HE said, "The puppy is still immune to the disease because most likely the mother was vaccinated against it and he has been feeding off his mother his whole life." My Vet said that. Of course, that day Duckie got his first set of shots as well.
Your vet is absolutely right about this. That is the reason that pups don't need vacs until AT LEAST 8 weeks. You see, any vacs given while mommy's immunity is still in the pup is useless. Mommy's immunity kills the Modified Live Virus in the vac. In other words the vacs immune cells are killed when they enter the body, thus having no positive effect as far as giving the puppy any more immunity. Thats the reason for more shots at 12 and 16 weeks. IF the vac was killed by mommy's immunity still in the pups body, possibly at 12 weeks, mommy's immunity as gone away and the 12 week shots will provide immunity. If mommy's immunity is still present at 12 weeks, the 16 week shots will provide immunity. It is very rare for mommy's immunity to still be in the puppy's body at 16 weeks of age. To summerize, any vaccination given to a puppy who is already immune because of mommy's milk is useless.
However, just hearing that a puppy is immune to the disease because the mother was vaccinated, then YAY jumping for joy. However, I'm sure that wouldn't count if you get your pup from a puppy mill who doesn't care about vaccinations.
Yes, that would be a problem. MANY MANY pet store puppies (puppy mill) die from the diseases that pups are vaccinated against.
As for vaccinating China again, RFD you said that it's not necessary to vaccinate them after their puppy shots? She's due for her 1 year.
Yes, I'm saying that, however there is some controversy. Some say that the one year shots are necessary for lifetime immunity because the immune system is not fully mature until 6 months. If you want to be safe, you might want to give the one year shots.
How would the shots be beneficial to her as well as concequencial?
Vaccinations after one year have no benefit at all. The immunity already present in the body will kill the new virus in the vac when it enters the body.
Many conditions have been linked to vaccinations. Many allergies, digestive problems, immune system problems, and behavior problems have all been linked to vaccinations.
Check out this web site for more detailed information.
Science of Vaccine Damage
You can also Google
vaccination dog and find more information than you can read in a month.
