Puppy Vaccination's

[nothernlite 18,077]

as you say each to there own wouldnt trust anybody with my dogs health apart from a registered vet i know and used

[fitchet 788]

 

 

can he assure you the jabs are sound stored in a fridge right date not out of date

Yes. I trust him. Hes a good friend and has been jabbing his own dogs longer than I've been alive

Exactly mate the lad that does mine is well clued up on all that if he didnt think it was good enough

For his own dogs he wouldnt be using them. The only problem with not getting a vet to do it is if you ever have to boarding kennel them as you have to have proof of kennel cough jabs ect,

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

I use vets as little as possible. Ive been a couple of different ones and there 7 years at university have done nothing but give them a certificate. Ive seen them scared of dogs, inject thereselves by mistake and one recently administered metacam for long term use! Lol.

 

If I didnt have someone I trusted then i would find the best vet i could, but aside from having the paperwork there isnt much a vet can do that my mate cant.

 

And as for boarding kennels - I havent been on holiday since 1998

[bird 9,868]

 

 

can he assure you the jabs are sound stored in a fridge right date not out of date

Yes. I trust him. Hes a good friend and has been jabbing his own dogs longer than I've been alive

Exactly mate the lad that does mine is well clued up on all that if he didnt think it was good enough

For his own dogs he wouldnt be using them. The only problem with not getting a vet to do it is if you ever have to boarding kennel them as you have to have proof of kennel cough jabs ect,

 

for a pup and up to 2 years old, i would deff use a vet, then you know its done and the pup+young dog got a good start in life.Isuppose after 3 year old you could jab your self if need be, mine charege for a check over+ jabs,+wormers £70 quid per dog, which i dont thinks that bad for all 3 things.! And my vet do the greyhounds at the W-ton track, very good vet regards any type running dogs.!

[nothernlite 18,077]

I use vets as little as possible. Ive been a couple of different ones and there 7 years at university have done nothing but give them a certificate. Ive seen them scared of dogs, inject thereselves by mistake and one recently administered metacam for long term use! Lol.

 

If I didnt have someone I trusted then i would find the best vet i could, but aside from having the paperwork there isnt much a vet can do that my mate cant.

 

And as for boarding kennels - I havent been on holiday since 1998

must have alot of trust in your mate not much a vet can do your mate cant do fairplay to your mate lol

[Sirius 1,391]

I only use a vet to do my dogs jabs, but just shop around after all they are supplying a service you are not going to them for a consultation as such just to administer a medicine?

I only get the first initial jabs done and I don't use boosters other than Lepto if I think the dog needs it. I believe boostes are NOT always needed every year any more, inoclations have moved on and don't need to be used as regularly, so worth doing your homework before going to the vet.

[BORDERSCOT 3,816]

I use vets as little as possible. Ive been a couple of different ones and there 7 years at university have done nothing but give them a certificate. Ive seen them scared of dogs, inject thereselves by mistake and one recently administered metacam for long term use! Lol.

 

If I didnt have someone I trusted then i would find the best vet i could, but aside from having the paperwork there isnt much a vet can do that my mate cant.

 

And as for boarding kennels - I havent been on holiday since 1998

 

I've seen vets scared of dogs, horses and farm animals....why be a f***ing vet then.....

 

And one or two I have seen are just total incompetents....was once on the end of a lead rein holding a horse for a female vet to shoot it she she f****d up big time and partially shot it....some of the most emotional few minutes I can recall.....

[fitchet 788]

 

 

 

 

can he assure you the jabs are sound stored in a fridge right date not out of date

Yes. I trust him. Hes a good friend and has been jabbing his own dogs longer than I've been alive

Exactly mate the lad that does mine is well clued up on all that if he didnt think it was good enough

For his own dogs he wouldnt be using them. The only problem with not getting a vet to do it is if you ever have to boarding kennel them as you have to have proof of kennel cough jabs ect,

for a pup and up to 2 years old, i would deff use a vet, then you know its done and the pup+young dog got a good start in life.Isuppose after 3 year old you could jab your self if need be, mine charege for a check over+ jabs,+wormers £70 quid per dog, which i dont thinks that bad for all 3 things.! And my vet do the greyhounds at the W-ton track, very good vet regards any type running dogs.!

