My vet thought it was best to wait as long as possible as catching rabies was pretty much a non-risk for our area (and Piper is an indoor dog) The shot was basically being given to jump through the hoops of state laws. Piper had hers right about 6 months. The only thing that could have been a problem would have been if I wanted to have her groomed or boarded, as most places insist on having the rabies shot as part of their rules. My vet also separated out the vaccines, so the rabies was done obviously later than the regular "puppy" shots of Parvo and Distemper. I actually travelled with Piper on some plane flights before the rabies shot was done. I had a signed waiver note from the doctor with me. Not sure how the airlines would have reacted to that, but nobody has ever asked me for paperwork on a flight. |