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Vaccination Protocol for Puppies

Vaccines are not without risk. You don’t hear about it on the nightly news but they’ve been linked to numerous diseases and behavior problems in our pets.

Yearly re-vaccination – or “Boosters” – had been recommended for decades. Current recommendations range from “3 or more years” to “7 or more years” to never. These recommendations are based on studies that have been done.

To reduce risk for your dog, reduce the frequency of vaccinations.

There’s also been a tendency to get vaccinated for “everything”. Not every dog is at risk for everything. Consider only vaccinating for things your dog is at risk.

Dog Vaccines

Primary dog vaccines include: Rabies, Distemper, Parvovirus, Hepatitis (Adenovirus), Leptospirosis, Parainfluenza, Bordatella, Coronavirus and Lyme disease.

Rabies vaccine is generally a legal requirement. Rabies is passed through saliva and generally requires deep biting by an infected animal. In reality, most dogs are not at risk but rabies will kill and again, most municipalities require dogs receive the vaccination.Tests show the vaccination is excellent for at least 7 years but many municipalities require revaccination every 3 years.

Parvovirus is very serious for puppies and can kill them. It rarely effects adult dogs.
Distemper is rare, but can kill.

The Hepatitis vaccine (Adenovirus) isn’t very effective in that it doesn’t protect against all causes. Further, hepatitis isn’t prevalent.

Leptospirosis is rare. There are hundreds of strains. The vaccine includes only a few strains and is protective (of those strains) for only 3-6 months. The Leptospirosis vaccine is also prone to side effects.

The Parainfluenza vaccine doesn’t protect against all causes, the flu virus mutates and the flu is rarely serious.

Bordatella vaccine is for kennel cough. Kennel cough is not serious and not likely at all if your dog isn’t in close contact with other dogs such as would be the case in a kennel.

Corona virus results in mild diarrhea and the vaccine isn’t fully protective.

The risk of Lyme disease is location and lifestyle dependent. If you don’t live in an area where Lyme disease is prevalent your dog is not at risk.

Vaccine Schedule

Maternal antibodies are protective for 16-22 weeks. So the earliest you want to start vaccinating is 16 weeks.

A conservative approach is reflected in Dr Pitcairn’s recommendations:

First Distemper shot at 16 weeks
First Parvovirus shot at 20 weeks
Second Distemper shot at 24 weeks
Second Parvovirus shot at 28 weeks
Rabies shot a month later

If your municipality requires a rabies shot sooner than 8 months, he recommends you start with the rabies shot and then start the rest of the schedule 4 weeks later.

Additional recommendations:

Never vaccinate when your dog is sick or immune compromised.
Never vaccinate when your dog is receiving pharmaceuticals, especially steroids.
Never vaccinate near or at the same time as surgery such as spaying/neutering.
If there’s any adverse reaction at all stop or at least slow down the schedule.
Minimize stress as much as possible.
Maintain a excellent diet.

Dr. Thomas Gaiter, Chief Medical Officer at Howard University Hospital discusses the timeline of the H1N1 vaccines, the advantages and side effects of the vaccine, recommendations for pregnant women and diabetes patients, where to find the vaccine, the cost of the vaccine, and more.
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