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Originally Posted by bjh  WOW, what full vaccination do you give? My personal opinion is that you are over vaccinating your pups. The new vaccination protocol recommends that vaccinations should not be started until the pups are at least 8 weeks old and it says vaccinations should be 3 to 4 week apart. You are right in that it is each breeder preference but I will always speak out against over vaccinating. The attached link will explain the concerns of vaccinating too young. Critter Advocacy |
Barb,
Your opinion of over vaccinating is not only yours......It's also the opinion of Vet hospitals and a lot of vets.....Over vaccinating can lead to multitude of problems, especially autoimmune diseases, kidney, liver, blood and some nuerological disorders. In addition beginning the process at such a young age acutually suppresses the mother's immunities that pups obtain via mother's milk in the first 24 hours of their little lifes.
What some people don't realize is that vaccinations do not guarantee that your pup will not contract these diseases.
There is also a group of concerned breeders, owners, in conjuction with vets are backing and funding studies to fight for 7 year rabies vaccine.