HEMOPET / HEMOLIFE 

11330 Markon Drive

Garden Grove, California  92841

Tel:  714-891-2022

Fax: 714-891-2123

 

CANINE VACCINATION PROTOCOL –  2006

MINIMAL VACCINE USE

 

Note:  The following vaccine protocol is offered for those dogs where minimal vaccinations are advisable or desirable. The schedule is one I recommend and should not be interpreted to mean that other protocols recommended by a veterinarian would be less satisfactory.  Itıs a matter of professional judgment and choice.

 

Age of Pups

Vaccine Type

9 – 10 weeks

 

 

14 weeks

*MLV Distemper/Parvovirus (e.g.Intervet Progard Puppy DPV)

 

*MLV Distemper/Parvovirus (e.g.Intervet Progard Puppy DPV)

16 – 18 weeks

(optional)

*MLV Distemper/Parvovirus (e.g.Intervet Progard Puppy DPV)

20 weeks or older

(20 weeks or older, if allowable by law) Killed Rabies Vaccine.

1 year

*MLV Distemper/Parvovirus booster

1 year

(Give 3-4 weeks apart from Dist/Parvo booster) Killed 3-year rabies vaccine.

                                                                                                                                    *MLV= Modified-live virus

 

Perform vaccine antibody titers for distemper and parvovirus annually thereafter.  Vaccinate for rabies virus according to the law, except when circumstances of adverse reaction or chronic illness has occurred and indicate that a written waiver needs to be obtained from your primary care veterinarian.  In that case, a rabies antibody titer should be performed to accompany the waiver request although; this exemption may not be accepted in your area.

 

I use only killed 3-year rabies vaccine for adults and give it separately from other vaccines by 3-4 weeks. In some states, they may be able to give titer test result in lieu of booster.

 

I do not use Bordetella, corona virus, leptospirosis or Lyme vaccines unless these diseases are endemic in the local area.  Furthermore, the currently licensed leptospira bacterins may not contain the serovars causing the majority of clinical leptospirosis today.

 

I do not recommend vaccinating bitches during estrus, pregnancy or lactation, and do not vaccinate during times of stress such as: surgery, travel, illness or infection.