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Healthy Puppy Vaccination Schedule

April 18, 2011 By

Puppy vaccination schedule

Cuteness like this deserves proper vaccinations. Contact the Austin Pet Clinic near you.

Here is a detailed suggested schedule of vaccination and booster visits your puppy will need from the first 6 weeks up until 6 months and every 6 months thereafter. Call our South Branch pet clinic at (512) 462-0002 or our Wells Branch pet clinic at (512) 339-8472 to schedule a visit.

6 WEEKS:
1st Distemper-Parvo* Vaccination
Worm check (Intestinal Parasites) Deworming if needed
Initial Physical Examination Consultation—Diet, Shots, Flea and Tick Control, grooming etc…

8-9 WEEKS:
Distemper-Parvo
1st Corona virus vaccination
2nd Worm check Deworming if needed.
Start Heartworm prevention

12 WEEKS:
3rd Distemper-Parvo
Rabies Vaccination
Examination

16 WEEKS:
4th Distemper-Parvo
2nd Corona virus vaccination
Spaying and Neutering can now be done. Other elective surgeries can also be done at this time.

20 WEEKS:
Parvo Booster

Annually:
Distemper-Parvo and Rabies
Heartworm Check
Worm check Check
Annual Physical Examination
Heartworm Prevention

Every 6 Months:
Parvo booster
Heartworm prevention

* Distemper, also called canine distemper, is an infectious viral disease occurring in dogs, characterized by loss of appetite, discharge from the eyes and nose, vomiting, fever, lethargy, partial paralysis and sometimes death.
* Parvo, short for canine parvovirus, is a highly contagious viral disease of dogs characterized by vomiting, haemorrhagic diarrhoea, depression, and, in severe cases, death.
To have your puppy or dog vaccinated, call Wells Branch Pet and Bird Clinic at (512) 339-8472 or South Branch Pet and Bird Clinic at (512) 462-0002.
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