[su_dropcap style="flat" size="3" class="green-drop-cap"]Q.[/su_dropcap]I am trying to buy a puppy in the U.S. (I am in Germany) and one of the requirements is to vaccinate him for rabies prior to transporting him. I am told he needs to be older than one month before this can be done. I was wondering how young a puppy can be to receive a rabies vaccination safely.
[su_dropcap style="flat" size="3" class="green-drop-cap"]A.[/su_dropcap]In answering this, I would like to reference Dr. Jean Dodds, an expert in the field of vaccinations, an integral part of the Rabies Challenge Fund (Rabieschallengefund.org) and no stranger to this magazine. Do not vaccinate puppies for rabies before 12 weeks of age! Pups younger than that are not required to have a rabies vaccine before travel. The health certificate from the attending veterinarian just has to state: “Too young to vaccinate for rabies.”