Dog Licensing

[Rin]

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That is the main reason I decided to vaccinate myself since the places you go to get vaccines done for you are more likely to have these diseases lingering - and since the vaccine isn't "automatically covered now"... I'm surprised more pups don't get sick from going in for vaccines rather than staying home. I have a pup with me now that I'm not keeping but still am in the process of giving him all his 7 in ones before I take him to the humane society because chances are he'll catch it there and not here. He took them fine by the way, he just needs his last one and he's good to go.

 

[lagpmgdsls]

to those who vaccinate yourselves...where do you buy the vaccines from? Do you need a script from the vet to buy them?

Thanks

P.S......I do license my dogs...its the law here in CT and its pretty cheap.

 

[chickerdoodle]

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That is the main reason I decided to vaccinate myself since the places you go to get vaccines done for you are more likely to have these diseases lingering - and since the vaccine isn't "automatically covered now"... I'm surprised more pups don't get sick from going in for vaccines rather than staying home. I have a pup with me now that I'm not keeping but still am in the process of giving him all his 7 in ones before I take him to the humane society because chances are he'll catch it there and not here. He took them fine by the way, he just needs his last one and he's good to go.

When I took my young pup to the veterinarian I brought a brand new large garbage bag and covered the exam table with it as Parvo was popping up all over the city again. The vet thought it was a great idea! He knew I was in veterinary medicine and behavior for more years than I'd like to admit sometimes. I know what heart problems (PDA for one) need to be checked for as well as other puppy issues and worth the extra work on my part to protect my pup. Vaccines bought at the local feed store may not have been handled correctly (like left to sit in a crate with other supplies too long on a summer day) so I prefer to get vaccines done at the clinic. I also build a good relationship at the time of the exam and find they are more willing to go out of their way to accommodate you if you're a client like any other business (like when I had to rush my dog in at 5:45 Pm one Saturday night). Yes, it is a business as they have the same overhead plus many other costs other businesses don't have that cost a substantial amount of money that many folks are unaware of. I want the care, I want the quality of medicine for my fur babies and fortunately I have been able to scrape up enough money to pay for it--so far!

 

[Rin]

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The local feed store out here sells the vials and needles for vaccinating cats and dogs and even has a few things in the fridge that I saw for horses. As for Prescriptions, no. I just walked in, bought them and walked out.

 

[Rin]

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That is the main reason I decided to vaccinate myself since the places you go to get vaccines done for you are more likely to have these diseases lingering - and since the vaccine isn't "automatically covered now"... I'm surprised more pups don't get sick from going in for vaccines rather than staying home. I have a pup with me now that I'm not keeping but still am in the process of giving him all his 7 in ones before I take him to the humane society because chances are he'll catch it there and not here. He took them fine by the way, he just needs his last one and he's good to go.

When I took my young pup to the veterinarian I brought a brand new large garbage bag and covered the exam table with it as Parvo was popping up all over the city again. The vet thought it was a great idea! He knew I was in veterinary medicine and behavior for more years than I'd like to admit sometimes. I know what heart problems (PDA for one) need to be checked for as well as other puppy issues and worth the extra work on my part to protect my pup. Vaccines bought at the local feed store may not have been handled correctly (like left to sit in a crate with other supplies too long on a summer day) so I prefer to get vaccines done at the clinic. I also build a good relationship at the time of the exam and find they are more willing to go out of their way to accommodate you if you're a client like any other business (like when I had to rush my dog in at 5:45 Pm one Saturday night). Yes, it is a business as they have the same overhead plus many other costs other businesses don't have that cost a substantial amount of money that many folks are unaware of. I want the care, I want the quality of medicine for my fur babies and fortunately I have been able to scrape up enough money to pay for it--so far!

