17 Jun Everything About Dog Vaccinations (part 1)

vaccinations are a great way to prevent many deadly diseases in dogs. No one likes to see their dog sick. That is why animal vaccinations are so important. This article is also about vaccinating dogs. We will explain the dog’s vaccination definition, the essential vaccines for dogs, and the correct schedule for vaccinating puppies or adult dogs. By reading this article, you will find good information about vaccinating dogs. So join us.

What is dog vaccination, and why is it important?

The vaccine works in dogs just like the human vaccine and aims to make the immune system resistant to various diseases. Inside the vaccine are antigens that act like pathogenic microorganisms. The only difference is that they don’t really cause disease and just stimulate the body’s immune system to become resistant to that type of disease. Dog vaccinations are like intentionally weakly injecting the disease into the body. The goal is that the body has sufficient resistance when the disease attacks and the dog doesn’t get sick or has fewer symptoms.

What happens if we don’t vaccinate dogs?

A dog that hasn’t been vaccinated is vulnerable to several diseases and may die from one of these diseases. As their owners, we certainly don’t want to endanger our dog’s health. On the other hand, dogs live with us and in our living environment. A dog disease can be a threat to our health and other family members. With complete dog vaccinations, no need to worry about your beloved dog’s health; So you can easily live together at home.

When does the dog vaccinations program start?

Puppies should be with their mother for up to eight weeks and should be breastfed. Breast milk contains cholesterol, which helps to strengthen the puppies’ immune system. From eight weeks or two months, you wean the puppy, and you can bring it home. The puppy vaccinations program starts at this age, eight weeks. The vaccine is given every three weeks until the puppy reaches four months of age. After that, he needs to be vaccinated once a year, which is called a reminder dose.

What are the essential vaccines for dogs?

Globally, several diseases are selected based on the severity that the dog can be infected with and its contagiousness to other dogs. We can vaccinate the dogs against them. As a responsible owner, it’s the first step you can take for your dog’s health, as well as taking care of your health. Vaccines that you must give to dogs are called primary vaccines. In addition, there’s another class of vaccines known as optional vaccines that we will discuss in detail.

The primary vaccines for dogs:

Multiple rabies vaccines are essential for dogs. By getting these two vaccines, your dog will be immune to the following diseases.

• Parvovirus vaccine in dogs

Parvovirus is an infectious disease of the dog that causes bloody diarrhea and vomiting in dogs. The disease is highly contagious and can cause up to 90% of death in dogs that aren’t vaccinated. 

• Distemper vaccine in dogs 

Distemper is a viral disease that affects the nervous system, lungs, and intestines‎‌. This disease is highly contagious and highly lethal, so it is one of the most important and important vaccines for dogs.

• Hepatitis vaccine in dogs

Hepatitis is an infectious disease that affects the dog’s liver and can spread to other parts of the dog’s body. The disease is extremely deadly among puppies.

• Rabies vaccine in dogs ( Rabies)

Rabies is a viral disease that affects the spinal cord and nerves of many animals and humans. Dog rabies is the most deadly disease in dogs. In 99% of human rabies cases, domestic dogs are the cause of transmission; Therefore, prevention of this disease is important not only for dogs but also for maintaining the health of their owners.

• Parainfluenza vaccine in dogs 

Parainfluenza is a type of flu that attacks a dog’s blood vessels and, in its severe form, can cause a bloody cough. The virus is highly contagious.

Optional vaccines for dogs:

In addition to the main vaccines, depending on the veterinarian’s opinion, characteristics of your dog, and the area in which you live, non-primary vaccines may also be given to your dog. Some of these vaccines include:

• Leptospirosis vaccine 
• Kennel Cough vaccine
• Lyme disease vaccine
• Bordetella vaccine 

Pet dog vaccination program

Generally, you can give two types of vaccines to dogs. This division is based on the age range in which the vet should inject the dog.

• Multiple vaccines for dogs, which according to its combinations are called seven-dose vaccine, 6-dose vaccine, a 5-dose vaccine for dogs, a 4-dose vaccine for dogs (DHPPi ), or triple dog vaccine (DHP) Is also known.
• Rabies vaccine

Multiple and the seven-dog vaccine

The multiple vaccines protect dogs against the distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus, parainfluenza, and leptospirosis we talked about. For example, the seven dog vaccines include Distemper, Parvovirus, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza, Leptospirosis, and Adenovirus. The veterinarian will vaccinate the dog according to the age and the dog’s condition.

Puppy vaccine:

Multiple vaccines in dogs under 16 weeks of age or less than 3-4 months

• The first injection at the age of 6-8 weeks (approximately two months old dog)
• The second injection is 9-11 weeks
• Third injection 16-16 weeks (sometimes the third injection doesn’t need to be done)
• After the last injection, it’s performed every year, which is called a reminder dose.
• Keep in mind that your dog may only need to inject twice, depending on the brand of vaccine. Your veterinarian will decide.

Dogs older than 16 weeks or 3-4 months:

If your dog is more than 16 weeks old and you aren’t sure if he received the injection before living with you, he should get multiple doses of the vaccine as soon as possible and then another dose 3 to 4 weeks. You must repeat reminder doses one year later.

The important thing is that if, for any reason, you fail in proceeding according to plan, and there’s an interruption between injections, the dog may get sick. So take your schedule seriously.

Rabies vaccine

The timing of the rabies vaccine injection

• The first dose of rabies vaccine at the age of 12-16 weeks or 3-4 months
• After that, the vaccination is repeated once a year until the end of his life. However, depending on the vaccine company, you may need to inject repeated doses of the rabies vaccine every six months. Talk to your veterinarian more about this and ask for advice.