Vaccination Guidelines



Vaccination Guidelines

2006

Since 2003, the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) Canine Vaccine Task Force has made recommendations regarding vaccination protocols specifically for canines. The latest set of recommendations was published in 2006, and is summarized in the table on page 2.

These vaccines have been divided into 3 categories: core vaccines are recommended for all dogs, non-core are optional and based on a dog’s lifestyle and risk/benefit ratio and should be discussed with your local veterinarian, and not recommended which may not provide adequate immunity or are associated with complications.

The change from the standard yearly vaccinations to every 3 years for most of them is due to advances in vaccine products and extended duration of immunity (DOI). Also there have been no increases in infectious diseases in adequately immunized dogs since that time.

Understand that these are guidelines based upon expert opinions, personal experiences, published and unpublished scientific data. The full text of information is intended as a guide with which to make vaccination decisions specifically for an individual dog or group of dogs.

Further detail and information are available on the AAHA website .

Canine Vaccine Summary

Vaccinations – Guidelines as per AAHA

Core Vaccines - Required

Canine Parvovirus (CPV-2, MLV)

Canine Distemper Virus (CDV, MLV) or recombinant rCanine Distemper Virus (rCDV)

Canine Adenovirus-2 (CAV-2, MLV parenteral)

Rabies 1-year (killed) or 3-year (killed) as per state legislation

Non-Core Vaccines

– based on individual considerations and recommendations from your local veterinarian

Parainfluenza Virus (CPIV, MLV-parenteral)

Bordetella bronchiseptica (killed bacterin or cell wall antigen extract, parenteral)

Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme borreliosis killed whole bacterin or rLyme borreliosis[OspA])

Leptospirosis (killed bacterin) - serovar specific for endemic types:

• Leptospira interrogans with canicola and icterohaemorrhagiae

• Also available with serovars grippotyphosa and Pomona

Not Recommended

Killed vaccine versions (not modified live virus -MLV) of parvovirus and adenovirus

Canine coronavirus – killed and MLV

Giardia killed vaccine

Vaccine Schedules as Recommended by AAHA

Initial Adult

Initial Puppy Vaccination Vaccination Revaccination

Vaccine (16 weeks old) Booster

Canine Parvovirus Give at 6-8 weeks old 2 doses, 3-4 weeks Booster at 1 year

(CPV-2, MLV) then every 3-4 weeks apart then every 3 yrs until 12-14 weeks old unless label says

otherwise

Canine Distemper Give at 6-8 weeks old 2 doses, 3-4 weeks Booster at 1 year

Virus (CDV, MLV) then every 3-4 weeks apart then every 3 yrs

or rCanine Distemper until 12-14 weeks old unless label says

Virus (rCDV) otherwise

Canine Adenovirus-2 Give at 6-8 weeks old 2 doses, 3-4 weeks Booster at 1 year

(CAV-2, MLV parenteral) then every 3-4 weeks apart then every 3 yrs

until 12-14 weeks old unless label says

otherwise

Rabies 1-year (killed) Give one dose as Administer as a Annually as state,

early as 3 months single dose province, or local

law requires

Rabies 3-year (killed) Give one dose as Administer as a 2nd rabies 1 year

early as 3 months single dose after initial dose,

then every 3 yrs

per the area law

Parainfluenza Virus Give at 6-8 weeks old Administer as a Booster at 1 year

(CPIV, MLV-parenteral) then every 3-4 weeks single dose then every 3 yrs

until 12-14 weeks old unless label says

otherwise

Bordetella Gove one dose at 6-8 Two doses, 2-4 weeks Annual booster

bronchiseptica weeks old, one dose at apart or more often in

(killed bacterin) 10-12 weeks old high-risk animals

parenteral

Bordetella Give one dose at 8 weeks Two doses, 4 weeks Annual booster

bronchiseptica old and one dose at 12 apart or up to every

(cell wall antigen) weeks old 6 months in high-

Parenteral risk environments

Borrelia burgdorferi Initial dose at 9 or 12 weeks Two doses, 2-4 weeks Annual booster;

(Lyme borreliosis killed old (per manufacturer) apart revaccinate prior

whole bacterin or then 2nd dose 2-4 weeks later to start of region

rLyme borreliosis[OspA]) tick season

Leptospirosis Give one dose at 12 weeks Two doses, 2-4 weeks Annual booster,

(killed bacterin) and another at 14-16 weeks. apart not for toy breeds

serovar specific for For best response do not give restricted to areas

endemic types to dogs less than 12 weeks old of high risk

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