Our puppy just had his second jab, and the vet said he recommended having a third in 4 weeks, but that it was optional. Our lab only had two and our vet at the time never mentioned a third, so I'm not quite sure what is best to do
We had the third with Harley. Because she came from a questionable home we wanted to try and protect her as much as possible. But the vet also told us it was optional.
When the Parvo vaccination first came in, I was part of a trial and it turned out that my dog did not get protection from the second vaccine, so we had a third. That was many years ago though and my recent dogs following, only had two. However, if your vet recommends three, then I would go with it. Perhaps there is Parvo around at the moment in your district ?
WSAVA now recommends three. Here's the info sheet. It's easy to read and very useful at explaining how the vaccinations work. I would have the third. http://www.wsava.org/sites/default/files/WSAVA Owner Breeder Guidelines 14 October 2015 FINAL.pdf
Our pups all have full vaccinations, not just parvo, at 6, 12 and 16 weeks. They are not allowed in dog-busy areas until 17 weeks old. Yes, that’s a lot of carrying! But, luckily, they are allowed in all shops etc so plenty of socialisation happens on all four paws too. .
Thanks for the info all, will go for the third. I’m not sure if it’s all or just parvovirus at 16 weeks, the vet just mentioned parvovirus but I imagine it’s the full vaccine. I wonder why our other vet didn’t recommend three for our lab. He was quite young, maybe he’s inexperienced, but I feel a bit annoyed that the lab didn’t get a third when he really should have.
Our vet has advised that our puppy can go down on the ground in a week, which is just as well because his puppy classes start about then. In the meantime at least he's easy to carry!
Being a Chihuahua X , Nelly isn't as tiny as a full Chi, but at the side of 40 kilo long legged Sam , she looks hilarious , I love the mix ! x
