New puppy vaccination protocol

For an unknown amount of time. That's the problem, and why the vaccines are spaced out. Maternal immunity could stop at 5 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, whenever. We have no way of measuring when maternal antibodies die off. You can not make any assumptions about that.

I give puppies vaccines at 9 weeks, 13 and 16/17 weeks. Then Rabies at like 22-24 weeks.

I don't do bordatella either, but I did just give the Lyme vaccine for the first time. The new Lyme vaccine is not the old Ft. Dodge killed vaccine that caused serious problems. It's a recombinant DNA vaccine, and the reaction rate is very low. My dog had no issues with it.

I don't use anything, but I have heard good things about Liquid Net for short term use (like hours kind of short term).

 

Though I understand that the bordatella vaccine has limited efficacy, I will ALWAYS give it in the future. My friend's dog nearly died after getting bloat from swallowing so much air while coughing due to kennel cough. He pulled through after 3 days in intensive care. Even if the vaccine reduces the risk of kennel cough by 5%, that would be worth it to me. Just something to consider.

 

Well, Lyme may or may not be treatable, and the time line seems to have nothing to do with it. I've had two dogs get Lyme, both tested negative the next year. Neither were caught before joint lameness. My mother's dog has been on and off Doxy and other abx for several years. It depends more on the dog's immune system, I think.

I use the Distemper/Parvo mix, no lepto.