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12-13-2010, 10:57 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Minneapolis
Posts: 7
| Good vet in the twin cities, MN? Anyone know of a good vet for Yorkies in the twin cities metro area? We brought ours to one of those chain hospitals. They charges us $200 for shots for our 2 yorkie boy and girl and then made us do worm testing and give them worm pills. Our breeder told us that was a rip off and they definitely did not have worms when we bought them. The vet also thought our boy would be 10-12 lbs! Yorkies don't grow that big so obviously she had no clue. We are wary of vets now but we have to bring them both in to get spayed and neutered soon. Also the boy seems to have a big belly and we are concerned, although I'm sure he's been eating his little sister's food. lol |
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01-25-2011, 05:31 PM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In the sticks, MN
Posts: 219
| Did they get the full series of shots then? If so, I will have to say that $200 probably wasn't that bad for a vet in the cities. I space my three dogs as a result, but still pay about $75 for each to get their shots and I live up here in the sticks. Good news is, once they're all up to date, you won't have to vaccinate them every year. But I agree: a good vet that you can trust is HARD to find. Too many of them will try and talk you into shots and tests you won't ever need and that will do more harm than good. I can only recommend to do your own research. New studies show, that we are over vaccinating our dogs so don't let anybody talk you into something you're not absolutely sure of. One word of caution on the clinic you went to: I took one of my dogs to a Petsmart or Petco Vaccination Clinic once and one of my dogs had an allergic reaction to one of the shots, went into shock and almost died. It was the scarriest thing I have ever seen and I will never, ever cut corners like that again when it comes to my dogs wellbeing. Now that my current vet assured me, that I don't need to have all the shots done every day, I'm much more content with the cost involved and I trust my vet because she's not pushing her services on me. Good luck with your search and your puppies!
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05-30-2011, 08:22 PM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2011 Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1
| Are you in the western suburbs of Minneapolis? My vet is in Minnetonka. |
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