vaccination schedule

[yorkiepuppie]

is there any vaccination schedule available? i would like to talk a look at the recommendations. i know that there are two schedules, one is the required by law shots, and the other one is best for your yorkie's health one.

does anyone have any info on this? thank you

[kalina82]

Vaccines are given to puppies at different ages. the breed and size of the puppy also matter.
For yorkies:
Distemper without lepto and corona should be given at 8, 12, and 16 weeks.
Rabies should be given at 4-6 months and not with other vaccines. this vaccine is the most likely to cause a reaction. Usually they are sore in the spot the vaccine is given and they are tired for the rest of the day. Sometimes more severe reactions can occur.
Bordatella (kennel cough) is given in two parts and is usually given as a squirt up the nose. this can be given any time after you bring your pup home. It can be given with the distemper vaccine because its intra-nasal and not a vaccine. 2 Boosters need to be given for it to be effective the first time its given. Then if given regularly you only have to give it once a year. This vaccine isn't needed if your dog isn't going to be around other dogs. However, if you are going to be taking him to the groomer, day care, dog park, training class, etc then it should be given.
Lyme (boriella) is only needed in heavily wooded areas. On the rare occasion, this vaccine can be fatal to small breeds.
Leptospirosis and Corona should never be given to small breeds as they can be fatal as well.

Most vets want to vaccinate every year but its really not necessary. The only vaccine that is required by law to get is the rabies. After the puppy vaccines, and the first year vaccine, distemper is not needed. You can get titers done to check the levels if you wish but most people don't bother unless they are traveling and need papers for the dog.

I'm not sure if the bordatella vaccine lasts as long as the distemper vaccine so this one may need to be given on a yearly basis if needed.

[yorkiepuppie]

Originally Posted by kalina82

Vaccines are given to puppies at different ages. the breed and size of the puppy also matter.
For yorkies:
Distemper without lepto and corona should be given at 8, 12, and 16 weeks.
Rabies should be given at 4-6 months and not with other vaccines. this vaccine is the most likely to cause a reaction. Usually they are sore in the spot the vaccine is given and they are tired for the rest of the day. Sometimes more severe reactions can occur.
Bordatella (kennel cough) is given in two parts and is usually given as a squirt up the nose. this can be given any time after you bring your pup home. It can be given with the distemper vaccine because its intra-nasal and not a vaccine. 2 Boosters need to be given for it to be effective the first time its given. Then if given regularly you only have to give it once a year. This vaccine isn't needed if your dog isn't going to be around other dogs. However, if you are going to be taking him to the groomer, day care, dog park, training class, etc then it should be given.
Lyme (boriella) is only needed in heavily wooded areas. On the rare occasion, this vaccine can be fatal to small breeds.
Leptospirosis and Corona should never be given to small breeds as they can be fatal as well.

Most vets want to vaccinate every year but its really not necessary. The only vaccine that is required by law to get is the rabies. After the puppy vaccines, and the first year vaccine, distemper is not needed. You can get titers done to check the levels if you wish but most people don't bother unless they are traveling and need papers for the dog.

I'm not sure if the bordatella vaccine lasts as long as the distemper vaccine so this one may need to be given on a yearly basis if needed.

wow, thank you so much for the information. you know a lot

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by yorkiepuppie

wow, thank you so much for the information. you know a lot

Heh, thanks. I was a vet tech for a few years working with internal medicine specialists and board certified surgeons

[yorkiepuppie]

i had to take milu to the vet recently for a surgery, and they printed me a reminder for milu's shots. it looks like they are saying milu will need

rabbies canine, 3yr
DHPP-CV, Booster

and those are scheduled on the same day. is that bad? should i tell the vet i don't want those shots done at the same time?

thanks.

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by yorkiepuppie

i had to take milu to the vet recently for a surgery, and they printed me a reminder for milu's shots. it looks like they are saying milu will need

rabbies canine, 3yr
DHPP-CV, Booster

and those are scheduled on the same day. is that bad? should i tell the vet i don't want those shots done at the same time?

thanks.

Most here will recommend not giving vaccines on the same day because yorkies as small and too much of something can cause a reaction whether it just be lethargy or worse. Rabies should be given because its required by law.
The distemper vaccine your vet printed there states that it guards against the corona virus. I would not get this vaccine. Ask for one without it. remember no lepto or corona unless absolutely necessary. With the distemper vaccine if you want to continue getting it, i would ask that only half be given. Small yorkies do not need the entire 1ml of the vaccine. I personally do not even give this vaccine anymore. Morgan is 3 and only had her puppy vaccines and her 1 year vaccines. No more after that. She doesn't need them. Its been shown that the antibioties from these vaccines stay in the body much much longer then 1 year so vaccines DO NOT have to be given every year. Some year get titers done to check the antibody levels instead of getting vaccines, some don't get vaccines at all besides rabies, and some choose to do vaccines every few years like rabies instead of every year. It all depends on what you are comfortable with giving your dog.

