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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  I'm confused about all this talk about telling your vet what to do? As a pet owner, I told my vet I did not want yearly booster shots, I preferred to get titers. I also told him I didn't want the lepo shot on the advice of my breeder. Since when are giving shots some medical procedure? Diabetics give shots and little training is needed. Certainly an RN is qualified to give a shot and understand the dosage recommendations and need for quality control. All these things are legal as well. The only reason the rabies shot can’t be given by anyone other than a vet is because any time some disease effects the human population, special precautions have to be made to insure it’s done properly. Again, not saying that most breeders should give shots, but this wouldn’t affect my judgment on the breeder’s qualification as a good breeder one way or the other. |
I totally agree with you on this. We rely on the vet for his expertise and training to advise us on the treatment(s) available for our pets but the final decision should be ours as to what we will and will not allow. I know many breeders choose to do their own vaccines for multiple reasons, not just to save money. One important reason would be to keep the pup free from disease/illnesses that could be contracted at the vets office. I would hope that the breeders who choose this route would have some training and guidance before doing so.