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My adopted adult dog never got vaccines. Is it safe to vaccinate now?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 2 months old | 30 lbs

i just recently adopted my dog and she’s about a year old. she never got her vaccines so i was wondering if i get them now , if it would hurt her or be bad to get them now ?

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Answered By Sara Farmer, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on March 13th, 2019

No - it will not hurt her and I would definitely recommend getting her vaccinated! There are many dogs in shelters who get their vaccines as adults. Some core vaccines like the DAP combo might require a booster while others like rabies don’t.

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