Not exact matches
Animals will need a minimum of two vaccines spaced two weeks apart to develop
protective immunity, and we can't reliably expect protection until about a week after the second vaccination, which means at least three weeks
from the time of intake.
However, if your kitten did not nurse
from the mother during the first 2 — 3 days after birth, there will be no
protective immunity passed to him.
They may «borrow» some
immunity from their mother's milk, but once they're weaned, they need to be manufacturing their own
protective antibodies.
Rabies vaccination helps protect our pets
from this life - threatening disease, but it's important to keep in mind that not every animal that's vaccinated will develop
protective immunity.
In 2003, the American Animal Hospital Association Canine Vaccine Task Force evaluated the data
from these challenge and serological studies and, while noting that the core vaccines had a minimum duration of
immunity of at least seven years, compromised in 2003 with the statement that «revaccination every 3 years is considered
protective.»
However, if your puppy did not nurse
from the mother during the first 2 — 3 days after birth, there will be no
protective immunity passed to him.
In 2003, the American Animal Hospital Association Canine Vaccine Task Force evaluated the data
from Dr Schultz's work and, while noting that the core vaccines had a minimum duration of
immunity of at least seven years, compromised by saying that «revaccination every 3 years is considered
protective.»
If we don't start vaccines at 8 weeks, we may have an extended period of susceptibility when the puppy doesn't have
protective antibodies
from mom anymore, but still hasn't received a vaccine to stimulate his own
immunity.