Any Vets out there - advice please

Jenny_Wren_3

Any help/ advice requested please!

My puppy is due to the vets tomorrow for her vaccinations. Her breeder had her first vaccination done when she was 7 weeks and 4 days old. When I had the same situation with my first dog my vets said that because she was under 8 weeks old when she had the first vaccine that she needed to restart from scratch. Is this true? I'm just worried that its too much for a young puppy when there are concerns raised about yearly boosters by some people.

Hope this makes sense, I'm trying to cook dinner as well as do this!

fairymoneysaver

I'm not a vet or nurse but it depends on your vet practice, some allow then to be vaccinated at 6 and 10 weeks. Ours is the same as yours wanting them done at 8 and 12 weeks. Our last pup had his first one done by the breeder at 6 weeks so we had another done at our own vets when he was 10 weeks and he was allowed out and about a week after this. They then said to bring him back in the next 2 or 3 months which we did. Your vet may let you off if your puppy had her first one at 7 weeks and 4 days.

Croatoan

Yet if you pick a pup up at 8 weeks many (most?) breeders will have had his first jabs done. 6-8 weeks seems to be the norm. Our vet certainly had no problems with this.
Must be a bit of an earner for the vet making owners redo their jabs.

Jenny_Wren_3

Croatoan wrote: »

Yet if you pick a pup up at 8 weeks many (most?) breeders will have had his first jabs done. 6-8 weeks seems to be the norm. Our vet certainly had no problems with this.
Must be a bit of an earner for the vet making owners redo their jabs.

That is partly what I'm thinking. She was exactly 8 weeks old when we got her (10 weeks old tomorrow!). I wouldn't mind too much about the money although not happy about it, but I am worried about the health implications of too much vaccine at such a young age.

snowman2_2

The start age depends on the brand of vaccine - some will be from 6 weeks, others 8. Check with your vet

Sagz_2

Ditto what Snowman said - depends entirely on the brand of vaccine used.

jenhug

my vet won't vaccinate before 12 weeks so I have no idea sorry

Jenny_Wren_3

snowman2 wrote: »

The start age depends on the brand of vaccine - some will be from 6 weeks, others 8. Check with your vet

That makes sense. Is there any health risk, known or suspected, about too much vaccine? Am I best to take her to the vet that the breeder used if they used a vaccine suitable from 6 weeks and my vet uses one to be used from 8 weeks?