Dog rabies vaccine at home?

Question

Has anyone ever vaccinated their dog at home with the rabies vaccine? I've seen it for sale from the manufacturer.. however, they wont ship to some US states, and there are some states that they can ship to but the "state won't recognize it as a vaccine" and then there are a few states that it's fine for.
Also, I would like to know what some people's experience has been with vaccinating altogether at home. Have you actually saved much money? (please list sites where you purchase them, also) thank you!

Answer 1

While most US states allow owners to vaccinate against Distemper, Parvo and other diseases, most, if not by now, ALL-do not allow anyone but a licensed veterinarian to purchase or administer Rabies vaccines. That's because Rabies is not only contageous to other animals, but to humans, and is virtually 100% fatal in all species. Even if your state's laws will permit you to order Rabies vaccine, if your dog were to bite someone later, the law would treat it as unvaccinated and would not accept your word that it was vaccinated at home against this horrible disease, and depending on where you live, state law COULD require an unvaccinated dog to be surrendered for Rabies testing, which involves cutting off the dog's head. Every vet I know of has a low-cost Rabies vaccine clinic at least once a year, and most states set limits on how much they can charge for a Rabies vaccine, so that saving money or not being able to afford it is no excuse. You WILL save money vaccinating against other canine diseases yourself, using name-brand vaccines(I recommend the Ft. Dodge vaccines myself), but not with Rabies. Below is just one of many sites that sell quality name-brand vaccines.

Answer 2

It is NOT a good idea to vaccinate at home. The drug manufacturers will NOT guarantee the vaccine if there should be a problem, the drug companies only sell to licensed vets (so where are these places really getting the vaccine??), there is no way of knowing how the vaccine has been shipped, stored, handled, mixed or administered, if the dog has an adverse reaction you've got a big problem on your hands,an owner can't tell if there is an underlying health issue and a dog should not be vaccinated if it isn't healthy.
Self vaccinating with products from online, feed stores, catalogs etc is a big risk..is it one you are willing to take with your pet?

Answer 3

I once had an elderly lady for a friend. She had a wonderful little dog. A mix of some sort. She had the dog trained well and it behaved very well. Learn here https://tr.im/tHhdO

She kept an uncovered candy dish on her coffee table with candy in it. The dog was forbidden to eat the candy. When she was in the room observing the dog he did not even appear to notice the candy. One day while she was in her dinning room she happened to look in a mirror and could see her dog in the living room. He did not know he was being watched. For several minutes he was sitting in front of the candy bowl staring at the candy. Finally he reached in and took one. He placed it on the table and stared at it, he woofed at it. He stared some more, licked his chops and PUT IT BACK in the bowl and walked away. Did he want the candy, oh yeah. Did he eat it? Nope. They can be trained that well but most, I'll admit, are not trained that well. When I was a young boy, maybe 5 years old. We had a german shepherd. He was very well trained also. My mom could leave food unattended on the table, no problem. She would open the oven door and set a pan roast beef or roast chicken on the door to cool. No problem. He would not touch it, watched or not. But butter? Whole other story. You leave a stick of butter anywhere he could reach and it was gone. He was a large shepherd so there were not many places he could not reach. Really, I think the number of dogs trained to the point they will leave food alone when not being supervised is very small indeed.
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Now if we are talking obedience training, not food grubbing, that is a different story. Way back when I was first learning obedience training one of the final exercises was to put our dogs in a down/stay and not only leave the room but leave the building for 15 minutes. The only person that stayed was our trainer, not the owners. Most of the dogs in my class did not break their stay, which would be an automatic fail. I'm happy to report my dog was one of the ones that passed.

Answer 4

I live in CA, I used to give all my dogs' shots myself including Rabies. But it's no longer legal here. It's not a sub-cu injection like the DHPP, so many shouldn't try it.

One way to save money is to go to a shot clinic rather than the vet, but I would not do this with young puppies or dogs with any health problems.

I used to buy Rabies for $5-$9 a shot, it is much more at the vet. These days I have no idea how much.

KV Vet and Dr. Foster and Smith were the places I used. Pet Edge is also good.

Answer 5

Puppy Vaccinations At Home

Answer 6

There are several states in the U.S. that laws says only a licensed vet can give teh rabbies. if YOu don't have proof froma vet you can actually be taken to court and pay a very high fine.
As far as giving your own a lot of vets won't except and the puup can be put through a lot.
For example if I had takenmy cat to the vets for all shots and rabies a nueter on my cat would have been $35 but now they say it will cost $135
so I saved as far as keeping my cat from getting sick but I sure din't save in teh longrun as I really needed to get my male fixed adn it cost so much more.
Yo really need to keep teh vaccines at a certain temp if tehy get to warm they are like just giving water under teh skin won't actually hurt teh dog but if it comes in contact with something it could be as if you never vaccinated.

Answer 7

Hi, I understand that you are looking for some advice or resources to help fully train your dog or fix behavior problems. If a professional dog trainer is not an option at this time, or if you want to trt training your dog on your own (a great way to bond), I'd suggest you https://biturl.im/aU7zZ

A friend recommened it to me a few years ago, and I was amazed how quickly it worked, which is why I recommend it to others. The dog training academy also has as an excellent home training course.

Answer 8

Nope. I work for a shelter and we can not even give rabies only a vet.A rabies shot is not expensive I paid $16.00 last month at a vets.

Answer 9

all of the united states should be rabies can be only given by vet. Not a vet tech and not by yourself. As I took my cat to the shelter for lower price it was given by my vet... They said that at the clinc the shot was good for 1 year, but by notifing my vet that they were the ones that did the shot at the clinc. the shot was good for 3 years. So you might not save money if it is not recongized as a 3 year shot. and i highly believe that if the shot was good for 3 years they should not get another one in one year could not be healthy. Call your vet and ask directly if you don't have a vet ask the shelter.

Answer 10

i was told that the rabies shot had to be done by a vet/clinic. if you get the 'at home' one they don't give you the cirtificate that you get when you go to the vet, and you need that.

we did the 7 in one shot for our dog, he gets another one in 3 weeks, then his rabies a week after that. we have something called "The Wharf" which is a pet store in southern california that has a vet come in three or four times a month and does rabies for 6.99 per puppy.