I have a question here and was wondering if some of you could help me out.
I brought my puppy home at 12 weeks old. Then she had already gotten her 1st vaccination... Week after I brought her home, I took her to the vet for 2nd vaccination but she was not well (coughing and sneezing) hence it was not done. So it dragged on until now, she is 17 weeks old and still has not gotten her 2nd vaccination.
The vet adviced me to give her the 1st vaccination again as the one on her vaccination card was not properly authorised by a vet hence she is afraid it might not be reliable. Is that necessary (to give the 1st vaccination again)? Or should I just proceed with the 2nd vaccination?
Re: [Beanie82] 1st or 2nd vaccination?
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Hello. Vaccination should be followed by booster 3-4 weeks later depending which vaccine. Generally if the vaccine interval is more than 6 weeks, the efficacy or effectiveness is not the best. That's why your vet advice you to redo the vaccination.
No you can't do the vaccination 2 doses together as the load of virus might be too high. It is ok to just give 2 vaccination from now on because the risk of your dog is already 17 weeks old (it is recommended to for puppy to have complete vaccination by 16 weeks). But if you are very very worried, just follow your vet's advice and redo the vaccination. One extra vaccine will not cause your dog to develop kidney failure or put a hole in your wallet. But if it is me, I will just do 2. But that's just me.
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Agree with Chrisong,
You need to start over since the last shot was not properly done. It is VERY important to get them fully vaccinated. Parvo doesn't care if they only have one shot it can still attack. Until they are fully boostered they dont have full protection from diseases. So keep your dog away from public places like parks or yards of dogs you dont know their shot history. Parvo can stay in the environment for up to 6 months I have been told.
Take the dog in for shots. We don't know exactly when the antibodies wear off in a particular puppy, and we don't want the pup to be unprotected for any longer than necessary, so we give a series of shots to minimize the risk. It is less expensive and time consuming to vaccinate them now than it is to have to treat for parvo or something else later.
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Sorry, stupid me, I left out a whole sentence. I meant the risk of interference from the mother's antibody is minimal at this age. So I think it is quite safe to vaccinate 2 only. If you are worry go for better vaccine like 9 in 1 or 10 in 1, or even do 3 vaccine like what your vet told. Nothing serious if you ask me. But the risk of vaccine reaction is slightly higher when vaccinate 3 as compare to 2. Still not that high because vaccination reaction happen 1 in a few thousand.
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Sorry for my stupid questions. I just adopted one Adult Dog. So, I am not sure whether the previous owner is vaccined her or not. Then, should I bring her for vaccination?
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Thanks for your advice.
The vet recommended I give her 2 10 in 1 jabs... And followed by a 8 in 1 or 9 in 1 (I can't remember which), which is optional if I want her to be fully protected.
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The vet said it is safe to get 2 jabs only but not guarantees (as mentioned above)... So to be really sure get 3. I can bring her out after the second jab though!