Puppy Shots & Other Puppy Questions

[TeddyandTiffy]

Originally Posted by YorkieRose

Could you ask one question at a time..I LOSE MY THOUGHTS! LOL LOL

Pat would you answer 5 or 6 at a time for me??? I'd love your wisdom on this. Hugs, Lee

1. Do you give your own Yorkies their YEARLY Shots?

2. Does these YEARLY shots come with their own needles?

3. a. If the needles DO NOT come with their own shots, what size needle do you use? Do you use different size needles for smaller Yorkies or larger Yorkies?

4. Where do you purchase all your Yorkies Yearly shots at? Please give Web Site Name or link.

5. Where do you give your adult Yorkie their shots at on their body? (I've seen this done by the Vet and my Father, but want to know if you do your shots the same as theirs)

6. Is their shots hard to give to them?

[gardenyorkies]

1. Do you give your own Yorkies their YEARLY Shots?

****Nope I don't give shots anymore, I take them to the vet to do...FYI the drug companies that manufacture the vaccines do not stand behind their vaccines if you acquire a vaccine from anyone other than a vet...They do not because they can not be sure that the vaccines were handled correctly..If someone at a warehouse does not keep the vaccines at the proper temperature then the vaccine is no good...If a vet gives the vaccine and your puppy has a reaction to the vaccine or dies the drug company will pay the any medical bills that the puppy may incur...


We also feel it is important that our vet has the opportunity to vet check our puppies/adults at that time

[TeddyandTiffy]

Originally Posted by gardenyorkies

1. Do you give your own Yorkies their YEARLY Shots?

****Nope I don't give shots anymore, I take them to the vet to do...FYI the drug companies that manufacture the vaccines do not stand behind their vaccines if you acquire a vaccine from anyone other than a vet...They do not because they can not be sure that the vaccines were handled correctly..If someone at a warehouse does not keep the vaccines at the proper temperature then the vaccine is no good...If a vet gives the vaccine and your puppy has a reaction to the vaccine or dies the drug company will pay the any medical bills that the puppy may incur...


We also feel it is important that our vet has the opportunity to vet check our puppies/adults at that time

So you don't give booster shots either nor any puppy shots. What age do you start your puppies on their shots? I'm leaning toward 10 weeks old. Do you do any wormer yourself on your puppies or do you let the Vet do all this?

We started Tiffanies Litters at the Vets @ 3 days old, for dew claws & tail docking & vet checked then also had Tiffanie checked to make sure she was producing milk as she should, 6 weeks Vet check and 1st puppy shots and 1st wormer, 8 weeks 2nd puppy shots and vet check also. 3rd set at 12 weeks would be last shots and rabies here....

So if we went with starting shots @ 10 weeks old then 12 weeks old then 16 weeks old and shots would be complete here where we live, including rabies. With their last set of shots would last them 3 years? And I would do the 3 year rabies with my own Yorkies... This is so hard to know what is right for your Yorkies...Puppies or adults as far as shots and wormers.

[TeddyandTiffy]

Originally Posted by gardenyorkies

1. Do you give your own Yorkies their YEARLY Shots?

****Nope I don't give shots anymore, I take them to the vet to do...FYI the drug companies that manufacture the vaccines do not stand behind their vaccines if you acquire a vaccine from anyone other than a vet...They do not because they can not be sure that the vaccines were handled correctly..If someone at a warehouse does not keep the vaccines at the proper temperature then the vaccine is no good...If a vet gives the vaccine and your puppy has a reaction to the vaccine or dies the drug company will pay the any medical bills that the puppy may incur...


We also feel it is important that our vet has the opportunity to vet check our puppies/adults at that time

Our new Vet called me this morning, I went ahead and asked when they start their puppies on puppy shots.

They said this is when they give shots: 1st set @ 6 weeks old, 2nd set @ 9 weeks old, 3rd set @ 12 weeks old & 16 @ weeks old is their 1st adult and rabies in 2 different shots.

So now knowing our new Vet starts their shots at 6 weeks old and has a series of 4...Then if we choose to go with starting 1st set of puppies shots @ 10 weeks, 2nd set @ 13 weeks old, 3rd set @ 16 weeks old & 19 @ weeks old is their 1st adult and rabies in 2 different shots.

