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I missed my puppy's second vaccine shot. Is his health in danger?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | 4 months and 23 days old | 22 lbs

due to some work i missed the second vaccination shot of my puppy ?so is it dangerous to my puppy health?

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Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Published on October 20th, 2017

It can be dangerous if Lucky is exposed to unvaccinated dogs or dogs of unknown vaccine status. You should schedule the 2nd and 3rd rounds of vaccines as soon as you can. Keep him indoors or away from unknown/unvaccinated dogs until about 2 weeks after he is fully vaccinated.

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