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by 4pack on 11 June 2008 - 17:06
I was also told to contact the animal control, they hold a shot clinic a few times a year. Thing is my dogs registration is due and being a law abiding citizen, I can't let that go waiting on a clinic for a few months. They sure get ya by the balls.

by yellowrose of Texas on 11 June 2008 - 20:06
yA GOT TO LEARN TO PLAY THE SYSTEM

by 4pack on 11 June 2008 - 21:06
I just have the feeling she made up the "law" to keep me from shopping around. Only a few vets and the animal control still hold shot clinics in the area 2-3 times a year, so you better know when those are and plan ahead. I don't appretiate being lied to and they will surely lose what little business of mine they had. No more shots, X-rays, health checkups, visits for ailments. They already lost most of my business because they are always booked days ahead and they don't have emergency services. I used them mostly because they are 3 blocks from my home and it's is convenient. No more, I am DONE! I'd rather drive 45 minutes one way for the emergency vet with the reasonable prices, more experience and better equipment.
by Louise M. Penery on 11 June 2008 - 21:06
The clinics that offer "tech vaccines" often require that the animal has previously been seen and examined (even ages ago) by a veterinarian at the clinic.
OTH, there are traveling vaccine clinics--held in locations such as the Walmart parking lot. The alternative for rabies vaccines is clinics at the animal shelters. I know that the local shelter charges $25 for a microchip. Of course, using this route deprives you of your privacy.
My own vet charges a full office visit ($42!!) for the first animal and half-price for each additonal pet seen during the same visit. He also gives me a 15% breeders discount.
I vaccinate my pups with separate vaccines for distemper (Galaxy D) amd parvo (Neopar) seval weeks apart and give boosters a year later. Otherwise, no more adult vaccines for these diseases. I never use polyvalent vaccines.
Furthermore, my dogs have no annual exams (bloodwork, urinalysis, etc), no fecal exams, no HW checks, no Heartgard, no Frontline, no Advantage, etc. They have neither internal nor external parasites and are as healthy as horses. However, if I want to, I can do HW checks, fecals, UA's, semen anyalysis, vaginal cytology, etc. with my own, used binocular microscope (purchased several years ago at the UC Davis Bargain Barn for $350.00) in the convenience of my home.

by 4pack on 11 June 2008 - 21:06
I'd have no problem paying for 1 exam, after all it would be taking up a room and vets time but to charge an exam for all 3 dogs? Especially at $48 a pop when you are accustomed to them holding a clinic the first Sat or every month.
by Get A Real Dog on 11 June 2008 - 23:06
.......I vaccinate my pups with separate vaccines for distemper (Galaxy D) amd parvo (Neopar) seval weeks apart and give boosters a year later. Otherwise, no more adult vaccines for these diseases. I never use polyvalent vaccines.
Furthermore, my dogs have no annual exams (bloodwork, urinalysis, etc), no fecal exams, no HW checks, no Heartgard, no Frontline, no Advantage, etc. They have neither internal nor external parasites and are as healthy
Amen!

by Shelley Strohl on 12 June 2008 - 17:06
VET is a four-letter word around here. Can't afford them, can't afford to live without them. I do my own shots except rabies, DO get blood work done on dogs in intnese training, old dogs, dogs I "feel" are not feeling their best, at least once a year. Cost: $92.00 for CBC and Chem panel with thyroid levels. Amazing what can be averted with advance warning... An ounce of prevention, etc.
SS
by Blitzen on 12 June 2008 - 18:06
Aw geez, my heart just breaks for these poor vets who are losing revenue due to many of us no longer giving annual vacs, breeders giving their own vacs when they feel they are needed, buying ivermectin at Tractor Supply instead of heartguard at obscene prices. I wonder if they've ever considered the fact that had they not been so stinking greedy for years some charging $25 and more for .49 worth of vaccine administered with a .10 needle and syringe, they might not be facing this challenge today. Bio Spot costs half the price of the vet supplied flea and tick repellants, works just as well. Now many of you have the nerve to make you own dog food for your special needs dogs rather than pay $50 for 10 lbs of the prescription food. What a dilema.....how ever are they going to retire to Costa Rico at age 50 or pay for their extended vacations to Europe? Maybe we can set up a fund to help them survive the recession and pay for their gas?
If a state mandates rabies vacs, then it cannot outlaw rabies clinics for those who cannot afford the inflated prices charged by some vets. They would never be able to enforce the rabies laws, if you can't afford the price of the vac, how could you afford to pay the fine. Are they going to build more prisons so they can incarcerate people who are caught with unvaccinated dogs? The only unvaccinated dogs that will be indentified will be those who bite someone so prevent your dogs from doing that. Less dogs will be vaccinated and rabies may once again become a problem in pet animals. However, they could limit the clinics to those on fixed incomes and/or who only earn x number of dollars per year. These are the people who should be using the clinics in the first place, not those who are breeding and selling multiple puppies every year, traveling to dog shows, paying for pros to train their dogs, driving Hummers, etc.. I wouldn't look for that to happen any time soon since administering it would be a nightmare; it's just easier all around to allow anyone who has the need to take advantage of these free or reduced price clinics. Those who can afford it, really should take their dogs to a vet.
If the human medical profession has their way we won't be able to buy vitamins, minerals, herbs, aspirin, anything over the counter. We will need a script for even the most innocuous supplements and that would entail an office visit. The rape of the American public just never seems to end. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. That's getting to be the American way even where our pets are concerned.
Other than a lyme and h-worm test every 3 or so years, I don't routinely do blood work on any of my dogs either, never have unless something seems amiss. Given that the average lifespan for a GSD is about 11, 12 years, it seesm to me to be overkill to check things like kidney and liver values in a seemingly well 10 year old.
by TexasLady217 on 14 June 2008 - 22:06
For those of you who vaccinate for everything except rabies yourself...KV Vet still ships single dose vaccinces. Placed an order myself this morning! Hope this helps,
Stacy

by yellowrose of Texas on 14 June 2008 - 22:06
TexasLady : do you have a link or an 800 number....revivalanimal quit letting us buy only 10 doses and I just dont need 52 shots or even 25 at one time ....appreciate the link and info....
I will not buy shots from TS or feed stores,,as I dont deem them responsible to not let sit on dock in sun when the ups or the truck delivers them...
THANKS
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