Both Tampa and St. Petersburg set records for consecutive days in which the high temperature did not reach 60 Â°F (16 Â°C), and Tampa experienced ten consecutive days with a low temperature below freezing. Much of the area received a wintry mix of rain, sleet, and possibly a few snowflakes on January 9â10.
Consider, also, that while our government may require rabies vaccines every three years for the protection of public health, individual veterinarians may exempt some petsââtemporarily, at leastââon the basis of their compromised health.
There are only 12 states that suggest rabies vaccination at 12 weeks, and they donât mandate it â only suggest it. There are 14 states that mandate the vaccine at 16 weeks of age, one state at five months, and several at six months. The remaining states rely on the rabies compendium, which does not say puppies should be vaccinated at 12 weeks.