Vaccinations - Rabies

Product Name	Produced by	Marketed by	For use in	Dosage	Age at primary vaccinationa	Booster recommended	Route of inoculation
A) MONOVALENT (Inactivated)
TRIMUNE	Fort Dodge Animal Health License No. 112	Fort Dodge Animal Health	Dogs Cats	1 mL 1 mL	3 monthsb 3 months	1 year later & triennially 1 year later & triennially	IMc IM
DEFENSOR 1	Pfizer, Incorporated License No. 189	Pfizer, Incorporated	Dogs Cats	1 mL 1 mL	3 months 3 months	Annually Annually	IM or SCd SC
DEFENSOR 3	Pfizer, Incorporated License No. 189	Pfizer, Incorporated	Dogs Cats Sheep Cattle	1 mL 1 mL 2 mL 2 mL	3 months 3 months 3 months 3 months	1 year later & triennially 1 year later & triennially Annually Annually	IM or SC SC IM IM
RABDOMUN	Pfizer, Incorporated License No. 189	Schering-Plough	Dogs Cats Sheep Cattle	1 mL 1 mL 2 mL 2 mL	3 months 3 months 3 months 3 months	1 year later & triennially 1 year later & triennially Annually Annually	IM or SC SC IM IM
RABDOMUN 1	Pfizer, Incorporated License No. 189	Schering-Plough	Dogs Cats	1 mL 1 mL	3 months 3 months	Annually Annually	IM or SC SC
RABVAC 1	Fort Dodge Animal Health License No. 112	Fort Dodge Animal Health	Dogs Cats	1 mL 1 mL	3 months 3 months	Annually Annually	IM or SC IM or SC
RABVAC 3	Fort Dodge Animal Health License No. 112	Fort Dodge Animal Health	Dogs Cats Horses	1 mL 1 mL 2 mL	3 months 3 months 3 months	1 year later & triennially 1 year later & triennially Annually	IM or SC IM or SC IM
PRORAB-1	Intervet, Incorporated License No. 286	Intervet, Incorporated	Dogs Cats Sheep	1 mL 1 mL 2 mL	3 months 3 months 3 months	Annually Annually Annually	IM or SC IM or SC IM
PRORAB-3F	Intervet, Incorporated License No. 286	Intervet, Incorporated	Cats	1 mL	3 months	1 year later & triennially	IM or SC
IMRAB 3	Merial, Incorporated License No. 298	Merial, Incorporated	Dogs Cats Sheep Cattle Horses Ferrets	1 mL 1 mL 2 mL 2 mL 2 mL 1 mL	3 months 3 months 3 months 3 months 3 months 3 months	1 year later & triennially 1 year later & triennially 1 year later & triennially 1 year later & triennially Annually Annually	IM or SC IM or SC IM or SC IM or SC IM or SC SC
IMRAB 3 TF	Merial, Incorporated License No. 298	Merial, Incorporated	Dogs Cats Ferrets	1 mL 1 mL 1 mL	3 months 3 months 3 months	1 year later & triennially 1 year later & triennially Annually	IM or SC IM or SC SC
IMRAB Large Animal	Merial, Incorporated License No. 298	Merial, Incorporated	Cattle Horses Sheep	2 mL 2 mL 2 mL	3 months 3 months 3 months	Annually Annually 1 year later & triennially	IM or SC IM or SC IM or SC
IMRAB 1	Merial, Incorporated License No. 298	Merial, Incorporated	Dogs Cats	1 mL 1 mL	3 months 3 months	Annually Annually	SC SC
B) MONOVALENT (Rabies glycoprotein, live canary pox vector)
PUREVAX Feline Rabies	Merial, Incorporated License No. 298	Merial, Incorporated	Cats	1 mL	8 weeks	Annually	SC
C) COMBINATION (Inactivated rabies)
ECLIPSE 3 + FeLV/R	Fort Dodge Animal Health License No. 112	Schering-Plough	Cats	1 mL	3 months	Annually	IM or SC
ECLIPSE 4 + FeLV/R	Fort Dodge Animal Health License No. 112	Schering-Plough	Cats	1 mL	3 months	Annually	IM or SC
Fel-O-Guard 3 + FeLV/R	Fort Dodge Animal Health License No. 112	Fort Dodge Animal Health	Cats	1 mL	3 months	Annually	IM or SC
Fel-O-Guard 4 + FeLV/R	Fort Dodge Animal Health License No. 112	Fort Dodge Animal Health	Cats	1 mL	3 months	Annually	IM or SC
IMRAB 3 + Feline 3	Merial, Incorporated License No. 298	Merial, Incorporated	Cats	1 mL	3 months	1 year later & triennially	SC
IMRAB 3 + Feline 4	Merial, Incorporated License No. 298	Merial, Incorporated	Cats	1 mL	3 months	1 year later & triennially	SC
MYSTIQUE II	Intervet, Incorporated License No. 286	Intervet, Incorporated	Horses	1 mL	3 months	Annually	IM
EQUINE POTOMAVAC + IMRAB	Merial, Incorporated License No. 298	Merial, Incorporated	Horses	1 mL	3 months	Annually	IM
D) COMBINATION (Rabies glycoprotein, live canary pox vector)
PUREVAX Feline 3/ Rabies	Merial, Incorporated License No. 298	Merial, Incorporated	Cats	1 mL	8 weeks	Annually	SC
PUREVAX Feline 4/ Rabies	Merial, Incorporated License No. 298	Merial, Incorporated	Cats	1 mL	8 weeks	Annually	SC
PUREVAX Feline 3/ Rabies + LEUCAT	Merial, Incorporated License No. 298	Merial, Incorporated	Cats	1 mL	8 weeks	Annually	SC
PUREVAX Feline 4/ Rabies + LEUCAT	Merial, Incorporated License No. 298	Merial, Incorporated	Cats	1 mL	8 weeks	Annually	SC
E) ORAL (Rabies glycoprotein, live vaccinia vector) - RESTRICTED TO USE IN STATE AND FEDERAL RABIES CONTROL PROGRAMS
RABORAL V-RG	Merial, Incorporated License No. 298	Merial, Incorporated	Raccoons Coyotes	N/A	N/A	As determined by local authorities	Oral
a. Minimum age (or older) and revaccinated one year later. b. A month = 28 days. c. Intramuscularly. d. Subcutaneously.

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