Puppy Shots?

Question

We just got a puppy who is 8 weeks old. We know he had his first shots and I was wondering when he should get the second set and what does he need? I know they can't get a rabies until they are 6 months old, but what do they need?

Answer 1

Just go to your vet and explain the situation.

Answer 2

The puppy "package" that most vets offer is a series of three shots. The first given at 2 months of age (your pup received this). Then about a month later, the vet will give the second set of vaccines. The third shots are delivered when the pup is 4 months of age.

Also, rabies can be administered when the pup is 4 months of age as well (not 6 months, as you wrote). By 4 months, after the puppy is fully vaccinated, it will also be time for you to consider obedience training. That may sound like an added expense and hassle, but as a person who's had dogs untrained vs. trained, the price and hassle are worth it! The trained dogs really become loyal, loving dogs that listen and bond far better than one that you "trained" yourself.

Enjoy your new pup!

Answer 3

You need to ask your vet what the protocol is, as they can vary depending on your area and the specific vaccines your local vets use. It's just a phone call!

The second course of vaccine is usually given 2 weeks after the initial course. If it's left too long you have to start over again, so you need to know when your puppy had that first vaccination. There should have been a vaccination certificate or other form of paper provided when the pup was vaccinated, was it not given to you when you got the dog?

I believe rabies is given at 16 weeks of age, but again it will depend on the brand of vaccine used.

Chalice

EDIT: Hm, I think the differing answers above prove my point - you need to ask this question of a vet!! DO NOT try to obtain vaccines yourself, or use store-bought dewormers. I can't believe vaccines are even available in American feed stores, that's ridiculous.

Answer 4

They need rabies at 16 weeks he will need another set of booster shots and possible deworming if he hasnt already had that if you feel comfortable in giving the shots you can get the shots at a local feed store for no more then $8 and the dewormer is $5 its a powder substance you put in the dogs food you just have to know the weight of the dog. I get my dogs shots at Wells Bros.

Answer 5

first they need their rabies at 4 months not 6 months.
most shots are every 4 weeks but best to check witht he vet. they should get a 6 in one.
It depends on when he was given the first shots i start mine at 6 weeks and when you take him in for the shot have a stool sample checked for worms.

Answer 6

"“The veterinary profession has been convinced for so long that vaccines were essential,” and that sort of thinking is hard to change, particularly when vaccine labels can be misleading, says Dr. Dodds. “I think veterinarians assume the label [identifying a given vaccine as a one-year product] is a requirement, and interpret it more strongly than the vaccine companies intended,” Dodds says. “And the companies don’t try to dissuade them because that’s what the USDA has told them to say.”

Bureaucracy aside, many veterinarians and veterinary practice managers may be concerned that abandoning annual vaccinations will hurt their practices’ bottom line. Bob Rogers, a veterinarian and vaccination critic from Spring, Texas, refutes that fear. When he switched to a reduced vaccination schedule, “my vaccine income dropped 7 percent, but my overall income went up 20 percent. When people find out they don’t have to spend a whole lot on vaccines, they spend that money on something the dog really needs, like teeth cleaning.”

One impetus for reevaluating vaccine protocols has been concern over adverse vaccine reactions, both acute and chronic. All veterinarians recognize signs such as anaphylactic shock (a severe allergic reaction), or flu-like symptoms such as low-grade fever, malaise, diarrhea, and loss of appetite. But they may not make the connection between vaccinations and temperament changes (particularly after the rabies vaccine), seizures, autoimmune diseases such as hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia (reduced platelet count), or hypertrophic osteodystrophy (severe lameness in young growing dogs), which may surface weeks or months after vaccination.

And many owners are equally oblivious. “If an owner sees her dog hiding under the table after a vaccination, or the dog doesn’t want to be touched, they don’t call their vet with that information,” Dr. Dodds says, but instead might dismiss it as the dog having an “off” day.

Dr. Dodds notes that some advocates for minimal vaccination have done more harm than good by overstating the issue, implying that virtually everything is caused by what’s in that syringe.

“Many environmental challenges can cause problems, and vaccines are just one of them,” says Dodds, ticking off other possible suspects, such as topical flea and tick products, and environmental pesticides and insecticides.

Personal experience is a powerful motivator, and some vets insist on vaccinating annually for diseases such as parvo because they remember the widespread fatalities when the disease was prevalent decades ago. Dr. Ron Schultz, chair and professor of pathobiological science at the University of Wisconsin’s School of Veterinary Medicine in Madison, notes that the flip side is true, too: Veterinarians whose own animals experience vaccine reactions are reluctant to reflexively vaccinate."

Here is some insight on vaccinations in general.

http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/

Answer 7

He needs Parvo, Corona virus, Bordatella, Rabies, and Distemper. Also get your pup on a monthly heartworm and worming schedual.

Good Luck

Answer 8

Take the puppy to vet for the first time check up. They will give you the schedule and make sure the puppy is healthy.

Answer 9

Hi
when i bought my puppy i had to give him is first shots, they have them at 8weeks, 12weeks and 16weeks.

here a web page with some info:
http://whosyadoggy.com/dogforum/index.php?topic=33.0

hope it helps

Answer 10

usually puppies get several booster shots of parvo and distemper...