12 & 16 Week Vaccination Combined

[PennyM]

Hi there,

Has anyone ever come across a vet that does a combined 12/16 week vaccination?

A local vet advised this is a new vaccination available and basically covers the 12 & 16 week vaccinations at 12 weeks.....

Thanks in advance :)

Cheers, Penny

[DeltaCharlie]

I don't actually see how that would work

The point of the 16 week vaccination is in case the pup still had mum's immunity at 12 weeks. I'm not sure how giving a double dose (which IMO is a ridiculously large amount in one hit for a little body to handle) would get past the issue of lingering maternal antibodies. By 16 weeks mum's immunity should be gone, and therefore won't cancel out the vaccination.

Perhaps the vet is referring to the nobivac 10 week finish vaccine? It is the latest one and is supposed to eradicate mum's immunity completely allowing for earlier socialisation. The experts on overvaccinating (namely Dr Jean Dodds) warns against it due to the high quantity of vaccine being injecting in one hit, and the problems that can arise from it, some of which won't necessarily present until old age (compromised immune system etc). One of the pups from our last litter had the 10 week finish vaccine, was then titre tested 3 weeks later to test immunity and came back as having none at all. She ended up needing a normal C5 afterall.

[Pawfect]

They don't double the dose! They just do the intranasal kennel cough vaccine as well as the usual 12w C3 injection (intranasal one works quickly & is more effective than just giving a C5 injection, like other vets do at 16w).

[karly101]

I agree with above poster.. I think they are referring to the nobivac one. If given after 10 weeks the nobivac C3 will cover till annual booster. It is generally paired with an intranasal KC vaccine so you can get out socializing earlier.