I don't blame vets for this or the costs but the vets out here I've been to frankly aren't worth the extra. They even have a few cats running around the office that have always caused me issues when bringing my pets in(one dog HATED cats and the other was just scared of them). Not to mention its not safe to have wandering cats like that in a vet office where people will be bringing in sick animals, imo. *shrugs* I've seen nicer vet offices where I would spend the money but none of the ones within an hour drive from where I live. No way. I can tell right now even if I covered the table with a trash bag if there was a pup with parvo in there EVER my pup would get it. XD

 

[watersoflethe]

i didn't know we could buy vaccines like that... i should do that too.

i didn't know that the licensing fee is so cheap in certain areas. i forgot how much ours was but it was past 50 i remember that.

hmmm... all my dogs are microchipped too i didn't know you can buy a license for the microchip... where do you get that?

 

[fowltemptress]

I'll gladly buy licenses to support our animal control services just as soon as they make it the same price to license fixed animals and unfixed. Mine are fixed, but I in no way support something that basically punishes those who choose not to fix their animals. The problem people who are irresponsible about letting their animals roam and breed are not the type of people who would even consider getting their animals licensed, anyway, so the difference in pricing is not even impacting those it was meant to impact in the first place. As it is, I can not in good conscience license my pets.

 

[EweSheep]

In most cases you can vaccinate your animals with some guidance from someone who does their own vaccinations. I learned that from my Mom when she went to take her collie to U of I and had to have those allergy vaccinations. However I didnt do it on MY own until I had horses, learned it from vet education classes, not IM but other ways of submitting vaccinations or IV for saline solutions, etc. The hardest one would be the bone injections.

Two cases I had makes me doubt some of the vets here in town. One was a well known Cat Only (felines only) vet that did NOT clean her tables and my sis' cat came down with fleas which she never had them to begin with. Now she had to battle with the fleas for six months and the vet denied it came from her place. Well, explain why all the cats in the waiting room got gunk in their eyes, roaming at will and are you that ignorant about taking care of your own cats? It was the first time this vet went downhill, her place reeks. I've had her for at least five years and had some cat less years passed before I went out and bought another kitten. I will NOT be taking my cats there ever again. Neither does my sis.

Another vet, when I had a young female kitten that I wanted her spayed before she came into her first heat. This vet ALSO does not clean her tables, did not clean her equipment. I left there without the appointment and hadn't gone back. She was my aunt's cousin and ex large animal vet as well.

Scarey, isn't it?????

 

[chickerdoodle]

Gosh, all the veterinary hospitals I use are spotless, well cared for and offer progressive western medicine as well as holistic care. I do live in a populated area where there is fierce competition and a high expectation from the clients to have excellent medical care for their pets--we even were voted "Dog City USA" by a pet magazine a few years ago. This does not mean you should be less diligent in choosing a veterinarian in urban or suburban areas. Perhaps there are fewer clinics to choose from in more rural areas? It upsets me this goes on and creates distrust in the veterinary community when it couldn't be further from the truth in most cases. Sorry for your bad experiences.

Oh, and rabies vaccines must be given by a licensed veterinarian because it is a zoonotic (can be transmitted to humans by a vector) fatal disease.

 

[wolftracks]

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I have always bought through UPCO and Drs. Foster & Smith. I believe UPCO has a different name now, but I was able to order the UPCO catalog. Go figure!

Wish we could do rabies, but those are pretty cheap.

Whenever I have litters which is not too often, I start vaccines at 3 weeks and repeat every three weeks until there ave been 5. If a pup is in a new home the new owners can bring them to me for UPT shots. I also teach many of them to do this themselves.

Now days you have to buy large quanities unless you purchase through a Vet or feedstore, so when I have extra I help some of the people I know who are short on cash and who would not be able to vaccinate otherwise, by showing them how to do it. There are lots of dogs running the streets in my new area and if I happen to meet some owners I'll mention it to them also.


Going to be working my Corso again soon, so I'm kind of hoping that things will work around here like they did in my old area. I'd get kids with pitts coming up on my Rooties and I'd just kid of mention showing, and training and liabilities concerning dog attacks and that even facing off a dog was a felony. Usually I ended up with training buddies who really got into it. I also helped them keep their dogs vaccinated. So far it's always worked to stop confrontational kids with a dog they want to fight. They like someone who will talk to them. They learn to have a well behaved dog and they don't pass diseases of to other animals.