Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: Puppy Boosters and Vaccines

Copyright (c) 2010 Dean Severidt

You will want to take your new puppy to the vet
as soon as possible. He can often find things
you might have missed. Ask friends and family
who they recommend. Visit the office before
taking the new puppy to see if it is clean and if
they have hours that fit your schedule. Talk to
the vet and develop a rapport so you can bring up
concerns when they arise. This person will
become pretty important in your dog's life. So
you and your dog need to feel comfortable with
your choice of vet. By building a trusting
relationship with the vet, you will have a
long-term effect on your pup's life.

On the first visit, the pup will be checked for
any type of defect. The vet should also take a
health history and do a complete physical exam.
The veterinarian will also, barring some unusual
circumstance, start your puppy on a vaccine
schedule.

Vaccines are necessary to your dog's health as
they help to hold off sicknesses which will
otherwise cause issues. A vaccine helps the
puppy's immune response build up antibodies to
the particular illness for which it is being
given.

That way, when the young dog has contact with
another dog with Distemper, he already has the
antibodies to start to fight it before it makes
him deathly sick. There are a few major
sicknesses that your little puppy should be
vaccinated against when he's young. They include
Dog Distemper, Bordetella, Rabies, Parvovirus,
and Leptospirosis.

At 6 weeks of age, the young dog will receive his
first vaccine for Dog Distemper, Dog Hepatitis,
Corona Viral Enteritis, Parainfluenza, Parvo
Pathogen , and Leptospirosis. The secondary
vaccines come 2 - 3 weeks later up to 16 weeks of
age with yearly revaccination. Rabies is given at
3 months, half a year, and yearly after that.

The little puppy should begin receiving his
vaccines beginning before he's 4 months old. The
vet will know what to give and in which order.
They can often give you a card that tells you
what the dog has gotten and what's left to get.
Booster shots are necessary to keep your pet
current on his vaccines and to keep his immune
system built up. The more protection he has, the
less likelihood of the little dog becoming sick
with the major diseases mentioned above. You must
also bear in mind that some vaccines do not work
on some puppies.

Some puppy's immune systems are just feeble
fundamentally. If you've got a young dog that's
unwell, although he's received all his vaccines,
you should call the vet. Never hesitate to find
help if you're unsure. The vet will be well
placed to answer your questions and get your pet
feeling better.

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