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Puppy Vaccination and Worming Schedule

A free printable puppy planner for the first year — vaccinations plus worming, flea and tick treatments, with date given, product, weight and next due.

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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.

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The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.

What this sheet is for

Keep the first year of a puppy's treatments in one place, with the dates your vet gave you written down before you forget them. The weight at each treatment is worth recording too, because a puppy's changes week to week and nobody remembers it afterwards.

Who it is for

New puppy owners, breeders handing a litter over, and anyone taking on a young dog with no paperwork.

How to use it

Ask the vet at the first appointment for the plan they recommend, and write their dates straight into the 'due' column.
Weigh the puppy before each treatment and record the weight on the same line.
Write the product name and the batch or lot number as they appear on the packet.
Fill in the next due date before you leave the practice, while somebody can still tell you what it is.

What is on the sheet

2 pages, in this order:

Page 1

Printed under the title: A first-year planner for a puppy: the vaccinations and the worming, flea and tick treatments, with the date each was actually given, the product used, the weight at the time and when the next one falls due.

Your vet sets the dates, not this page. There is no schedule printed on this sheet, and that is on purpose. Which treatments a puppy has, at what age, with what product and how far apart differs by country, by region and by the individual dog. Ask your vet for the plan at the first appointment, write their dates into the 'due' column, and fill the rest in as you go.

The puppy

Write-on lines: Name · Breed or type · Date of birth · Sex · Bred by or obtained from · Came home on · Weight on arrival · Microchip number · Chip database and reference · Neutering discussed — date

Vet, insurance and emergency contacts

Write-on lines: Vet practice · Phone · Out-of-hours number · Insurer · Policy number · Renews · Excess

Vaccinations — the due dates come from your vet — write them in first

Table, 8 rows: Due · Given on · Vaccine given · Batch / lot no. · Weight · Given by · Next due

Page 2

Worming, flea and tick treatments — product and weight every time — both matter later

Table, 14 rows: Due · Given on · Product used · Weight · Amount given · Given by · Next due

Questions

Why does this sheet not print a schedule?

Because a puppy schedule is not universal. Which treatments are given, at what age, with what product and how far apart differs by country, by region and by the individual dog. Printing one here would be guessing on your behalf, so the column is blank and your vet fills it in.

What should I do if I miss a date?

Ring the practice rather than working it out yourself, and write down what they tell you to do next. Note the missed date on the sheet too — it is the sort of detail that gets forgotten and then matters.

The breeder gave me a card. Do I still need this?

Keep the card, and copy it onto this sheet. Breeder cards are usually partial, often lose the batch numbers, and are the first thing to go missing in the first month.