Vaccination Schedule

 
This is a suggested vaccination schedule which should provide adequate protection at minimum cost. It is not meant to replace the vaccination regimen suggested by your personal veterinarian. Rather is meant to provide pug owners with a baseline of knowledge when it comes to making sure that their pugs are well vaccinated against preventable diseases.

5 to 6 Weeks
Vaccine Recommended: Distemper - Measles - Parainfluenza, Bordetella*
DHPP - (Distemper-Hepatitis-Parainfluenza-Parvovirus)

 
8 to 12 Weeks
Vaccine Recommended: Coronavirus*,Leptospiorsis*, Bordetella*, Lyme Disease*
 

12 Weeks
Vaccine Recommended: Rabies
 

16 Weeks
Vaccine Recommended: DHPP, Coronavirus*, Lyme Disease*, Leptospirosis*
 

15 to 16 months (first booster)
Vaccine Recommended: Rabies, DHPP, Coronavirus*, Leptospirosis* Bordetella*, Lyme Disease*
 

Annual Booster (12 months after the first booster)
Vaccine Recommended: DHPP, Coronavirus*, Leptospirosis*, Bordetella*, Lyme Disease*
 

Booster every 1 - 3 years
Vaccine Recommended: Rabies

* These vaccinations are optional, but my be advisable for dogs at high risk in endemic areas.

The above vaccination schedule should be modified under the following circumstances:
  • If the puppies receive no colostrum from the dam, start immunizations at 3 weeks of age.
  • Give females a DHPP booster two to four weeks before breeding.
  • Some rabies boosters are required at one year intervals, others at three years. Follow the instructions of the manufacturer and those of your veterinarian.
    • Local statutes often determine when boosters should be given.
  • Parainfluenza and Leptospirosis vaccinations may be indicated twice a year in endemic areas.
  • Bordetella may be indicated for show dogs, kennel dogs, dogs that are boarded and others at high risk for exposure to the kennel cough complex.
    • Boosters may be indicated twice a year in endemic are

This was an excerpt from the book, "Dog Owner's Home Veterinary Handbook" 3rd Edition by James M. Giffin MD & Liisa D. Carlson, DVM.

 


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