Dog Vaccines

Dog Vaccines prevent dogs from getting diseases that could otherwise make them very ill, or even kill them. In the past, most veterinarians recommended vaccinations take place every year; however, recent discoveries in the area of vaccinations have led the American Animal Hospital Association to recommend that vaccinations be given every three years. They also recommended certain vaccinations be omitted, as the vaccinations were either ineffective or dangerous to the dog. Other vaccines are given only to certain segments of the dog population, leaving only a handful that should be given to every dog.

Because dogs in shelters live in a different environment than dogs that are kept as family pets, recommendations for shelter dog vaccinations are different than the recommendations for dogs in homes.

Core Vaccinations

  1. Modified live canine parvovirus
  2. Modified live canine distemper virus OR rCanine distemper virus
  3. Rabies 1-year (killed)
  4. Rabies 3-year (killed)
  5. Canine Adenovirus-2 (MLV paenteral)

Noncore Vaccinations

  1. Modified live distemper-measles virus
  2. Parainfluenza virus (MLV-parenteral)
  3. Bordetella bronchiseptica (killed) OR Bordetella bronchiseptica (live) + Parainfluenza virus (MLV) OR Bordetella bronchiseptica (cell wall antigen extract)
  4. Lyme borreliosis OR rLyme borreliosis
  5. Leptospira interrogans (killed)

Not Recommended

  1. Killed canine parvovirus
  2. Canine-adenovirus-1
  3. Canine Adenovirus-2 (killed or MLV-topical)
  4. Canine coronavirus (killed or MLV)
  5. Giardia lamblia (killed)

Core Dog Vaccines

Rabies Virus Vaccines

Non-Core Dog Vaccines

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