[gardenyorkies]

We don't do any vaccines on any of our dogs ourselves...I used to do them and I had a puppy that I had to have euthanized because of a vaccine reaction at 12 weeks old...She was a perfect puppy who had nothing wrong with her...We had a necropsy done to determine the cause of death...When the drug company was questioned they would not guarantee the vaccines because they do not sell the vaccines to Revival (at least that is what the drug company told us)...Revival gets the vaccines from another party...So many change of hands that we decided that the best way was to let our vet do the vaccines...

We start vaccines somewhere between 8 & 10 weeks old...We space vaccines out by three weeks so 8, 11 & 14 weeks at the earliest...If a puppy is very small we would wait longer...We worm puppies twice with Panacur once before the first vaccine and 3 weeks after that...We do NOT do both at the same time...I feel it is too hard on their systems, after all you are injecting part of the disease you are vaccinating for into your pup and then the body has to fight it off to develop an immunity...

Rabies vaccines we wait until closer to a year old...We like to see them more mature and better able to handle the vaccine (since it is a high incidence of reaction drug)...

Everyone has to make a educated decision and go from there...This is just what is working for us'!

[JeanieK]

I came across this old thread while researching to see if what my puppy is experiencing are side effects from his shot.

He is 9 weeks old, had his first shot on Monday Dec 29 and he has vbeen very lethargic and not eating ever since. He was perfectly heathy when I took him for the shot.

I was unable to take him back to the vet on Tuesday, when he still wasn't feeling well, because I was delivering a litter of puppies. I was going to take him in yesterday, but they closed early due to New Years Eve, nd of course they are closed today.

I periodically give him droppers of water with Karo syrup in it to keep him from becoming dehydrated.

[JeanieK]

I split this into two posts because it deals with separate issues.

The next question is, why do so many of you subject your puppies to deworming? Do your dogs have worms? How would a puppy get worms if your other dogs do not have worms? If your dogs don't have worms then why deworm the puppies and if they do have worms, shouldn't you have addressed that issue prior to breeding?

It amazes me how many people routinely give poison to their puppies for no reason what so ever.

[bjh]

I am so sorry your puppy is not feeling well. Do you know what shots your puppy got? How big is the puppy? Vaccinations can cause serious side effects on some puppies. If the puppy is not eating well you might try some baby food chicken and vegetables like squash, green bean, peas, sweet potatoes, etc. Also be sure to give a little Nutri-cal or karo syrup and water. A little pedialyte might be helpful too.

I do not automatically worm my puppies. None of mine have tested positive for worms in years. I think that is because mine stay strictly indoors. I do give mine Albon if they start getting icky poops. My vet recommend not worming puppies unless they test positive for worms.

Good luck with your baby, please keep us posted.

[kpstoybox]

Originally Posted by YorkieRose

Could you ask one question at a time..I LOSE MY THOUGHTS! LOL LOL

I agree. I wanted to respond to the questions, but was quickly overwhelmed at the extensive list!

[kpstoybox]

Oop's...didn't notice the date until I finished reading the thread.

[abbey46923]

I asked a similar question on another forum only it had to do with heartworm medicine. I am thinking of not vaccinating my older dogs (8,10,11) this year and wanted to know about a more natural source of heartworm meds. my dogs do go outside, we do treat the lawn with a natural pesticide and it seems to work, we don't have many mesquitoes but i want to treat my dogs with a natural source to protect them even more. I would like to start them now so it can be in their systems before the weather changes. I have read a couple things about useing natural herbs for heartworm preventive and am thinking of going that route. I use sentinal right now which works for the flea, whipworm,hookworm ect. so i know i will have to do fecal test to watch for these things and can do the titer testing, they do have the 3yr rabies which some say the 1yr & the 3yr are the same. I do not worm my puppies because we have never had worms but i have fecals done on them and start them on heartworm before they leave my home. I hate pumping all these things into my dogs every year/month, does anyone have any natural remedies that they would like to share. Thanks in advance