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Originally Posted by latoyajackson  The breeder had already given him shots. The vet said you usually don't give shots until 7 weeks. The breeder says he will make 8 weeks this week. I still don't know..he is little though 1 pound 3 oz vet says.
what food do you all suggest after he is eating better. she had him on puppy chow and reccomended Royal canine 33?? however she sent me home with eukanuba, go figure. |
Actually, vaccinations shouldn't be started until about nine weeks. Up until then, puppies still have antibodies from nursing which block the vaccines. That vaccination will have to be repeated when he is older.
In one study of a cross section of different puppies the age at which they were able to respond to a vaccine and develop protection covered a wide period of time. At six weeks of age, 25% of the puppies could be immunized. At 9 weeks of age, 40% of the puppies were able to respond to the vaccine. The number increased to 60% by 16 weeks, and by 18 weeks of age, 95% of the puppies could be immunized.
Parvovirus: Serious Diarrhea in Puppies & Dogs W Jean Dodds Vaccine Protocol VACCINATION PROTOCOLS