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03-05-2012, 10:20 AM | #16 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | I with YorkieMom1 and not just for puppies. I leave my dogs out in the car, until vet is ready for exam. He has very small waiting room, and with my big dogs I do not want to expose them to aggressive animals. WE if waiting room is busy, will go in the back way and out the same way, to avoid potential encounters in exam room. With the size of the waiting room, there is literally no room to get out of the way of a charge. I do this now, as with our second visit there, there was a Shepherd mix - neutered who literally charged us as we entered the waiting room. We were lucky, that I moved very fast and had the entrance door slammed in his face in time. Since then no way. Razzle our Yorkie always visits the vet in his carrier.
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03-05-2012, 11:13 AM | #17 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| You find a reputable breeder FIRST...and you will know when you have one, because they will put you through a wringer! They want to know everything about where their baby is going to live, who is there, where the baby will be kept both inside and if allowed outside only under supervision, some wont sell to people with doggie doors (me!) they will interview you, interview references, interview your vet, etc, etc, etc, etc....and they will NEVER let your baby go until it is AT LEAST 12 weeks old. They will loose a sale before they compromise the integrity of their breeding program! If you have a breeder that is "vet recommended", check with the vet that is recommending that breeder. AFTER you have found your reputable breeder, you can feel safe buying a puppy from such a breeder. I would certainly hope you would not pass over such a breeder because they give their own vaccinations, especially when the breeder is recommended by a licensed/practicing vet! (Some of us are vet techs, some are RN's, some are just breeders that have been in business longer than 80% of the vets their clients go to!) It is very likely these breeders have been supervised giving vaccinations at least once by the referring vet. And again, a reputable breeder is VERY well aware of ALL the various vaccines available, as well as protocols applicable in her area (as well as the latest recommendations on over vaccinating), so you have nothing to fear in such a situation. She assisted with the whelping, she docked your baby's tail and she probably removed the dew claws....she may have even tube fed your baby for the first several days or weeks.....get a breeder you trust and hang with her! She will do NOTHING to short change or compromise any of her babies or their health, I can guarantee you THAT!! |
03-05-2012, 11:44 AM | #18 | |
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I agree with this and in fact, on certain things I trust Joey's breeder more than I even trust my vet. She's the one that wanted me to stop the yearly shots, not my vet, she doesn't take this breeding thing lightly. My vet even says he learns breed specific information from the better breeders. I think giving shots, delivering pups natually, docking tails and removing dew claws are all things a good breeder should know how to do, but this means they have actually studied it and not just read about it over the net. You are so right about her putting me through the wringer. I just wouldn't give up, I knew I wanted her as a breeder, and finally convinced her I was worthy.
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03-05-2012, 02:52 PM | #19 |
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| To each their own. Yes, I would avoid a breeder that vaccinates their own dogs. I don't think that makes them bad breeders. That just means they are doing something that I don't believe they should be doing and I'll look somewhere else. There are (according to some) "great" breeders on YT. I'm not saying that I do or don't agree. ...but I have seen some "great" breeders give some unsound medical advice and information on vaccines. No, I won't just trust someone that breeds Yorkies just because somebody says they are good. I've seen enough to know that I look to vets first on every health issue. I'm very happy that there are breeders out there that care so much for the breed. I just do not agree with them on every issue. I almost lost my girl from a vaccine. I've seen dogs react to them. And I've seen many breeders online think they know what they are doing and they don't. I'm not comfortable with it. It's not giving a simple SQ injection that bothers me. Puppies are supposed to be examined before each vaccine, and again with so many variables in vaccines, I don't think it's a good idea.
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03-05-2012, 05:47 PM | #20 |
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03-05-2012, 07:51 PM | #21 | |
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03-06-2012, 05:20 PM | #22 |
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| My parents give all of their vaccines except rabies. My step-dad has been doing it for all of his adult life since he grew up on a farm. Of course I trust them, they're my parents. LOL As far as the vet, since I don't live near my parents, I go to my (local) family vet. We've been with him for 7 years now, and I drive 40 minutes all the way to Ellenwood, GA from Sandy Springs, GA just for my babies because I know them and they don't have me paying for stuff I don't need. Now....CoCo did get a round of puppy vacs 2 weeks ago and Dr. Grey warned me that it could cause a reaction of facial swelling that would happen within an hour of the vaccine IF she were going to have a reaction. He told me exactly what to do for CoCo if that happend. Well, on th 40 minute drive back home, she started nuzzling me and trying to scratch her face, and sure enough, she was swelling. It scared me to death. I stopped at Walgreens and got some Children's Benadryl and gave it to her right there in the car and within 2 hours she was fine - just like Dr. Grey told me. I guess there are pros & cons to both. |
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