Quick Answer: WSAVA guidance is a core series starting at 6–8 weeks, repeated every 2–4 weeks until the animal is at least 16 weeks old, a booster at 6 months, then every 3 years. Rabies from 12 weeks with a booster at 12 months. The series continues past 16 weeks because maternal antibody can block earlier doses.
Frequently Asked Questions
Antibodies passed from the mother protect the puppy early on, but they also block the vaccine from working. Those antibodies fade at different ages in different animals, so WSAVA recommends the final dose of the primary series at 16 weeks of age or older, when maternal antibody is unlikely to interfere.
The first booster is at 12 months. After that the interval is set by local law rather than immunology. India is rabies-endemic, and municipal rules, boarding kennels and travel paperwork generally expect an annual dose — so this planner schedules it annually.
It is non-core, meaning it depends on local risk. Leptospirosis is common in much of India, particularly where there is monsoon flooding or rodent exposure, and many Indian practices include it. Your veterinarian decides based on where the animal lives and how it is kept.
For the core vaccines, an antibody titre can show whether an adult animal still has protection. WSAVA supports titre testing as an alternative to routine revaccination. It does not apply to rabies, where the schedule is a legal requirement rather than a clinical one.
No. This plans dates from published intervals. Which vaccines a particular animal needs, whether it is well enough to be vaccinated, and how to handle a lapsed schedule are all decisions for the treating veterinarian.