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My unvaccinated puppy played with a street dog. What should I do?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | 2 months and 17 days old

My Puppy is 75 days old and not has not taken vaccine yet.I have noticed that he was playing with a street dog 10 days ago.my questions are 1)what vaccine you recommend for my pet?? 2) I m afraid of rabies for my pet, what should i do for my pet in this condition when i noticed he was playing with street dog for sometime.

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on January 21st, 2018

Zeemy is so cute! He needs his DHPPi (distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus, and parainfluenza) vaccine first. He will require two boosters of it given four weeks apart each before he is fully vaccinated. He will not be old enough for a rabies vaccine until he is 12 weeks of age. He can get the rabies vaccine then, and will need a booster of it four weeks after the first to get full immunity.

Do not allow him to play with any street dogs or any other strange dogs. Besides rabies, he can also contract deadly diseases like parvo and distemper. He should be kept from all other dogs until he is fully vaccinated. Keep an eye on him for signs of disease including vomiting, diarrhea, blood in the diarrhea, anorexia, lethargy, high fever, reddened eyes, persistent coughing, nasal and eye discharge, sudden changes in behavior, and seizures to name a few. If you see any of those signs, take Zeemy into a vet immediately. I would make an appointment to get his vaccines started asap. Good luck, I hope this helps!

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