Snowball Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Hi OK, I am a bit confused about the whole vaccianations and Pavro thing. Our puppy came to us at 8 weeks and she had a 6 week vaccination (C3), the breeder vet then said she needed C5 at approx 10 weeks. we took her to the vet who gave her C3 plus Kennel cough (I was expecting C5 - is there a difference) and was told to come back in 4 weeks for another dose. Does that mean she wont be immune to Pavro until she is about 16 weeks old? That seem like such a long time given the whole importance of socilisation. I really want to take her to the beach and a few other places, and she is getting a bit heavy to carry around for another month ( a lovley golden retreiver) Does this all sound normal, how do you get out and about and socialise? Does she have a bit of immunity for pavro with 2 vaccinations behind her? thanks heaps, all very confusing. Snowball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tess32 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Most puppies will be covered two weeks after their second vaccination. It CAN take the full two weeks after the injection for them to be immune though, so carry around or be extra careful until 12 weeks. It's been traditional to get a third vaccination but it's usually not necessary. Basically the idea behind it is that maternal antibodies passed on from mum can interfere with the first vaccination (and no way to tell when they fade), so by having three vaccinations four weeks part, most puppies will be covered at some stage. It's just as common now to have only two vaccinations, but it's up to you. MOST dogs' second vaccination will work, a small minority don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9kutz Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 i start socialising my puppies a week after the 2nd shot:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra777 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Talk to your vet and find out if parvo is prevelant in your area. If it is then you may need to be extra careful, if it's not then generally speaking it would be safe to take the puppy places there aren't a lot of dogs and to let the pup interact with carefully chosen dogs and puppies you know are vaccinated and belong to equally careful people. You could bring parvo home on your clothes/shoes so nothing is 100% sure. Being sensible (like not letting the pup sniff dog droppings, not taking it to the dog park etc) is best but paranoid may not help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serket Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 C3 + Kennel Cough is C5 (or could be C4 if they only did one type of Kennel Cough) I took Gypsy to puppy preschool from 8 weeks onwards, and she's been there or at formal obedience training every week since then (5 months old now). I didn't take her out on the street, or to dog parks or the beach until after her 16week vaccination. She had her vaccinations at 6, 12, 16 weeks. The AVA actually recommends the final one be given at 16 weeks+ - even if you only do one they recommend it to be then, not earlier, but everyone (vets, breeders, owners) seems to have a different opinion on vaccinations and socialisation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Contact your breeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowball Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 Thanks for taking the time for the replies. It is all a bit unfair that their socilisation time is now and now is the no go out for pavro virus issue. Hmmm, I suppose a happy medium needs to be reached. Sakret, thanks for the explantion re C5 and C3, I will call the vets and see what they say, I am in the SE, Knox area, so not sure how much pavro is around here. cheers Snowball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Oh well here I go again. Hi Snowball welcome to Dogzonline. Firstly, pups should not be vaccinated before 8 weeks. Yes we all did them at six weeks years ago but now we know better. It is now said that 6 week vaccinations have very little chance of working. The greats in this field, Dr. Jean Dodds being one of them said to me and some others at the seminars that she held in Australian, one before 3 months and then one after. (Vaccination that is) We have been told that 8 weeks is an excellent time to start. Vaccines do not take 2 weeks to work. The start working the minute they are introduced into the body. Some vaccines have 36 hour turnaround. This will depend on the brand of vaccine you use. After your second vaccination it is wise to arrange with your vet to have a titre test done. When the test is returned it will tell that your dog is carrying anti bodies for what you vaccinated for or it is not carrying the antibodies. So you basically have to start all over again with the vaccinations if it is not. If your dog is carrying all the antibodies it will never need vaccinating again. The only thing that will kill them off is radiation or death. Some owners do a booster vaccination 12 months after the last vaccination some do not. Some boarding kennels will not accept titre tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowball Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 Oh well here I go again.Hi Snowball welcome to Dogzonline. Firstly, pups should not be vaccinated before 8 weeks. Yes we all did them at six weeks years ago but now we know better. It is now said that 6 week vaccinations have very little chance of working. The greats in this field, Dr. Jean Dodds being one of them said to me and some others at the seminars that she held in Australian, one before 3 months and then one after. (Vaccination that is) We have been told that 8 weeks is an excellent time to start. Vaccines do not take 2 weeks to work. The start working the minute they are introduced into the body. Some vaccines have 36 hour turnaround. This will depend on the brand of vaccine you use. After your second vaccination it is wise to arrange with your vet to have a titre test done. When the test is returned it will tell that your dog is carrying anti bodies for what you vaccinated for or it is not carrying the antibodies. So you basically have to start all over again with the vaccinations if it is not. If your dog is carrying all the antibodies it will never need vaccinating again. The only thing that will kill them off is radiation or death. Some owners do a booster vaccination 12 months after the last vaccination some do not. Some boarding kennels will not accept titre tests. Thanks, maybey it is worth having a sticky of this sort of topic, or FAQ, as I suppose all us new dog owenrs must ask it all the time. No idea why the breeder and her vet had the 6 week vaccination, I can only take it from there iywkim. Does that mean her second vaccination now, almost counts as her first one? has she any immunity ( or is she likey to have any with this second one). A truly confusing subject for something so important especially as there are so many different views out there. Snowball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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