One Year Vaccination And Check-up

[poodle proud]

Hi all.

Midnight, my toy poodle is now 1 and is due her vaccinations.

I'm just wondering if there is anything I should ensure the vet checks over when I take her. When I take Osca I assume they know what they are looking for but want to be educated myself about what should be checked just to make sure she is on the right track with her growth, development and general health.

Thanks in advance,

PP

Edited November 26, 2009 by poodle proud

[Guest Willow]

A vet would generally take the temperature, listen to the heart & lungs for abnormalities, check the ears & eyes, and give the dog a thorough feel all over for any lumps, bumps or sore bits. They will check the lymph nodes for any swelling. They will also have a look at the teeth to make sure there are no gum or dental problems. They will ask you a few questions about any observations or concerns you might have, and they will ask when your dog was last wormed, which they can do there & then if needed. You might see a nurse for some of the check up, but the vet will give the vaccination & answer any questions you might have.

They might check the nails & offer you a nail clip if needed.

They will also try & peddle whatever food the clinic sells, now that your baby is no longer on puppy food

Hope that answers your question???

Oh, and Happy Birthday Midnight!!!!!

ETA: the annual vaccination is usually given at one year & three months, since the final puppy needle is usually at 12 weeks (depending on the brand your clinic uses....it could be 16 weeks) so the annual vaccination falls one year after the final puppy one, rather than when the dog turns one.

Edited November 27, 2009 by Willow

[poodle proud]

A vet would generally take the temperature, listen to the heart & lungs for abnormalities, check the ears & eyes, and give the dog a thorough feel all over for any lumps, bumps or sore bits. They will check the lymph nodes for any swelling. They will also have a look at the teeth to make sure there are no gum or dental problems. They will ask you a few questions about any observations or concerns you might have, and they will ask when your dog was last wormed, which they can do there & then if needed. You might see a nurse for some of the check up, but the vet will give the vaccination & answer any questions you might have.

They might check the nails & offer you a nail clip if needed.

They will also try & peddle whatever food the clinic sells, now that your baby is no longer on puppy food

Hope that answers your question???

Oh, and Happy Birthday Midnight!!!!!

ETA: the annual vaccination is usually given at one year & three months, since the final puppy needle is usually at 12 weeks (depending on the brand your clinic uses....it could be 16 weeks) so the annual vaccination falls one year after the final puppy one, rather than when the dog turns one.

Hi Willow,

Thanks so much for your reply. I wish it had been there before our visit. I had to go today as I can't get there for a while.

I didnt realise it was 1 year 3 months and I'm annoyed that my vet didnt correct me if this is the case as I told them she was one on the phone and in person.

Will this do her any harm to have it early?

[Guest Willow]

I didnt realise it was 1 year 3 months and I'm annoyed that my vet didnt correct me if this is the case as I told them she was one on the phone and in person.

Will this do her any harm to have it early?

Highly unlikely....don't worry!!! It's just uneccesary to do it that early, and yes, they should have told you that!!! If you think about it, dogs that get adopted from the pound go & have a vaccination, and have no history, so they might have only had one a week prior, but because they don't know, they give them one anyway, and it does them no harm....your baby will be just fine.

[becks]

You said she was 1, but she will be 1 for the next 12 months, the people there aren't to know if she is just turned 1 or nearly 2 unless they check what you have told them.

[poodle proud]

You said she was 1, but she will be 1 for the next 12 months, the people there aren't to know if she is just turned 1 or nearly 2 unless they check what you have told them.

I understand what you are saying.

Though I did tell them she had just turned 1 this past week and had shown them on her vaccination card when her last one was done prior to him vaccinating her. If there is no standard for whether they have it at 12 months or 12 months from the last vaccination at 12 or 16 weeks then no problem. But Willow's comment suggested that it was the latter and hence my response was related to this.

While it is unfair to expect anyone to be a mind reader, even if I hadn't been clear as to when she turned 1 it doesnt take a lot for someone to ask when she turned one. If a mother brought a baby in to me to be immunised I wouldn't just immunise and accept that and do it just because the mother says they are due. Protocol has me look at their records, the baby's d.o.b etc. It would be remiss of me to do otherwise.

[stormie]

Agreed - the date of the last vacc should have been on their records - its not hard to count 12months from that date. The nurse should have picked up on it when you came in, and if he/she didn't, then the vet should have

[luvsdogs]

If she had her last baby shot at the same vet they usually send a reminder close to the 12 mths since. Don't be surprised if you still do. I've had reminders a week after they've already had them & when I query them they say that the computer just spits out the reminders when they are due.