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My new 1-year-old dog has no shots and fleas. What should I do first?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 3 months old | 15 lbs

I was just given a dog as an early birthday present he’s 1 year old and gas no shots what so ever and has fleas I don’t know what to do.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on July 18th, 2018

it's very simple, call your local vet and schedule an apointment for him ASAP. if the apointment is not for the next couple days then go to the pet shop and buy Advantage spot on to treat the fleas in the meantime. he will need a full set of shots from the veterinarian.

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