VACCINATIONS

PUPPIES -

DOG VACCINE PROTOCOLS (CORE)

Neighborhood Veterinary Hospital requires current rabies vaccines for all pets being seen at our hospital.

• Start DHPP vaccine at 8 weeks in a puppy with known maternal vaccine status.

• Repeat DHPP vaccine every 3-4 weeks until 18-20 weeks of age.  Good for 1 year.*

• Puppies with poor nursing history or unknown history may need to start earlier.

• Bordetella - Oral or injectable vaccine given at 12 weeks.  Repeating every 6 months in the SD area is recommended though the vaccine is labeled for 1 year.

• Leptospirosis vaccine- given first at 14-16 weeks of age with a booster at 18-20 weeks.  Annual booster thereafter.  CORE IN SD County since 2015.*

• Rabies vaccine is given at the final vaccines visit at 18-20 weeks of age.  Good for 1 year.

ADULT DOGS - UNKNOWN HISTORY

DOG VACCINE PROTOCOLS (CORE)

DHPP given as a series of 2.  Given at first visit and then repeated with a booster in 3-4 weeks. 

• Good for 1 year.

• Bordetella is recommended every 6 months but is compulsory annually.

• Leptospirosis vaccine- Given at first visit and then repeated with a booster 3-4 weeks later. 

• Good for 1 year.  Boostered annually.

• Rabies vaccine is given then repeated in 1 year, then every 3 years thereafter.

ADULT DOGS - KNOWN PUPPY VACCINE HISTORY

DOG VACCINE PROTOCOLS (CORE)

• DHPP is repeated annually until year 4.  Thereafter every 3 years.

• Bordetella is recommended every 6 months but is compulsory annually.

• Leptospirosis is given annually.

• Rabies is given at 1 year, then repeated every 3 years.

ADULT DOGS - TITERS FOR DISTEMPER AND PARVO

DOG VACCINE PROTOCOLS (CORE)

• Can be run to assess immunization levels after 4 years of age.  If the titer is high enough, vaccination can be skipped. 

• There are not titers considered accurate for leptospirosis/bordetella and they are not allowed to be used by County Law for rabies determination.