Very Confused and Need someone to advice me Please!!! - Page 1

a friend of mine did passed way in accident and left behind him a german shepherd, and so my friend's family wants to give away the dog so i offered myelf to adpot him and i have here with me in my house, he seem so happy and so beautiful, but unfortunately when i asked them to give his papers they said they dont have such a thing like that


so i figured out that he never had his shots unfortunately and i do here want to get him asap to have it, but i dont know if its too late to have his shots or still have a chance to go for it

the German Shepherd is 1 Year old and 8 days exactly at this close moment.


anyhelp from anyone, i would appreciate it so much.

i will attach a picture of him, that i took it the past week hopefuly someone can help me out

A veterinarian can run titers by drawing a blood sample to see if the dog has antibodies from previous immunizations. This would keep the dog from getting any unnecessary shots. It is not to late and he might be due in a few months for booster shots any way. Hopefully he was given a series of vaccines while a puppy starting at around 6-8 weeks and given a rabies vaccine around 4 or 5 months, these  typically last for a year. The rabies vaccine is something you probably have to have by law although I don't know where you are located. I am not a veterinarian but there are some veterinarians and technicians that post on this forum, I am sure they could give more precise information, any veterinarian should give you clear advice. 

i so much thank you for your quick reply Markobytes

Well if he had his shots the dog would have his book because as i know the shots do get delivered in a book, but he has nothing,

the only thing i can insure to you is, he used to have a very cleanplace in the house, and never hanged around with other dogs, so friendly and show no agression temper at all, so socialized around people,

what scared me is reading about the dogs diseases and this thing called Parvo, i give a daily two hours with the dog in the evening and an hour in earlier in morning to get him feel comfy around the house and around myself, he is familiar with the leash in outdoors, but hates it in the indoors hehe.

and as you were asking before, i am from Morocco, and i will also do what you recommend to me, to go see a veterinarian First thing Monday morning.


Thank you again

I have no idea what canine diseases are common in Morocco and what the recommended vaccinations are for that region, take the dog to your local vet and ask them what the recommended and required vaccinations are for your area that you live in.   If your vet is able to titer-test your dog then do that, if not then just get the vaccinations that are recommended/required.  It is not to late to vaccinate your dog.  In fact, here in the USA it is recommended for dogs to receive booster vaccinations every 3 years. 

(although, after my dog's have received their puppy vaccinations, I only do rabies every 3 years and none of the others)

Though it is necessary to vaccinate dogs against some diseases, vaccinations themselves pose health risks to dogs too.  It is not good to over-vaccinate.  But in your case, since you don't know the dog's vet history, you should probably just go ahead and get him vaccinated (unless your vet can titer-test first)

So sorry to hear about your friend's sudden passing.    The dog is a cutie, though, I think you've been blessed. 

This is a very small issue if you are in the USA.

For me I will just give a DHPP shot or DHLPPC if there is a body of water nearby. Dogs after 16 weeks of age  need
only one shot for many years, three at least.

 
This is the type of shot that is just under the skin, not muscle. Easy.

Sorry for the loss of your friend.  Beautiful dog.  

Sorry for the loss of your friend, but here you have a new friend that will be very dear to you. Your puppy is very beautiful! Vaccinations can be given any time. I hope you & your new friend have a long & happy life together. jackie harris

I believe titer test is for specific disease, or may be a common group of diseases.

I am not for frequent vaccination, but I will not pay 100s of dollars for titer tests.

Just give one DHPP or DHLPPC , and one three-year rabies now and repeat every three years. Reasonable compromise between cost and ideal, IMO.

First, i thank you all for your time gived to answer and read my post, yes i lost a very close friend, my childhood mate, but yet, i know that if he is alive now he would of take good care of that dog and thats why i dont want to let someone that might be bad to him, so i thought take good care of him would be something nice to do for this loyal friend and also for the sake of my friend's memory
i had an appointement with the Vet this Saturday morning, so i'll go see him and see what will he recommend me also i'll try to get his medical book to keep him from now on updated on his Vaccination


THank you all