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Originally Posted by Mee-sha
(Post 3790621)
she had her distemper/adenovirus/parainfluenza/parvovirus shot at 11 weeks, that was her first shot ever , i took her in for lyme at 13 weeks because we once found a tick on our sheltie ,so lyme makes me nervous, especially where we have deep forest all around us, then they have us in to get shots at:
15 weeks/16 weeks/17 weeks and 19 weeks, I'm not sure what they are but i'm jsut doing what our vet reccomended, they were great with our shelite so i trust them, but i'll deff look into that information you gave me, other opinions always help, thanks:)
| It very good that her first vaccine was given at 11 weeks, because most vaccines given before then will very probably be destroyed by the maternal antibodies in the puppy given from the mother.
I understand that you like your vet, I really do. I like my vet too. And we have discussed all vaccines many times, and we discuss new vaccines when they are made. We discuss any concerns I have, and we reach agreements to what we going to do to my dogs, together.
The vaccine schedule your vet wants to do would probably be fine for a larger dog (though maybe not), some dogs do well. But Yorkies are different than other dogs, so it's really not good to compare them medically.
Also, the schedule he's using is a bit outdated. I'm not trying to insult here, just being realistic. Does he treat a large number of small dogs? There are new vaccine schedules approved by groups of vets that are deemed safer than the 'old' schedules some vets are still using.
The thing with vaccines too is, once they are given, they cannot be taken back. You are an advocate for your puppy, as she cannot speak for herself. We all need to know about vaccines and what they can and cannot do, and the benefits and risks, so we can make safer and healthier choices for our pets. | 