how do breeders inject all their dogs? surely they don't pay £50 per pup??

Answer 1

I think I paid £12 per pup for their first injection and the new owners paid for the second one.

Answer 2

My aunt used to be a KC registered breeder, and administered the vaccinations herself. She gets the shots a lot cheaper than they cost to have done they are the same injections that the vets use though. She isn't a vet, but does work with animals. You have a ready made injection and just put it into the scruff of the neck, she's done this for decades and it has always been safe, no problems whatsoever.

I suppose it depends on the breeder, the breeders contacts and howlong the breeder has been runnung for, as many more long term breeders administer there own injections for money reasons.

I think though, that this should only be done if you know 100% what you are doing. When my grandmother got her dog from a rescue, no jabs were included my aunt did the first set, but then returned to wales, then my grandma did the second set, the dog's as healthy as can be and didn't and still hasn't had a problem 3 years down the line.

Answer 3

Hiya, Breeding dogs is expensive! lol, most breeders will give the first injection, and the new owners do the 2nd, the first injection only costs about £12 - £15, They wil be done by the vet while getting a health check, the 'good' breeders ask alot of money for the pups because they have been vet checked, wormed etc, wheras the norm for a 'cheap' pup is no worming, no 1st injection etc. Soz i'm babbling, hope this answered your Q xx

Answer 4

I have a waiting list for my puppies, but sometimes have puppies to sell to others as I can't satisfy all the people on my list sometimes (once had a litter of 11 dogs and only 1 b*tch puppy!). Once those puppies get to eight weeks old then they get vaccinated. The most I have had to vaccinate was three though, and the new owner paid for one of those as the puppy was only with us until the new owner collected him after his holidays.

I paid £50 for each of the puppies I had unsold at eight weeks old. Luckily that is the only time I have had to do it, but would do it for all the puppies if I had them after they were 8 weeks old.

Any reputable breeder should do this. I have seen people advertising puppies of 12 weeks plus that have not yet been innoculated. That dog won't be able to go out in public for another four weeks which is much too long. Puppies need to get out and socialised as soon as possible.

Answer 5

I don't inject my pups because most of my puppies do not go locally and their own vets may not use the same vaccine as my vet and they would have to be vaccinated again. Since pups in my breed go to their new homes at 8 weeks, there is no way they would be sold fully vaccinated anyway so it is better to leave it to the new owners to have the whole regime done at their vet.
Never had a problem yet & never bought in a puppy who had been vaccinated either - I wouldn't expect it to be.

Answer 6

Some breeders give their own shots, some get discounts at vets for being a breeder. And remember, a good breeder is not getting rich off pups. They are doing good to break even!!!

Answer 7

a lot of breeders put the cost of the vaccination in with the price of the pup - most vets give discount to breeders

Answer 8

Look around, some vets charge for an "office call" for each pup (15-25 dollars) and then for the shots and de-wormer. Other vets will charge one office call for the litter plus the shots and de-wormer. This will make a huge difference in the cost.
Personally, I don't worry about the shots, I can do that myself if need be, it's the 6 week physical exam and the 8 week CERF eye exam that I am concerned with.
If you are going to give the shots yourself, do your homework. If at any point those shots are allowed to exceed 42 f degrees, or are allowed to be exposed to direct sunlight, they WILL mutate. They are a modified live virus.

Answer 9

Vet costs are expensive and yes, it's per pup. Plus the vetting of the mother. If you want to be a breeder, which I hope you don't, you must give your animals excellent and DOCUMENTED vet care. If you plan on being what is called a "backyard breeder", think twice. The law is really starting to come down on this kind of breeder and on puppy mills. It's irresponsible. Best thing to do is spay or neuter your dog and enjoy the dog instead of looking at it as an investment.

Answer 10

Vets usually do deals for breeders or people with multiple pets, but there's no way to really do it cheaply - there's no way around it, breeding is expensive!

I've heard in America, people can pick up vaccines from feed stores or something, which is a dumb thing to do. Vaccines are controlled drugs and should not be administered without veterinary certification of health. Haven't heard of it happening in England.

Chalice