Home vaccinations
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Saje... in Alberta you'd probably only need to administer for 6 months of the year. I typically start at the beginning of may and go from there for a heartworm... I use Interceptor but different people like different things... that's simply the one my vet recomended.
Further to our conversations last night, alot of the vaccines say every 3 years (There is one 7 way vaccine that everyone recomends every 3 and not any more then that).
Find out from some of the american companies if they can ship to Canada, if not you'll have to find companies in Canada who supply these kinds of things. Unfortunately most everybody I know who does this lives in the states so I don't know how there experiences have been about crossing the border.
In some places you cannot give your own rabbies vac. Or if you do it won't be recognized by your vets office, animal control or border crossings if you ever need to go into the US.
Find out from your vet now or any local authority who would know as to whether you can administer your own rabbies vaccinations if thats one that you want to do.
Further to our conversations last night, alot of the vaccines say every 3 years (There is one 7 way vaccine that everyone recomends every 3 and not any more then that).
Find out from some of the american companies if they can ship to Canada, if not you'll have to find companies in Canada who supply these kinds of things. Unfortunately most everybody I know who does this lives in the states so I don't know how there experiences have been about crossing the border.
In some places you cannot give your own rabbies vac. Or if you do it won't be recognized by your vets office, animal control or border crossings if you ever need to go into the US.
Find out from your vet now or any local authority who would know as to whether you can administer your own rabbies vaccinations if thats one that you want to do.
I'm so glad we have a mobile vet. I loved taking Cleo to the vet and she loved it too. She thought it was a real treat. Summer can't stand it. The car ride, vomiting, strange people, yuck to all of it. The mobile vet takes care of it all (aside from the nasty teeth cleaning we need to schedule).
BTW--Anybody know why a vet would only do one year rabies shots instead of 3 for adults? Cleo's old vet did this and I never understood.
BTW--Anybody know why a vet would only do one year rabies shots instead of 3 for adults? Cleo's old vet did this and I never understood.
Old vaccines and research demonstrated you needed to administer the vaccine once a year. Newer vaccines and more potent formulas and a better medical understanding overall have allowed to give a larger time frame in the vaccine.
Also our knowledge of over vaccinating has increased which is something that wasn't an issue as we didn't have any knowledge on the subject from years past.
The old vet may still have used an older formula or simply be stuck in there way in regards to vaccinating yearly.
Also our knowledge of over vaccinating has increased which is something that wasn't an issue as we didn't have any knowledge on the subject from years past.
The old vet may still have used an older formula or simply be stuck in there way in regards to vaccinating yearly.
I vaccinate all my dogs at home. I only do it every two to three years though. With any pups I follow my vet reccomendations, but after that dog reaches two years, I don't follow the "every year" plan.
I get rabies shots at the local "rabies clinics" for about 5 or 6 dollars. That is every three years after the dog gets his second rabies shot as an adult.
I also do preventative dewormings at home.... They charge so much more at the vets for the same thing. And with multiple dogs it does save money to do some things for yourself.
I now have a great vet, that works with me, and actually recognizes the preventative treatments I give at home. I take the records I do with me, they just copy them, and put them in their folders.
My OLD vet wanted to "redo" all shots before he treated them, how is that for the animals best interest?
The boarding kennel I have used a couple times also recognizes the "home given" shots as long as you keep records and the labels from the shot bottles.
I also buy all flea meds online.
My dogs also go for checkups.... but usually there is no need for any extras that really send your bill to the stars....
I get rabies shots at the local "rabies clinics" for about 5 or 6 dollars. That is every three years after the dog gets his second rabies shot as an adult.
I also do preventative dewormings at home.... They charge so much more at the vets for the same thing. And with multiple dogs it does save money to do some things for yourself.
I now have a great vet, that works with me, and actually recognizes the preventative treatments I give at home. I take the records I do with me, they just copy them, and put them in their folders.
My OLD vet wanted to "redo" all shots before he treated them, how is that for the animals best interest?
The boarding kennel I have used a couple times also recognizes the "home given" shots as long as you keep records and the labels from the shot bottles.
I also buy all flea meds online.
My dogs also go for checkups.... but usually there is no need for any extras that really send your bill to the stars....
