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Originally Posted by rogerled  Hi, right now we have two litters of pups 7 weeks and 8 weeks old. In the past we took them to the vet for shots and worming. My wife wants to save money and do it ourself.
I would appreciate and advice before we decide. My wife is a CNA and knows how to give shots, it seems pretty easy to worm following directions.
Thanks, Roger |
Ok! You live in California and I know what the vet and shot prices are there.
Here's what I do and recommend:
I take a collective stool sample prior to deworming.....I never deworm if not necessary.
I do my own puppy shots:
1. I order them through Revivalanimal.com
Vangaurd Plus 5 (order them before March 30th. Revival will have to reup their contract with them and the prices will increase by 40%. I spoke to their vet supply specialist and these vaccinations will have an expiration of 2011. Living in California and I assume you have litters of yorkies....Cornona, Lypto and Lyme are not needed or recommended.
2. I order the Intra III for Kennel Cough
3. Syringes are Monjet Luer Lock 3ML 25 x 5/8 A box of a hundred is less than $10.00 for a box of 100. I use them for everything from administering meds orally, vaccinations, Sub-Q, administering POP shots supplementing puppies.
Remember vaccinating your pup against Parva does not guarantee your pup will not contract the dreaded disease. That bit of information came from my vet.