12-06-2009, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Ladymom  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 | I don't start mine til 9 weeks either. |
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