When should we get the rabies vacc.?

[phfgkl]

Originally Posted by bellasmomok

Brittany,
According to http://www.zbirdbrain.com/VAX/RabiesLaws.pdf AND Humane Society of Washington County, Maryland (4th paragraph), Maryland requires you to have your dog vaccinated by 4 mo. old Glad you're getting him in soon!!

Okay, I thought it was 4 mos in SC, but, this isn't showing anything.??

[bellasmomok]

Originally Posted by phfgkl

Okay, I thought it was 4 mos in SC, but, this isn't showing anything.??

On the right side next to SC it says "No information in state laws about age of initial vaccination or how often vaccinations must be administered." The check mark in the "Dogs" box means there are laws pertaining to Dogs being rabies vaccinated, but apparently the laws don't mandate initial age or how often....just that dogs must be vaccinated. The first page also says that of the states with regulations, the author didn't find any that didn't require vaccination. Hawaii, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming all appear to not have any STATE regulations, but instead leave those regulations up to the county/city ordinances, which have to be followed. Also, most states that have a state regulation will defer to the county/city regulations IF the county/city regulation is more stringent than the state regulations. Pretty interesting how different the issue is handled from 1 state to the next....

[LilMissy]

Originally Posted by rtsmichele

Abbi was 4.5 months old and 1.3 pounds when I took her for her rabies shot. The vet talked me out of it. She said that it wasn't likely that Abbi would come into contact with rabies and she thinks it's dangerous for such a small dog to have such a potentially lethal injection.

So I'm not going to have her get a rabies shot at all.

Michele :-)

Missy won't be getting the rabies vacc either. The vet's here do suggest getting it, but it's not required by law. I'm so greatful for that.