how much do a puppys injections cost.?

Question

at what age do they need them, and do they need to keep having them. i live in england.

and if i choose an older dog how do i know they have been vaccinated, can older dogs be given them just to make sure. would it harm the dog if they were given them twice.

Answer 1

Hi they can vary from around £21 upwards depends where you live but do shop around & call a few vets as some charge lots more than others for the very same stuff...Regards Jake (website) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PetsSecondChance

Answer 2

I'm not sure how many shots they require in England but I am sure it is the same as in the states and to give you an idea of how many shots a dog needs to have this is what they get vaccinated for : Parvo, Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptosporosis. Parainfluenza, Coronavirus and Rabies. some of these come together in one shot but they all require boosters during thier life span so no it wont hurt an older dog to recieve vaccines even if it has been previously vaccinated. A vet will charge you an arm and a leg to give them thier shots although some vets will include a check up at the same time. I am sure England has mobile clinics for pets like we do here in the states that charge 1/2 the price and where I live the city will sponser a special program together with the humane society to vaccinate and spay and neuter pets for a really low price. I would check around and see what there is to offer where you live. Hope you can find a reasonable place.

Answer 3

The cost is about £54.00 for the two injections needed. At least that's what I will be paying here in Suffolk. The first is given at 8 weeks, the second at 12 weeks. They should NOT go out between injections. They are very vunerable at this stage.
I know Vets vary across the country, infact here in Suffolk they vary a great deal within a 5 mile radius. Ring round all your local vets, and ask. Don't just go with the first one.
For another £25 or about, get the puppy microchipped too. This is done at 12 weeks a long with the second injection. And I strongly recommend you insure your dog also.

Answer 4

I have a thing against injections for humans, and especially dogs, because they can't say 'no'.

Here is an extract from a report, written in the UK.
You spoke of never compromising your dog's health, so I cite this extract from a report in the UK.

One thing that they need to explain is the canine carnage: in a population of 7 million domestic dogs, over a million per year are dying from cancer - or the treatment. This constitutes a dog cancer death-rate 50 times that of the human rate, due to the regime of vet-approved vaccines, antibiotics, worming drugs, flea sprays, pesticides, herbicides etc. - all 'safety tested' on animals - tinned dog-meat etc. We are all - humans, dogs, cats - dying, like flies, from the synthetic deluge. The farm animals would exhibit the same syndrome if they were not killed, prematurely, for 'food'.

The full report can be read at
http://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/body/cancer.html

Answer 5

Loadsa money, depending on which vet you go to. Some charge up to £80 for the initial course of vaccinations, which is just greedy. And a yearly booster vaccination could cost around £30 a time. Try calling around local vets and asking for prices, but don't necessarily choose the cheapest because it might not be the best place to go.

Answer 6

Usually the first one at 8 weeks and the 2nd dose at 10 weeks. They cost around £35 for the full set. You would be best advised to speak to the vet and while you are there get an appropriate wormer and flea treatment ready to use at the first sign of fleas. I personally recommend 'stronghold' as one lot of drops oin the back of the neck does fleas, ticks, lice, earmites and roundworms and costs only £5 a month on average. If you read through some of the questions you will see lots of people battling with a flea infested home because they didn't keep on top of the problem. Fleas are easy to keep under control if you deal with them right away but are hell to try to eradicate if they get a hold in your home.
If the vet tells you he doesn't stock stronghold and the advantage, frontline, or any of the other spot ons work as well, don't believe him. A vet friend of mine put me onto stronghold as it was the most effective and cost effective, but for the vet, there is more profit margin in the others. Tell the vet you want stronghold and you want him to order it for you and he will.
People have to be more proactive with vets. It's your money, your pet, and YOU make the decisions. If you went to a supermarket for a packet of butter and they told you that they didn't stock butter and that margerine was just as good would you just accept that and buy the margerine? No.
Once you have had the stronghold prescribed, when you need more, you won't have to take the dog in, just get a repeat prescription.
It saves mucking about with one lot of stuff for fleas and another for worming. You also know that your pet is vermin free and this is especially important if like me you allow him on the furniture and bed and more so if you have children.
As for how often to innoculate it depends. If you want to put him in boarding kennels once a year when you go on holiday, you will have to have it done yearly. However, modern science has shown once 3 yearly to be effective and safe. I live very rural where there are rats so the only one my dogs get yearly is leptospirosis which is carried by rats. I do the first puppy jabs, then 3 yearly until they reach 9 years old, and none thereafter as research has shown over inooculating to be harmful.
It is an interesting experiment to ask the vet about how often. If he says yearly, ask about current thinking about only every 3 years. If he still pushes the yearly, in spite of the data being published several years ago in veterinary journals, you know he is more interested in profit. The innoculations cost him around £3 and he will charge around £30.
You are entitled to phone around all of the vets in your area and suss out who is the best for you with regards honesty and price. You will build up a relationship with your vet so you have to trust him.
It took me a while to find my present vet after my old one retired but I trust them implicitly and know that they will always do what is best for my animals without regard to their profits if I am broke.
I have rushed there with a vet sick animal, and said "fix it, I haven't any money at the moment" and they do their best and know that I will pay as fast as I get some money. That sort of relationahip has to be built up over time. They know that my prime concern will always be for my animals and I will always pay their bill because they are an important part of my life.
If you get an older dog from a rescue you will get the vaccination certificate with it if it has been done.

Answer 7

Pups need the first injection from around 8 weeks & the follow up injection 2 weeks after the first one, after a week to 10 days they are ready to go out for walks.. cost is about £35/£45 depending on the vets...

Dogs & cats need a follow up booster every year...

Answer 8

hi, insurance doesnt oftentimes conceal this, yet you're able to desire to examine you very own, as different companys exchange what they do contain and dont. I even have chihuahuas and there injections from doggy is £forty two.35 thats for the 8 week and 10 week one.s i could think of larger the dogs the fee could bypass up, as they desire greater of the medicine. lower back different vets fee different quantities. in case you no what breed you desire or have ring your vets and inquire, they're oftentimes good and assist you to be attentive to. Thats could grant you with the greater effective ideas. good success

Answer 9

I breed mini Poodles and I give the first shots to our pups before going to new owner along with a vet "healthy pup check". That usually costs me about $30 per dog (usually 3 or more) for vet check AND Shots!!

I don't know about the UK but see if there are any PETCO or PETSAMRT store. If so they usually run specials for doing series of shots for very reasonable prices. 60 pounds seems like alot to me, but I'm not over there.

Answer 10

hiya
i got mine free well the 1st ones anyway as she was a rescued dog, i am on means tested benfit and i know its cheaper, and before you all jump on me (I can't work dew to car crash), sorry i put that there Romore but i always get people telling me to get off my @ss and go to work. I would if i could