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Originally Posted by SilkyPooMama  You guys are awesome! Thank you!  Is the DHPP one vaccine or could you choose not to get certain parts of it if you wanted? I just want to be super careful cuz my baby is SO tiny!! |
DHPP is a "combo" vaccine. Then you have DHLPP which includes lepto (I personally would opt not to do this. I know personally my dog had a horrid reaction as a puppy, I never again want to see that, little dogs are known for reactions to lepto).
DHPP is distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus and parainfluenza. Most vets just have them all in one -- though I think there are ways to do them individually (like if you just wanted DHP, without the parainfluenza). Hopefully someone else can chime in on that.
If it's easier, maybe discuss with your vet if she feels lepto is prevalent in your area or not and if it's even worth getting, maybe tell her your breeder advised you not to (I know a lot of breeders actually do this).
But basically core vaccines are:
distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus
and then rabies
Non-core would be corona, lepto, lymes, flu vaccine, bordatella. I would personally opt not to do any of these.
I wish I would've been more knowledgeable when I got Jackson, bringing him to the vet at 12 weeks and having him have such a terrible reaction was really awful. Wish I would've read up BEFORE bringing him to the vet. If I could do it over, I'd only do DHP (no parainfluenza) 3x (8 weeks, 12 weeks, 16 weeks) then booster at a year. Jackson ended up getting DHPP (8 weeks), DHLPP (12 weeks- with reaction), then DHPP at 16 weeks. Rabies he didn't get until 6 months old or so. We boosted at one year, and he hasn't had any shots since except rabies as required by law every 3yrs and he's had bordatella a few times (with bad luck, always seems to get sick somehow) so never again on that one either for us.