Vaccination with KILLED vaccine , 2 weeks prior to whelping, should not affect the fetus...I have vaccinated at 30 days of pg. to give the dam a month to buid antibodies which will be in the milk for the frist nursing of the pups... Chuck Kruger dvm Thank you Dr Kruger.I find it confusing when some Vets say never vaccinate the sick or pregnant.And some vets do recommend vaccinating the sick and the pregnant.I guess it all boils down to learning all you can and to make your own informed decision. Yvette ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================