I'd read up on it so if your vet tries to talk you into doing something you don't want to you have reason to back it up.

[rayray08]

Originally Posted by yorkiepuppie

i had to take milu to the vet recently for a surgery, and they printed me a reminder for milu's shots. it looks like they are saying milu will need

rabbies canine, 3yr
DHPP-CV, Booster

and those are scheduled on the same day. is that bad? should i tell the vet i don't want those shots done at the same time?

thanks.

I wouldn't get all those shots in one day.
Separate the rabies vaccine at least. My vet REFUSED to do rabies with a DAP shot. So we waited 3 weeks.
I'm not sure what the CV is...

Mahina got a DAP 3 year. You should see if they offer a 3 year shot for the DHPP.

DAP is Distemper, Adenovirus (Hepatitis), and Parvo and DHPP would be distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, parvo. Just to add.

[yorkiepuppie]

Originally Posted by kalina82

Most here will recommend not giving vaccines on the same day because yorkies as small and too much of something can cause a reaction whether it just be lethargy or worse. Rabies should be given because its required by law.
The distemper vaccine your vet printed there states that it guards against the corona virus. I would not get this vaccine. Ask for one without it. remember no lepto or corona unless absolutely necessary. With the distemper vaccine if you want to continue getting it, i would ask that only half be given. Small yorkies do not need the entire 1ml of the vaccine. I personally do not even give this vaccine anymore. Morgan is 3 and only had her puppy vaccines and her 1 year vaccines. No more after that. She doesn't need them. Its been shown that the antibioties from these vaccines stay in the body much much longer then 1 year so vaccines DO NOT have to be given every year. Some year get titers done to check the antibody levels instead of getting vaccines, some don't get vaccines at all besides rabies, and some choose to do vaccines every few years like rabies instead of every year. It all depends on what you are comfortable with giving your dog.

I'd read up on it so if your vet tries to talk you into doing something you don't want to you have reason to back it up.

THank you SO much for the info.!

[yorkiepuppie]

Originally Posted by rayray08

I wouldn't get all those shots in one day.
Separate the rabies vaccine at least. My vet REFUSED to do rabies with a DAP shot. So we waited 3 weeks.
I'm not sure what the CV is...

Mahina got a DAP 3 year. You should see if they offer a 3 year shot for the DHPP.

thank you! but i really don't know what DAP shot is. and i honestly don't know what DHPP is for either.

CV = corona virus (kalina82 just posted that)

is there an official shot record for the dog or does everyone just keep track of it themselves?

[kalina82]

Originally Posted by yorkiepuppie

thank you! but i really don't know what DAP shot is. and i honestly don't know what DHPP is for either.

CV = corona virus (kalina82 just posted that)

is there an official shot record for the dog or does everyone just keep track of it themselves?

Distemper vaccine is just the general name that everyone uses. Its actually a combination vaccine. Rayray posted what DAP and DHPP stood for. Those are different types of distemper combo vaccines. there are many more types that include lepto and corona. plus each company that manufactores the vaccines calls them something else too. yeah its confusing. Your best bet is to just tell the vet which vaccines you would like your dog to get. You are paying for it, so you tell them that you want distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza and parvo only.

Oh and their official shot record is in their file. All vets right down which vaccines are given and when. They should also right down WHERE on the body they were given incase a problem arises

[Rockdiva]

You can go to this page and read the AAHA Canine Vaccination Guidelines. This is the assoc that sets the protocol for which vets are supposed to follow, but you will find many don't.
http://www.aahanet.org/PublicDocumen...s06Revised.pdf
You will see on this list that corona and lepto (like kalina82 mentioned) are on the NOT RECOMMENDED list. It is beyond me why vets continue to insist on it.

I do like it suggests and have titer tests done on Wookie to see if his immune system needs any vaccines. In fact I am waiting on his current results to come in. Vets are also supposed to take in consideration each animals specific lifestyle and needs when vaccinating. Not just giving an across the board, every dog the same thing, annual vaccination.

It is also my understanding that vets should not be giving a multi vaccine shot at all. Each vaccine should be given separately and in different quadrents of the dogs body. The reason being if there is a reaction to a vaccine, if they are given all at once in one area, how do they know what the dog reacted to? And if there is a reaction, they are required to report it to the vaccine manufacteror. Many don't do this either.

I have a vet that I go to once year for his annual check up and titers. He is wonderful, he has a hollistic approach, but understands there is need for conventional medicine as well. His name is Dr Messionnier and he wrote The Natural Health Bible for Dogs and Cats (great book, I had it for a long time before I realized he practiced in my area!). He says that in his studies he has seen proof that the bordatella vaccine lasts a lot longer than the 6 months the vets say it does, so that giving the vaccine every 6 months is too much. He also recommends the nasal vaccine, not the injectable one.

