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Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Female | unspayed | 5 months and 1 day old | 7 lbs
Just adopted a a 5montb old shih tzu. The prev owner only got 2 sets of shots how important is the 3rd set ?
2 Answers

Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM
Veterinarian
Published on July 9th, 2018
Answered By Susan England-Foster
Veterinarian
Published on September 17th, 2017
It is very important that puppy vaccine are given every 3-4 weeks until they are 16 weeks of age. The vaccines must be boostered to work properly. If you took her on 11/8- I am assuming you meant 2016 Rosie should start the vaccine series over again because the gap is to large for proper protection. At this age she will need 1 set of vaccines and another in 3-4 weeks and should be fully vaccinated. However the united kingdom might do things a little differently than the United states. hope that helps
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