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If you don't know what you are doing you are right, but most time it take a while for a reaction to happen, most the time it does not have right then, and I have never seen a vet give shots and say say here for 30 mins to see if he is ok. They take your money and send you out the door. And most the time it they have a reaction to the shots he will tell you to give a benadryl. And for as buying the shots one by one you can go to most co-op farm supply place. I am not saying never go to a vet, but for the things like shots, and cutting their nails, that is something you can do your self and save money. |
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However, there is a big difference between IM shots, SubQ shots, and IV shots -- and people seriously need to be trained, even if by their own vets, to be competent. It isn't something to take lightly at all (and I'm not saying you are :)). |
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Rabies clinics are a great idea if your pet has already gotten his annual physical since rabies should be given separate from other vaccines anyway. |
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My new vet gave Ksena her shots and rabies in the same visit :eek: |
I use progard 5 for my shots |
I believe yearly shots around here are also around 100$ with exam. |
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Rabies is the vaccine most likely to cause a reaction and that is so much on their bodies at once. It is always best to separate them. |
I just wanted to chime in on this and bring up a point someone else mentioned. The low cost vaccination clinics are an excellent way to save money. In my area, if you do annual boosters its $35, rabies is $9, if you buy a 12 month supply of heart worm meds they give you a free heartworm blood test and to top it off they always have tons of coupons in the mail. My pup got a free rabies shot thanks to the coupon and just last weekend I bought a year supply of Interceptor for $20--regularly $42 less a $15 coupon found in the "junk" mail, less a $7 mail in rebate. If you are in Northern California here is the link to the low cost vaccination clinic VIP Petcare Services I have 3 dogs so it really makes sense to cut costs in areas like this where you are getting the same service as you would from your vet but at a MUCH lower price and keep those extra savings for annual checkups, blood-work and preventative care from your primary vet. However, I can still totally sympathize about the vet bills, 2 months ago my pup had to have 4 puppy k9 teeth extracted (2 were loose) and my vet bill was $627 and that didnt involve a cleaning--can you say OUCH!! :) |
I think my vet is sooooooo expensive, puppy visit, with last puppy shot NOTHING ELSE 134.00 I was in there for maybe 7 minutes...:eek: |
Oh, and I forgot to add... Last April we also had to have a $2,500 root canal for my now 2 yr old boy lol. The doggy dentist even had the audacity to ask me if I wanted to bleach the tooth for an additional $550! :p "Doggy dentists" do exist and you pay out the nose for them! :D |
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