccination induced hemolytic anemia. One of our other dogs' had a 1 week bout of a neurological problems, probable cause- vaccination induced reaction. Both of these happened with in 1 month of receiving the vaccinations. ♥♥♥

Answer 3

This depends on the vaccine and its manufacturer and the area you live in. Traditionally vaccination was done at 6 weeks, 10 weeks and 14 weeks. There are vaccines now that are proven one dose from 10 weeks to last a year. If your dog is in a high risk parvo area it should be vaccinated from 4 weeks and repeated every 2 weeks until at least 10 weeks. The reason for the variation is due to the ability for the vaccine to make the body notice it and produce the important antibodies. Some vaccines do this very well and some do it poorly. The vaccines ability to do this has to do with the puppy and its mother - how well was she vaccinated.

So simply - choose your vet (based location, cost, etc) then ask them what your puppy needs and when. Cheers.

Answer 4

The recommendations for puppies have been changing. The American Animal Hospital Association has the currect recommendations for dogs and puppies online at
http://www.aahanet.org
This is the protocol used by all 27 Vet universities in the U.S.
Worth reading for future reference is Wisconsin University
http://svmweb.vetmed.wisc.edu/articles/68/5/39

Answer 5

ask the vet. there are certain injections the dog NEEDS and certain ones it SHOULD have. we got them all done for our puppy, just to cover everything. get a puppy package if your vet offers it. ours covered the spaying too.

Answer 6

breeder will have had the first set,, then you got to vet for your health check upon buying your pup and they will tell you the schedule,, it is two more sets and then a rabie shot..

Answer 7

Your first shot is at six weeks, your second shots are in twelve weeks and your third shots are at eighteen weeks.