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.
However, it is often more practical to give these vaccines at 6 weeks of age with the second dose at 12 weeks of age, negating the need for the third dose. The vaccines that are not effective in the presence of maternal antibody should be given at 6 months of age, with a second dose given 4 to 6 weeks later.