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I just rang a vet close to me and they quotes $85 for a vaccintion. Tell me if im wrong but thats seems kinda expensive?!?!

Is there anywhere that you can buy the vaccinations and do it yourself?

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The price you have been quoted would be for a physical examination, consultation and the vaccination itself.

Any modified live vaccination must be given by a veterinarian. A physical examination is a neccessity as the veterinarian that administers the vaccination should have personal knowledge that the dog appears healthy and has a normal temperature.

As a matter of interest, over the last few months I have changed the way I greet clients at a consultation. When confirming the reason for a visit, I have been saying something along the lines of "So, Fluffy is here for a check up and vaccination today?". I have been quite suprised by the number of people who respond with "No, just a needle today"...

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I don't believe yearly vaccinations are good for dogs anyway.

I dont have a choice when Im part of an agility club :scold:

Ask if they accept titres. Quite a few do.

Whats Titres ??

A blood test to check immunity levels for a disease. Costs about the same as vaccinations though.

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I do titer tests with my agility dogs. Never had any problems with it. :laugh:

The vet that I went to in QLD charged $65 for annual checkup and titer test.

Was that for the 3 disease or just 2? I think that you will find that it is about $65 for 2 of them then the 3rd bumps it up to about $160.

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You can buy Parvac online, but thats all that I know of..........however, since you are doing it purely to keep a Club happy, you would have no proof of vaccination to provide them with anyway.

The local Club here has 1-2 vaccination days a year @ $30 a dog ...

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In the West there are Canine Accredited Vets that offer discounts for members, have you tried this ? Or I also get a discount when I vaccinate3 more than 1, maybe if you only have 1 get a group together and have a Vaccinationathon!!

They do it with Microchipdays!

Anyway just a thought, was at Vets yesterday and a young girl came in with a small skinny puppy very lethargic, she left without the puppy, I dare say due to Parvo. What a shame she didnt vaccinate it, may have saved her the heartache of losing the small pup.

Try the Agility, Canine or whatever club I am sure they have cheaper Vacc places, another thought some Tech Colleges teaching vet nurses may have training days ?

J

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Unqualified people can not firstly purchase the vaccination and secondly give the vaccinations.

My vet charges $75 for vacc and check up. This is about the norm for city vets.

Titre testing would be about $160.

Actually....you can buy them if you know where to get them from.

Also if you are a member of your States Canine Cnotrol Council they often run cheap vacc and microchip days - from memory you can get a Vacc for $40 odd? Haven't done it myself for a while tho.

ETA - however your vet visit for a Vac isn't paying for just the Vacc, you are also paying for a general health check up - if you aren't well known to your vet and you turn up, dog gets darted and you walk out with a large bill...perhaps decide if you want to find a new vet. But if they give the dog a good go over, update the details on the computer, have a chat with you etc while giving the Vacc and you and pooch are happy...it's quite possibly worth the money :laugh:

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