Is it safe for my puppy's first professional grooming after shots?

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• Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

  Veterinarian

  Published on March 8th, 2018

  Your vet is correct. It is not a good idea to take your puppy to a groomer before it has had at least a second round of vaccines, even better after the third round. Your puppy will only have a general immunity to diseases after the first shots. The second round of shots is what makes a specific disease provided maternal antibodies was not present at the first round ( this is why we give a third round as sometimes the first round does not work due to maternal antibodies rendering the vaccine useless). So if you take your puppy to a place frequented by many dogs, it could be infected with parvo, kennel cough and other terrible puppy diseases.
  If her hair is too long now, you can cut some of it off with scissors. By the time your puppy had its second and third shots, the groomer can then remedy any beauty-issues.

  

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• Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

  Veterinarian

  Published on May 5th, 2018

  I really would not take him in for a bath and nail clipping until he has had all his vaccinations (3 courses plus rabies). There is too great a danger that he picks up a disease while he is not protected by vaccines yet.

  

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