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Dog Vaccinations always need to be undertaken by the pet owners. The dogs need to be vaccinated at the appropriate time. Vaccination helps to improve the resistance of the dog against some specific diseases that causing frequent problems in dogs. The dogs that are orphaned due to the death of the mother have lesser protection in their immune system.
Such dogs are need to be particularly protected against various diseases.

Vaccination usually started at the age of five to six weeks. Prior to this age, the maternal immunity will be helping the dog to have natural disease resistance. It is always better to deworm the dog before the vaccinations. Vaccination against the parvo virus is done at an early age because puppies are often being affected by parvo viral infections. The booster dose for each vaccine needs to be given at appropriate time and this helps to build up the immune status to an appreciable manner.

In many countries Vaccination is carried out against rabies disease. Hence, vaccination against rabies is given more emphasis. Even rabies tags are fixed on to the dog collar of most of the dogs. Rabies vaccine is given at age of thirteen to fifteenth weeks of age and is repeated in fifteenth months time. However, this depends on the type of vaccine used. Once in three years, this is repeated.

In dogs that have not received colostrums or dogs at high risk areas, give measles virus vaccine and killed parvovirus vaccine before five weeks of age itself. Leptospira serovar vaccine is given at six to eight weeks of age and again at tenth to twelfth weeks and at thirteenth to sixteenth weeks.

Then annually repeat this. Bordetella and lyme disease vaccinations are only optional ones in case of dogs. Vaccinations against the canine parainfluenza, canine parvovirus, and canine adenovirus type- two is similar to the schedule maintained with leptospiral serovars.

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Dog Vaccinations News

• Dog blood drives save canine lives (Detroit Free Press)
  People aren't the only victims of car crashes, cancer, tornadoes and floods. Dogs too often share the tragic fate of their human companions. Blood transfusions may be the one way for both to return to good health.
  
  
• Dog that attacked boy, 10, sought (Asheville Citizen-Times)
  MAGGIE VALLEY – Family members of a 10-year-old boy attacked by a dog went door to door Friday in search of the animal’s owner.
  
  
• Family looks for dog owner after attack of 10-year-old (Asheville Citizen-Times)
  MAGGIE VALLEY – Family members of a 10-year-old boy attacked by a dog went door to door today in searching for the animal’s owner.
  
  
• Hit the pool - and bring your dog (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
  Dogs and their owners are invited to take one last dip in the Union Pool before it closes for the season.
  
  
• Pets of the week (Austin American-Statesman)
  'Pet Wellness Fair' — 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Vaccinations, pet registration, grooming, training demonstrations and more. Richard Moya Park, 10001 Burleson Road. Free. Call Austin 311 for more information.