how many session for parvo shots?

First time puppy owner and just would like some help!

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We give 4 sets that all include the parvo vaccine.

2 shot every year.. my dog gets it every year.. my dog had parvo in march 2011.. make sure you get your puppy a shot.. cuz it is not nice when your dog almost dies!! and puppys have a worst chance not to live.. have fun with your puppy

Corey...Perhaps the following information will help you understand how many, and why on puppy vaccinations.The standard 3 sets of puppy boosters (depending on your area) often include a single-shot combination of: DHLPP - Distemper, Hepatitis (Adenovirus), Leptospirosis, Parvovirus, and Parainfluenza. Leptospirosis may or may not be included in this combination or may only be included with the last of the 3 booster shots.Usually a puppy begins his booster series of 3 sets by 6 to 8 weeks of age. A secondary booster is usually administered 3 weeks after that, and the final vaccination is usually administered 3 weeks after the second. So you're looking at about 15 weeks of age or so. It is also often during the final booster that a single vaccination for rabies is given (when a pup is about 4 months old -- not sooner), and if there are other specific disease concerns in your area, your vet may add others during the last appointment (like Coronavirus, Bordetella or Lyme Disease to name a few). For many owners, information recommends that rabies be given separately (at a separate time) from other standard puppy boosters -- that is a healthy practice, but many vets tend to deny such concerns.The reason puppy vaccinations are spread out over time is so your pup is given a more likely outcome of proper immunization against very common diseases. If your puppy's natural immunities (acquired from his mother's colostrum IF his mother was a vaccinated dog, and transferred during his first meal - only within about 12 hours of birth or so) are still active in his system, a vaccination will NOT be effective. It is only after all maternal immunities have diminished in his system that an external vaccination is able to assist in letting his own system build up defenses against the contents of the vaccine. Because it's hard to know exactly when that magic window opens, puppy boosters are spread out over time to provide the best chance of effectiveness for at least one set of the boosters.So, if you're trying to crunch all 3 sets of vaccinations into a shorter span -- or trying to spread them out over greater amounts of time, there is a very good possibility that he could still be susceptible to picking up one of the diseases either after all shots have been administered (if the series is rushed)...or at some point between the series (if spread out too much). Vaccinating should continue until about 15 or 16 weeks of age -- anything less than that and you run into the possibility that ALL boosters that have been given are rendered ineffective if maternal immunities were still present. Then you are living with a false sense of security. It is all too heartbreakingly common to hear from people wanting to know how their puppy still contracted Parvo even though they had finished the entire series of puppy boosters. That would be the reason.Also...Parvo does remain virulent in the environment for long periods of time...6 months to a year or so isn't unusual so caution must be taken when introducing an unvaccinated puppy/dog or puppy in the middle of the process of vaccinations into an environment where Parvo may have been present within the last year or more. Also, you need to know that YOU can become a "carrier"...if you have been in an area where infected dogs have been, you could unwittingly carry it back home to your unprotected puppy on your clothing or shoes.So...there you have it in a nutshell...the what and the why. After all puppy vaccinations have been administered, you only need annual vaccinations after that. Rabies also, but there are options for a 1-year or a 3-year vaccine for this. Confirm with your vet the type of rabies vaccination being administered.Hope this information helps. Good luck!