Having decided to have a pet, you should be aware that you are taking responsibility for it - its life and health, its misconduct and education. The puppy should be given the necessary vaccinations, one of which is rabies vaccination.
A funny shaggy puppy is not a toy for an hour or a month. This living creature, which completely trusts you, depends on you. This is a full member of the family, which, like its other members, needs your attention, affection, care. With the advent of a dog in the house, the whole way of family life changes. Its owners buy books about caring for the animal and its proper education, spend hours searching the Internet for information that will help solve problems.
One such problem is vaccinating a dog. There are different opinions about the usefulness of such vaccinations. But if you want to protect your wonderful pet from canine diseases, and especially from extremely dangerous rabies, you should ask your veterinarian in advance what age and how to vaccinate your dog. It is precisely on your exact knowledge and observance of the terms of the necessary vaccination that the life and health of the pet of the whole family often depends.
Usually the first vaccinations are given to dogs up to 3 months old. By this age, they are usually weaned from mother’s milk, which means that the puppy’s immunity is reduced and it becomes possible to become infected with viral diseases. So that a young canine organism can adapt to independent life and artificial feeding, the puppy needs to be given all the necessary vaccinations. Usually, shortly before vaccination, about ten days later, the dog should be dewormed. The first time after vaccinations, he is credited with a gentle regimen, abstinence from long walks in the air. After some time, the first vaccination is fixed by carrying out the second. As usual, the dog is given the rabies vaccine during the second vaccination. If the puppy was not done during this period - up to 12 weeks - then the next suitable time for rabies vaccination is one year old. Subsequently, the dog is vaccinated against rabies after twelve months after the previous vaccination.
Any vaccinations are given to the animal only when it is absolutely healthy. If the dog does not feel well, the meeting with the veterinarian is postponed, and the timing of vaccination is postponed. Doctors often recommend the first vaccination of a puppy at home, as he has only passive immunity acquired with his mother’s milk, which means he can easily catch any viral infection outside the home.
Why do you need a rabies vaccination for a dog, if it is under the constant supervision of the owners - you can ask such a question. Inoculating a dog against rabies, we prepare the animal’s body for an imminent encounter with pathogens. A rabies vaccine for a dog is the easiest way to protect your pet from disease and increase its immunity.
In addition to vaccination against rabies, the dog is vaccinated against plague, hepatitis, parainfluenza, leptospirosis, adenovirus infection, parvo and enterovirus enteritis. To prevent these diseases, there are many varieties of domestic and imported vaccines, but only the veterinarian has the right to decide after examining your pet which vaccine should be used. Sometimes puppies have an allergic reaction to domestic drugs, but, basically, they are no worse than imported ones and are also effective in the prevention of various diseases.
Do not risk the health and life of your pet, do not endanger yourself and your loved ones - vaccinate dogs on time!