[yorkiepuppie]

Originally Posted by Rockdiva

You can go to this page and read the AAHA Canine Vaccination Guidelines. This is the assoc that sets the protocol for which vets are supposed to follow, but you will find many don't.
http://www.aahanet.org/PublicDocumen...s06Revised.pdf
You will see on this list that corona and lepto (like kalina82 mentioned) are on the NOT RECOMMENDED list. It is beyond me why vets continue to insist on it.

I do like it suggests and have titer tests done on Wookie to see if his immune system needs any vaccines. In fact I am waiting on his current results to come in. Vets are also supposed to take in consideration each animals specific lifestyle and needs when vaccinating. Not just giving an across the board, every dog the same thing, annual vaccination.

It is also my understanding that vets should not be giving a multi vaccine shot at all. Each vaccine should be given separately and in different quadrents of the dogs body. The reason being if there is a reaction to a vaccine, if they are given all at once in one area, how do they know what the dog reacted to? And if there is a reaction, they are required to report it to the vaccine manufacteror. Many don't do this either.

I have a vet that I go to once year for his annual check up and titers. He is wonderful, he has a hollistic approach, but understands there is need for conventional medicine as well. His name is Dr Messionnier and he wrote The Natural Health Bible for Dogs and Cats (great book, I had it for a long time before I realized he practiced in my area!). He says that in his studies he has seen proof that the bordatella vaccine lasts a lot longer than the 6 months the vets say it does, so that giving the vaccine every 6 months is too much. He also recommends the nasal vaccine, not the injectable one.

thank you so much for this info.!

[Wylie's Mom]

You've gotten great info already ! I too would not get Corona or Lepto (and I do not do Lymes).

Going forward, my boys will only be getting rabies q3 years as required by law in AZ. According to the studies, they should have all the immunity they'll ever need for distemper and parvo.

If you realllllllly want to learn about cellular/humoral immunity and titers etc. - this is my fave site for it, very informative: Basic immunology

[yorkiepuppie]

Originally Posted by Rockdiva

You can go to this page and read the AAHA Canine Vaccination Guidelines. This is the assoc that sets the protocol for which vets are supposed to follow, but you will find many don't.
http://www.aahanet.org/PublicDocumen...s06Revised.pdf
You will see on this list that corona and lepto (like kalina82 mentioned) are on the NOT RECOMMENDED list. It is beyond me why vets continue to insist on it.

I do like it suggests and have titer tests done on Wookie to see if his immune system needs any vaccines. In fact I am waiting on his current results to come in. Vets are also supposed to take in consideration each animals specific lifestyle and needs when vaccinating. Not just giving an across the board, every dog the same thing, annual vaccination.

It is also my understanding that vets should not be giving a multi vaccine shot at all. Each vaccine should be given separately and in different quadrents of the dogs body. The reason being if there is a reaction to a vaccine, if they are given all at once in one area, how do they know what the dog reacted to? And if there is a reaction, they are required to report it to the vaccine manufacteror. Many don't do this either.

I have a vet that I go to once year for his annual check up and titers. He is wonderful, he has a hollistic approach, but understands there is need for conventional medicine as well. His name is Dr Messionnier and he wrote The Natural Health Bible for Dogs and Cats (great book, I had it for a long time before I realized he practiced in my area!). He says that in his studies he has seen proof that the bordatella vaccine lasts a lot longer than the 6 months the vets say it does, so that giving the vaccine every 6 months is too much. He also recommends the nasal vaccine, not the injectable one.

thank you so much for this info. it's very helpful.

it upsets me that a lot of vets aren't doing whats best for our furbabies and continue to give shots that are not necessary.

i do like my vet but i feel it's his responsibility to be up to date on the new vacinnation schedule and do whatever is in the best interest of my dog...

[yorkiepuppie]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

You've gotten great info already ! I too would not get Corona or Lepto (and I do not do Lymes).

Going forward, my boys will only be getting rabies q3 years as required by law in AZ. According to the studies, they should have all the immunity they'll ever need for distemper and parvo.

If you realllllllly want to learn about cellular/humoral immunity and titers etc. - this is my fave site for it, very informative: Basic immunology

thank you for the link. i will take a look at that as well.

i do feel a little bit overwhelmed with all the information. (i am easily overwhelmed! )

i am glad i still have some time before milu needs to get her vaccines. so i will have time to do some research and be better informed, so when i communicate with my vet, i will be able to have a better conversation. who knows, by the time i read all the info. that everyone has provided for me, i just might be the most informed individual in the vet's office!