General Chat

I took Oliver for his vacs for the 1st time when he was about 10 months old.
Instead of injecting in the scruff of his neck as I expected, the nurse injected in his back, just above his tail. She must have caught a nerve because for about a month afterwards, he had great difficulty using his back legs.
He hasn´t been vaccinated since & he´s now 6,but as he stays in the house & garden I haven´t seen it as necessary. I suppose he will have to be done again if I ever want to leave him in kennels, but that won´t be in the forseeable future.
By the way, that experience cost me €49.

I think if your boarding your dog
it might be better anyways to have them up to date with vaccs :-D :-D

Having five cats it costs a fortune when mot time comes round,and I cannot understand why they need vacs every year,after all,I have recently been told that I dont need my tetanus any more. Also havn't need measles,polio ect since leaving school.

Is it maybe,that kennels wont board them if not up-to-date?? :-S :-S :-S

well took Dobby today it was a lovely new set up
run by one vet and he was very nice friendly guy
and I was offered the option of the one jab booster for £19.50
or a better two jab booster second to have 4 weeks after this one

went for the better option at just a fiver difference
so money well spent

I will deffo be using this vet in future :-D :-D :-D

I really believe that the vets charge these inflated prices because they know that most pet owners take out an insurance and this covers their fees. Pets such as cross breed puppies for instance , now given fancy names,cost a lot of money to purchase. Years ago, they were called mongrels and were given away. People pay a lot of money for their pets nowadays and quite rightly wish to protect their investment,giving some unscrupulous vets a licence to print money.

that's so true Maggie seen that happen myself

people say vets care
but all they see sometimes is pound signs :-( :-(

My sister used to be a ward clerk in a private hospital.
The hospital closed down/moved, they sold the x- ray machine to the vet.
Sister's dog needed an x-ray.

It cost her 3 times as much to get her dog x-rayed, as the private hospital charged for a human - and it was the same machine - only second-hand!!

ive worked in a vets to kitty
and have seen first hand what goes on lol
bobtanian I could inject it myself

Potty this vets only about 8 miles away but still a big saving on the cost :-D :-D

It isn't the vac that costs...........its knowing how to do it, that is what you pay for, plus the vets overheads,,,,,,
costs a lot of money to run those 4X4's

I worked at a vets in the late 1980's

Cost of vaccination to client £22.50

Cost of vaccine £2.25

I rest my case :-D :-D

You can save 50% of the costs by only having your dogs vaccinated every 18 months instead of every year - vets say the vaccine is effective for 18 months but don't go over that or the vet will want to start from scratch with two shots (like puppies have). There has been some research done that shows that the vaccines do actually stay effective for longer but vets aren't going to go along with that, are they?

We are having a discussion at our Agility club at the moment over whether all dogs attending should be vaccinated - I cannot understand why people with vaccinated dogs are worried about their dogs mixing with unvaccinated dogs - don't they trust the vaccines?

Sally, I would suggest that you get your 10 year old dog vaccinated against Parvo virus - this can be really serious in older dogs (and very young ones).

Does anybody really get their vet to do worming and flea & tick treatment? You can buy the treatments at any pet shop or even in some supermarkets or even online but if buying online, do make sure it is a reputable site as some are selling ineffective or even dangerous substances.

Changing vets isn't really an option for us as the extra transport costs would outweigh the saving in vet's fees.

Just paid £72.for sabastians pills,he,s a diabetic and needs them daily.As has been stated, Being A Vet is a licence to print money.its time they were regulated as to what they can charge. :-(

vacs flea treatments and worming
should be a set charge through out the country in my view :-D :-D

aww bless them

sally w <3

I don't think cats and dogs need vaccinating every year, unfortunately if you want to put them in kennels, it's compulsory.

some do get by without them
but I don't want to risk them


and Steve the kitten deffo needs his
as he is a hand rear brought up on formula
so no mothers anti bodies :-D :-D

thank goodness mine two cats and a dog have never had them

they have kept well

the cats are five and the dog is ten

sally w <3

I am not having a moan about having it done
just why the big price difference for surgery to surgery :-D :-D

I have to agree with that one Joy :-)

I find its cheaper to worm at home
its the very same stuff the vet sells so I know its fine

Tawny why don't you ring round see if you can get a cheaper deal on your Vacs

Been a vet is just a licence to print money me thinks :-( :-(