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Ellie May · 12-02-2010, 07:18 AM

This is a time when the exemption is not usually used. That is for health problems.

You just have to find a vet who is okay waiting a couple extra months. Still no way to be sure that you won't get in trouble. The laws about quarantine and all still apply to your 4+ month old pup. That's why wour vet wants to give it now. If an owner declines a rabies vaccine in MI, the vet does not have to report it. Don't know about NY. And even if they don't have to, if they aren't happy, they probably still could. So unless you have a vet that agrees with you, if you wait, you are taking a risk. And if you wait, you are breaking the law. No easy answer here.

I will say that MI has the same law, but if I had a 4 month old Yorkie, I would probably wait. But my vet wouldn't really care...

12-02-2010, 07:18 AM	#42
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	This is a time when the exemption is not usually used. That is for health problems. You just have to find a vet who is okay waiting a couple extra months. Still no way to be sure that you won't get in trouble. The laws about quarantine and all still apply to your 4+ month old pup. That's why wour vet wants to give it now. If an owner declines a rabies vaccine in MI, the vet does not have to report it. Don't know about NY. And even if they don't have to, if they aren't happy, they probably still could. So unless you have a vet that agrees with you, if you wait, you are taking a risk. And if you wait, you are breaking the law. No easy answer here. I will say that MI has the same law, but if I had a 4 month old Yorkie, I would probably wait. But my vet wouldn't really care... __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