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Post by czbrno on Mar 26, 2010 11:42:21 GMT -5
I always have puppy jabs done by the vet- however i hav'nt always had the boosters done every year.
So do you guys think boosters should be done?
If so,how often?
I know people who do not vaccinate at all- i personally would'nt take the risk as Parvo rears its' ugly head in these parts most years
So what do you guys do?
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Post by stag on Mar 26, 2010 12:09:59 GMT -5
I always do the first two jabs....then never carry on with the yearly booster.
I was reading on the THL that there are two types of vaccinations. One that is a one of course of jabs and thats it protected for life, then the other is what most vets use,a yearly jab....does anyone recollect there vet telling them there were two types...i dont.
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Post by crazyhorse on Mar 26, 2010 12:41:42 GMT -5
well i always have the puppy ones done and i have a booster the following year ,after that its every other year if i remember or the dog goes in kennels
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Post by ragingstormkennels on Mar 26, 2010 13:52:23 GMT -5
I tend to do the same, first puppy jabs and then thats it.........If im at the vets with one of them and theyre due then i'd get it done but im not fussed my dogs before these lot were the same, they seemed to live a long healthy life.
Our local vet is a complete money grabber, Ive never heard of the jab which would protect them for life, probably because they play on peoples emotions and try to get an annual income by telling people their dogs need these boosters.
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Post by relic on Mar 26, 2010 14:06:21 GMT -5
i am the same i just have them done as pups, i have never bothered with the yearly ones with any of my dogs and with this one i have only been to the vets with him a hand full of times apart for his worming tabs as i don't trust the money garbing fookers, how much is it now just to see the vet? the one vet shit is self when i walked in with my dog and stud over the over side of the room shaking like a shiting dog tit
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Post by crazyhorse on Mar 27, 2010 12:42:00 GMT -5
lol shitting dog ,mine dont charge consultation fees he likes sporting dogs and he charges so little for what he does that i dont get past the insurance excess hes a rare one
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Post by ragingstormkennels on Mar 27, 2010 12:58:05 GMT -5
Haha Micks posts do make me giggle. My vets a bloody rip off, blood sucking bastard. He charges me £30 for consultation, £90 for puppy jabs and the other day told me to have a button, that my pup had swallowed, removed from her stomach or she would die and it would cost £1000, I then spoke to 4 different vets from other practices and they all said, they personally wouldnt remove a button from their own dogs stomach as its likely the button will pass.......and 4 days on, my pups fine and has deposited a shiny button in her poo which we found in the garden. Not only that, he did random skin scrapings on my pups, even though I insist he doesnt and charged me £40 a pop..........oh I seriously need to find a different vet! Sorry rant over!
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Post by czbrno on Mar 27, 2010 13:02:53 GMT -5
Sonia i would take my money elsewhere if i were you! A course of puppy jabs here are £55,consultations are around £20
Does your vet drive a nice shiney new car by any chance?
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Post by ragingstormkennels on Mar 27, 2010 13:19:52 GMT -5
Yes he bloody does! lol I know ive actually found another vet local to me and she charges £50 for puppy vaccinations (even though its too late) and charges £20 consultation...... the reason I have always gone back to him is because he's always looked after our dogs and I suppose I felt a bit more comfortable....... but not now during the credit crunch lol
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Post by crazyhorse on Mar 27, 2010 14:18:19 GMT -5
puppy jabs 25, no consultation fee, 2 weeks anti biotics 15, stools analysd 45, friends bitch spayed 50, castration 40, burst eye ball 10, my vets a star
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Post by orangepeel on Mar 27, 2010 14:33:12 GMT -5
If you dont have the boosters you need to re start them all again as they will have no effect after that year. I personally keep up to date with the jabs. If you cant afford them then Earth dog, running dog has adverts at the back of the mag selling them for 15 quid but you do need to know how to administer. Dont see the point of not giving the boosters myself. Lepto spirovitus(think thats right spelling) is pretty bloody serious, fatal in fact, why would you chance it.
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Post by relic on Mar 27, 2010 14:46:38 GMT -5
It is a lot of money to have and to keep a dog today and i would say that it is just going to keep on going up and up one lad that i know has got a over done staff that every one thinks is a good dog in my local drinking hole before i had seen this dog every one was going on about how good it was i seen it and i would not off give you a tenner for it, just to much all over and as stiff as a board i said to him that it was shit and he mite have problems with him but he did not take on board wot i was saying to him about to much bulk and damage to his joints and ligaments £2700 later and it is still fuxked a ligament in its nee went and the vet had said wot i had said to him about a year before it went. i have known this man all of my life so for and he has never listened to one bit of advise about dogs from me and he is still paying the loan back and he has never had a good dog and his dog is still shit ;D
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Post by shakkastaffs on Mar 27, 2010 16:10:20 GMT -5
We keep up with yearly jabs about £25 per dog id rather that than take the risk tbh. Our vet only charges for the jab, no cosultation. The puppies here get both jabs and microchip along with health check for £55.
But like neil says if you miss a year you go back to the puppy course for £55 obviously minus microchip.
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Post by T on Mar 27, 2010 17:08:46 GMT -5
i think the vaccination jabs are designed to give some of the virus and the antidote so the dogs immune system learns from this and can replicate the antidote itself if it comes into contact with it again, in some dogs the immune system remembers it for life, some need the booster bcause they dont have as strong immune system hence they get the virus. i think it depends more on the dog rather than the actual injection given. booster is a just in case precaution
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Post by ragingstormkennels on Mar 28, 2010 11:12:54 GMT -5
We keep up with yearly jabs about £25 per dog id rather that than take the risk tbh. Our vet only charges for the jab, no cosultation. The puppies here get both jabs and microchip along with health check for £55. But like neil says if you miss a year you go back to the puppy course for £55 obviously minus microchip. Sounds reasonable Shakka. Although money isnt an issues when it comes to my dogs, the problem I have is do we really need to be putting these man made possible toxic liquids into our dogs? Could they be doing more harm than good for the sake of prevention of a disease they may never come into contact with? How much of it is just a scare tactic? Im not denying diseases exist but what chances do your dogs have of catching them? 2 Dogs I had before died at 10 and 11 of cancer, they never had regular jabs and were fine. Whenever my dogs have had an odd jab done the vets never mentioned the course needs to start again
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