If i found a really good vet like you sound like you have then i would happily pay abit extra, but the man i use would put alot of vets to shame in his knowledge of working dogs. Last time i went to a vets i ended up paying a good bit more than i ahouldve and even then the vets f****d up.

[nothernlite 18,077]

same as every walk in life good and bad in everything from the building trade to nursing just got to find the right one and use when most needed

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

An old bloke once told me that a good vet is worth his weight in gold and if you find one look after him.

 

I just haven't found one yet

[birddog 1,354]

although i'm a 'to each their own' guy, i have mates who 'jab' their own pups etc but i've used the same vet for years, he knows me, he knows my dogs, he's not the best vet in the world but he's not the worst, he knows i take care of minor ailments / injuries, he know's he can't pull the wool over my eyes, he charges what he charges it's his business after all, what worries me however is if anyone looks to save a few quid on innoculations for a pup that's hopefully going to be with them for many years where else are they going to skimp ? with the time, feeding, effort, training etc that we should put into a pup is a few quid such a big deal?

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

although i'm a 'to each their own' guy, i have mates who 'jab' their own pups etc but i've used the same vet for years, he knows me, he knows my dogs, he's not the best vet in the world but he's not the worst, he knows i take care of minor ailments / injuries, he know's he can't pull the wool over my eyes, he charges what he charges it's his business after all, what worries me however is if anyone looks to save a few quid on innoculations for a pup that's hopefully going to be with them for many years where else are they going to skimp ? with the time, feeding, effort, training etc that we should put into a pup is a few quid such a big deal?

Your suggesting that person A who spends £50 on a £15 vaccination at the vets is potentially a better dog owner, gives the dog better food and spends more time with the dog than person B who spends £15 on the £15 vaccination.

 

It's a crazy world. Lol.

[fitchet 788]

although i'm a 'to each their own' guy, i have mates who 'jab' their own pups etc but i've used the same vet for years, he knows me, he knows my dogs, he's not the best vet in the world but he's not the worst, he knows i take care of minor ailments / injuries, he know's he can't pull the wool over my eyes, he charges what he charges it's his business after all, what worries me however is if anyone looks to save a few quid on innoculations for a pup that's hopefully going to be with them for many years where else are they going to skimp ? with the time, feeding, effort, training etc that we should put into a pup is a few quid such a big deal?

 

Ive been ripped of by vets too many times had dog bleeding to death in a waiting room while they waited for there £100 upfront. Ive been told stories of them skimping on drugs they put dogs down with and the dogs are waking up in plastic bags. Ive had them do bad stitching jobs leaving stuff in wounds and when my mate took a dog the had been spiked by a muntie they tried telling him the dog had been hit by a car and would need this and that.

 

Why anyone would line a bad vets pockets i have no idea. As gaz said a goodun is worth there wieght in gold but its finding a goodun thats the problem

[chook1 184]

I only use a vet to do my dogs jabs, but just shop around after all they are supplying a service you are not going to them for a consultation as such just to administer a medicine?

 

I only get the first initial jabs done and I don't use boosters other than Lepto if I think the dog needs it. I believe boostes are NOT always needed every year any more, inoclations have moved on and don't need to be used as regularly, so worth doing your homework before going to the vet.

 

 

Most vets don't do the full booster every year any more, my own vets use the 3 year one, but lepto is done every year.

[salukixgrey 779]

I've got a good vet Daniel Doherty a greyhound vet he not dear and no the ins and outs of running dogs, I wouldn't use anyone else. Ring him day or night and he will see you, can't ask for much more than that. He half price than my local vets for vaccinations and don't try and rip you of will always point you in the right direction. He down south if anyone got any problems pm me i can point you in his direction.