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The week-by-week chart is below. Enter your pet's birth date to turn it into a printable schedule with real dates, based on the WSAVA 2024 guidelines veterinarians use. Free, no sign-up. Your vet confirms the final schedule — this tool helps you arrive prepared.
Have a rabbit, ferret, bird or other pet? There's no standard schedule to generate — vaccination for other species varies by country and is set individually by your vet. PetTally still tracks their vaccines, meds and records — the app supports 15 species.
Generated from WSAVA 2024 vaccination guidelines. Core vaccines are recommended for all pets; non-core vaccines depend on lifestyle and region — your veterinarian decides what applies and sets exact dates. This is an organizational tool, not veterinary advice. Rabies timing is also governed by local law.
PetTally keeps this schedule updated automatically, reminds you before each due date, and gives you a QR Pet Passport your vet can scan. Free on iPhone.
Get PetTally FreeThe standard schedule most US vets follow, based on WSAVA 2024 guidance. Your vet adjusts it for your puppy's health, history and where you live.
| Age | Shots |
|---|---|
| 6–8 weeks | DHPP #1 (distemper, adenovirus, parvovirus, parainfluenza). Bordetella can start from 8 weeks if your puppy will be around other dogs. |
| 10–12 weeks | DHPP #2. Lifestyle shots may start: leptospirosis, Lyme (tick areas), canine influenza. |
| 12–16 weeks | Rabies — timing set by state/local law. |
| 14–16 weeks | DHPP #3 — the final puppy dose should be at 16 weeks or older. Second doses of lepto / Lyme / flu if started. |
| 6–12 months | DHPP booster. |
| 1 year | Rabies booster. |
| Adult | DHPP every 3 years · Rabies every 1 or 3 years (by law and product) · Bordetella, lepto, Lyme, flu usually yearly. |
| Age | Shots |
|---|---|
| 6–8 weeks | FVRCP #1 (feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, panleukopenia). |
| 8+ weeks | FeLV #1 (feline leukemia) after a negative test — strongly advised for kittens. |
| 10–12 weeks | FVRCP #2 · FeLV #2 3–4 weeks after the first. |
| 12–16 weeks | Rabies — timing set by state/local law. |
| 14–16 weeks | FVRCP #3 — final kitten dose at 16 weeks or older. |
| 6–12 months | FVRCP booster. |
| 1 year | Rabies booster. |
| Adult | FVRCP every 3 years · Rabies every 1 or 3 years · FeLV based on risk (outdoor cats). |
Want these with your pet's real dates? Enter the birth date above — or let PetTally remind you before every shot.
Core puppy vaccines (DHPP — distemper, adenovirus, parvovirus, parainfluenza) usually start at 6–8 weeks, then repeat every 2–4 weeks until 16 weeks or older. Rabies is usually given from 12 weeks depending on local law.
The FVRCP combination usually starts at 6–8 weeks and repeats every 2–4 weeks until 16 weeks or older. Rabies is usually given from 12 weeks depending on local law. FeLV is commonly started from 8 weeks after a test.
Typically three or four rounds of DHPP between 6 and 16 weeks, one rabies shot, then boosters at 6–12 months and 1 year. Lifestyle vaccines (Bordetella, lepto, Lyme, flu) add one or two doses each if your vet recommends them.
The first rabies shot is followed by a booster one year later. After that, every 1 or 3 years depending on your state or city law and the vaccine used. Boarders, groomers and landlords will ask for a current rabies certificate.
Distemper, Hepatitis (adenovirus), Parvovirus and Parainfluenza — the core combination shot for dogs. You may also see it written DAPP, DA2PP or DHLPP (when leptospirosis is included).
Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus and Panleukopenia — the core combination shot for cats.
Usually once a year. Some boarding and daycare facilities ask for it every 6 months — check their policy before you book.
Call your vet. Depending on how long it's been, they'll either continue the series or restart it. Don't skip the final dose at 16+ weeks — it's the one that counts most.
Core vaccines are recommended for all dogs or cats. Non-core vaccines depend on lifestyle — boarding, travel, tick regions — and your vet advises which apply to your pet.
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