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Originally Posted by oopsmyhalofello  I don't have any facts/info or otherwise regarding this but just wanted to interject about what the policy that vets are adopting re: waiting until after nursing to do the shots. I can understand that it is probably worthwhile to wait since the puppy is being covered my Mom's milk immunities but I wonder why they would think it would make the vaccine ineffective and then give it again? That just doesn't make sense to me, thats like saying to wait to give human babies vaccines until they are done nursing, sometimes that can be a few years. I guess it leaves me wondering if its just a ploy to make some more money. Does anyone have anymore information they can direct me to on these findings? I find it very interesting |
I don't have a website for you but giving a pup a vaccine while they still have maternal antibodies neuteralizes them both somehow.
Technically, after the immune system is fully developed, there are a few vets that give one or two rounds then and don't vaccinate before sixteen weeks at all. The thinking is that any MLV given after the immune system is developed will produce life-long immunity.
I know some vets give four sets of pup shots. That is way too many. Two is fine IF they are given at the right time and three is fine but could be overdoing it. If I had a pup, I would either do the DHPP at 10, 14 and 18 weeks or thereabouts OR I would break the vaccine up and do parvo at 10, 14 and 18 weeks, distemper at 11, 15 and 19 weeks and hepatitis at 12, 16 and 20 weeks OR I would start at 16 weeks and only do two rounds.