How often do dogs get rabies vaccines/booster shots?

Question

I could call the vet and ask, but I'm too lazy. :)

Feel free to tell me about other needed booster shots, too.

Thanks!

Oh, for god's sake. My dogs had a full work up when I adopted them 7 months ago. I know the importance of innoculations, I am just curious about how often a rabbies vaccine has to be updated... don't be such alarmists...

Answer 1

Rabies vaccinations should not be given more often then every 3 years..unfortunately some states still require yearly vaccinations.

Distemper/parvo/canine hepatitis/adenovirus-2 vaccinations only need to be given every 3 years as well.

Lepto, parainfluenza, lyme and kennel cough (bordatella) should only be given to those dogs who are at high risk of exposure.

Coronavirus,adenovirus-1 and giardia vaccinations should NOT be given to ANY dog.

There really is no longer ANY debate in the vet community regarding vaccination...there is a protocol set forth by the AAHA/AVMA and all 27 vet schools as well as many long term studies done by a major drug company, Dr.Jean Dodds, Dr. Ron Schultz and several major universities. All US vets are well aware of the studies and the protocol, unfortunately there are still vets who refuse to pay attention and continue to over vaccinate despite knowing that this can cause serious problems in pets and is totally unnecassary.

Answer 2

Dogs get their first rabies shot as a puppy, then again at 1 year of age and then typically every three years thereafter, depending on what your local jurisdiction requires. Other shots vary depending on the type of vaccination used and your veterinarian's protocol. There is a lot of debate in the veterinary community on how often vaccination boosters should be given and some concern that over-vaccination has been done in the past. Some vets recommend doing a blood test to determine that amount of immunity the dog has before re-vaccinating th animal. My vet has my adult dogs on a 3-year program, which I believe is most typical. You really should check with your vet on what he recommends.

Answer 3

A puppy should be taken to the vets between six and eight weeks of age. It needs a good check up, worming, and its first distemper vaccination which includes parvo. Depending on your location, heartworm preventative will be started too. This is repeated in one month, then again in another month with a rabies vaccination included. The puppy should be good for one year then. Neutering at six months is a good idea too. Caring for a puppy is expensive and a life long commitment. If you can't afford the care, maybe you should wait until later to own a dog.

Answer 4

The first rabies vaccine should be given once the dog has reached 4 months of age. The vaccine expires every year, so it has do be done annually. There's also 3 sets of vaccines that should be given as early as the puppy turns 6 weeks of age. The 3 sets are 3 weeks apart from each other; the shots will protect the puppy from lyme disease, parvo virus, bordatella (kennel cough), as well as the deworming, which is included with the vaccines. Vets offer puppy vaccine packages as well; all you do is pay the full amount for the vaccines, and depending on the age of your puppy now, it will determine how much the package will cost.

Answer 5

Well first off lazy or not you need to call ur vet! If its a puppy you need to start his vaccines asap, there are air borne, viruses and such he can get and if he walks where other dogs have been and defecated and they have not been vaccinated he has the risk of parvo.. As puppies they go thru a series of shots, like every 4 weeks or so, then once they hit 6 months they start to get there adult shots which is then yearly. The rabies shot though, usually the first one is a yearly one, then the following year you can get a 3 year shot, as for the rest such as corona, parvo and such they are yearly..

Answer 6

depending on the rabies vaccine type either every year or every three years.

Answer 7

You're too lazy to call the vet, but you'll type it on here?? And you should know the answers to that as a dog owner

Answer 8

annually. check for heartworms and other parasites. I don't know where you are to recommend anything else. ask when you make the appointment.