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Originally Posted by MING  What kind of vet expenses have you had in the 10 week period that you've owned her? |
Great question, and I must mention she was taken to the vet not because she was ill, but to hopefully maintain a lifetime of good health. We take her to the local VCA Hospital, I've read reviews it isn't exactly the most economical place to go to...but it's a convenient location for us and their hours fit our schedule.
We took her to a vet to have her initial exam, fecal, deworming, and a series of shots at the end of November...The shots were listed as Leptospirosis - 3 weeks, Bordetella - 4 weeks. Then she was started on Sentinel.
Next visit at the end of December. Another exam and more shots...1 year rabies, plus 1 year county tag, DA2P-Pv - 1 year, Leptospirosis - 1 year, Bordetella - 1 year, another dose of Sentinel.
Last visit at the end of January. Microchip implant, checkup/bloodtest prior to being spayed in a few months (done to check for possible issues with anesthesia, which I am told can be an issue with toy dog breeds? She was cleared to have procedure), and another dose of Sentinel.
Hopefully this answers your question? No one said owning a puppy would be cheap...and these are vet visits for a healthy animal. I never really shopped around for vets before, but I was planning on switching to another vet that was a little further out and that had awesome reviews and was significantly cheaper than what the VCA charges.