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When can my puppy get his rabies shot after his 3rd vaccines?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pug | Male | unneutered | 3 months and 17 days old | 23 lbs

My puppy is done with his 3rd round of vaccines how long should o wait for the next one (rabies vaccine) thank you!

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on April 7th, 2018

Great question! I'm assuming Marcelino was given his third round of DHPPi (distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus, parainfluenza), and he will not need another booster of that vaccine until one year after the last one was given. As for this rabies vaccine, I would wait two weeks before getting that vaccine done. Good on you for getting his vaccines! I hope this helps.

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    Answered By Megan, DVM, CVA

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    Published on March 23rd, 2018

    I think it is better for them to be around 3 weeks apart actually. So I think this would be okay. Also, looking at his age, he likely needs one last set of distemper/parvo vaccine again after this set. I try to do distemper/parvo vaccines every 3 weeks until they are 15-16 weeks old to ensure they are completely covered.

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    Answered By Ricardo Fernandez, DVM

    Veterinarian, Veterinary Oncology Resident

    Published on April 2nd, 2018

    Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Usually it is best to wait at least 1 month after the last set of vaccines as that is how long the immune system can take to mount the desired immune response to the vaccine. Good luck and have a good night!

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