Shots before spaying

In all the puppies I have raised, probably 10 in my life so far, puppy shots are a series of 3 to 4 depending on drug manufacture. If you start at 6 weeks and giving another every 3 weeks then by 4 months you should be finished with the puppy series and can have the rabies. Where I live in California, puppies are required to have rabies by the time they are 4 months old. I certainly agree with your breeder that your pup should be fully vacinated before she goes in for surgery. I would call and ask your vet their protocal on puppy shots, rabies and spaying times.

[quote=Anonymous]your pup should be fully vacinated[/quote]

I agree 100% that you want a maximally immune protected dog before exposure to the veterinary hospital environment. Repeated ("3 or 4") vaccines in an immature immune system is not the way to go about it in my opinion.

I applaud Mcclure for avoiding most of the immunizations. There is plenty of strong evidence that vaccination poses more of a risk to immune health than does infectious disease.

As far as optimally preparing for the stress of spaying, I recommend early preventative homeopathic and nutritional treatment. Proper diet and a properly prescribed homeopathic remedy is the best preventative in my opinion. I have even seen clinical situations where vaccination predisposed to disease in the face of an outbreak.

I am thinking about two cases of dogs that were at dog shows and exposed to (the dreaded) Parvo, and Kennel Cough. In both cases, other vaccinated dogs caught the illnesses whereas the homeopathically treated/natural diet, unvaccinated ones did not.

It's your choice. I do not vaccinate my own pets except for rabies as required by law.

Does overvaccination have some dangerous effect on an animal? I have raised 8 to 9 dogs and I've always relied on the vet for the recommended shots.

Thanks for asking Christy. Take a look at the many reliable articles (many by others) on this site such as in the library or on the forum.

Dr. Jeff