Can I vaccinate my young puppies early if their mom isn't vaccinated?

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I have a litter of 7 pups ( non pedigree German shepherds) and the mother isn't vaccinated whatsoever. Should I be worried ? Pups are 15 days old. And I'm planning to get them vaccinated at the age of 6 weeks .. Can I do it earlier? What vaccine should I use ? .. I can administer vaccines my self .. Have done it in the past but never to puppies this young. Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Female

Destini R. Holloway, DVM · Accepted Answer

Even though the mom isn’t current on vaccines she still should have some antibodies from when she was vaccinated as a younger pup. So she has passed on some immunity to her pups and therefore the puppies won’t be able to form a proper immune response to vaccinations until they are at least 6 weeks of age. I would suggest vaccinating them at that time. They will need to keep receiving vaccine boosters every 3-4 weeks until they are around 14-16 weeks of age. Keep them indoors until then and away from other non-vaccinated pets. I also would not vaccinate Mom until the pups have been completely weaned off of her. Best of luck with the puppies. Take care.

Can I vaccinate my young puppies early if their mom isn't vaccinated?

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