From what we learned in our 1st year as yorkie owners is to never allow the multi shots, such as giving the yearly shots + Bordetella + Lepto + Rabies etc at the same time.. You should spread out those shots and allow the immune system to process it. Also, if your baby does have an adverse reaction it's hard to tell which shot caused it if you give them all at the same time.
We had a fight with our first vet last year who gave my Mike Lepto together with other shots and kept convincing me that it was not possible to do otherwise. We quickly changed vets.
We did Rabies at 6 months old against the usual 3 months old here (with the new vet's support and approval) and avoided most of side effects. Where we live unfortunately there is no 3 year rabies vaccine so we are bound by law to get it every year, but as for DHPP/DAPP shot I want to discuss after the 1-year booster shot next month when Mike turns 1. I don't really see the necessity of giving those every year if studies shows the immune response from those shots lasts between 3 to 7 years. I would opt for getting it every other year, but we will listen and trust out vet. |