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Will giving my puppy shots earlier than due date affect him?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | American Pit Bull Terrier | Male | unneutered | 1 month and 7 days old | 6 lbs

Gppd afternoon we got a little puppy over the weekend, his paper says he got his first round of shots hes 6 weeks old and says hes not due for next round of shots till 02/02/2019, will it affect him in any way if he gets them done earlier?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on January 22nd, 2019

Yes, it will affect Apollo. Vaccines should be given four weeks apart to incur the correct immune response so that he will be protected from the disease. Giving them too early will prevent this from happening. Best of luck.

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