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Originally Posted by feminvstr I buy the vanguard plus 5...I found price varies on the brand but best pricing was Dr. Foster/Smith ....the vaccinations come with an expiration date (usually lasting about a year)
Be sure and keep the peel off label after each shot, record them in the health record and document pack you make for each pup. If you ever get a reaction your vet and the mfg will want to know the lot number. For the record I have never had a reaction.
always remember never inject a muscle, lift the skin ! (I do it in the nape of the neck) If you have a fussy pup and want to distract them give a bit on peanut butter on the roof of their mouth just prior to the injection, they wont make a peep, their too busy enjoying the PB. 
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that's what i was gonna say. The only thing different i was gonna add was that when the vet or I gave vaccines we always did it in the left hip under the skin and marked down on their chart which hip we did it in so if there was a reaction or a lump formed we'd know for sure what it was from. The scruf is ok, and its easiest since it is the place with the most skin. Just mark down somewhere where you injected the pup. Also when giving an injection once you break the thru the skin, pull back a little on the plunger of the syringe so you to make sure you didn't hit any muscles or veins. If when you pull back you get blood then take the needle out and try again. do not inject if you see blood.
When you first posted i didn't know you were a breeder. I didn't pay attention to what section the post was in. i just saw it as a new post. I thought if was just you and your one or two dogs. But now that i know you have litters, then i would say its ok to buy your own vaccines.
