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Early vaccinations?

K

Kirotea

Mama Doe
Millie and Maddie are due their vaccinations at the beginning of December. They also need their claws cut which I'm incapable of doing! I'd rather do this all on one vet trip as whilst they don't mind travelling it's a bit of a trauma trying to get them in the vet box!

Does it matter therefore if they have their vaccinations a month early? I didn't pay for the first one as they were with the RSPCA then and I haven't got to pay for this one after they won a photo comp at the vets, so I'm not losing out money wise. Presumably there's no medical reason they couldn't get it done a month early?

Thanks

ETA: Ongoing as well it would be better for me to take them for vaccinations in November, you know what it gets like in December with the run up to Christmas :roll:
 
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Kirotea said:
Millie and Maddie are due their vaccinations at the beginning of December. They also need their claws cut which I'm incapable of doing! I'd rather do this all on one vet trip as whilst they don't mind travelling it's a bit of a trauma trying to get them in the vet box!

Does it matter therefore if they have their vaccinations a month early? I didn't pay for the first one as they were with the RSPCA then and I haven't got to pay for this one after they won a photo comp at the vets, so I'm not losing out money wise. Presumably there's no medical reason they couldn't get it done a month early?

Thanks
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I don't think it will harm them. Its obviously dangerous to do it late but a month early I'm sure will be fine!
 
It's definitely okay to do them a month early, I often do mine 3-4 weeks early just in case anything happens and it's hard to get there before their due date. All the vets I've used have had no problems with it.
 
There's been a myxi outbreak where I live (Cambridgeshire) and was speaking to our vet about vaccs. He said that it's probably best to get them done every nine months if you're in a high risk area i.e. lots of wild rabbits etc. so basically what everyone else said - will be fine!

:)
 
A month earlier is going to be fine. I doubt there would be a side effect to an earlier schedule of vaccination. My rabbits had an early vaccination this year as well since going to the vet next month might be impossible.
 
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