discounts on bulk vacinations

gettingready

Oh - try a 2 bed flat with 6 cats and a GS dog LOL
I got 4 and now my daughter's 2 are staying so 6 cats.....

gettingready

I normally vaccinate at Celia Hammond as they charge less than half of what my regular vet does - with 7 pets that adds up....

penny_pincha

I have recently come across Easipetcare chain of Vets http://www.easipetcare.com/home who have branches all over the country.

They have main vet centres and clinics where you can get kittens vaccinated it is £10 for the course (cat flu and enteritis). The 1st is £10 and the second 3 weeks later for free.

Pedigree cats are recommended by the GCCF (regulatory body for cats) to be release at 13 weeks after the course of inoculations has been completed (1st at 9 weeks and 2nd at 12 weeks) they have to have a further week with the breeder to ensure that the kitten's immune system has had time to take up the vaccination.:)

Kimberley82

they have just opened one near me thanks x

~Chameleon~

gettingready wrote: »

When a female pregnant homeless cat that my daughter took in had kittens we sent them off to their new homes at 6 weeks. They were eatind/drinking/using the litter tray from 4 weeks on and homes were good so let them go at 6 weeks (one stayed here). Any particular reason that you want to keep them up to 12 weeks of age?

It is far too early to allow kittens to be re-homed at 6 weeks!! They need to learn socialisation skills from mum & siblings. Much better to keep them until 12 weeks, wish more people did that!

To the OP, do you have a good relationship with your vet? Many will offer discount for multiple kitten vaccs. And if cost is an issue, you can regain the cost of the vaccs in the sale price of the kittens, knowing they've gone to their new homes fully vaccinated rather than hoping the new owners will actually bother. Very responsible of you

Kimberley82

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

It is far too early to allow kittens to be re-homed at 6 weeks!! They need to learn socialisation skills from mum & siblings. Much better to keep them until 12 weeks, wish more people did that!

To the OP, do you have a good relationship with your vet? Many will offer discount for multiple kitten vaccs. And if cost is an issue, you can regain the cost of the vaccs in the sale price of the kittens, knowing they've gone to their new homes fully vaccinated rather than hoping the new owners will actually bother. Very responsible of you

we dont now as we have moved house and have a new vet but have found a clinic that I can get discounts at.

We are not selling them they are all going to friends, so I am thinking of asking if they will go halfs.

We are also sending them with the number to get a voucher to have them spayed or neutered so they dont mess up like us.

gettingready

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

It is far too early to allow kittens to be re-homed at 6 weeks!! They need to learn socialisation skills from mum & siblings. Much better to keep them until 12 weeks, wish more people did that!

I realise that but please note - my daughter took the mum cat on while she was pregnant and homeless. Neither she or myself could keep the little family any longer than that as we have enought cats between ourselves already. This was better than poor cat having her babies under a bush in October/November.

And all the kittens are doing very well in their new homes, they were handled from day one and made great pets. Mum was already pushing them off when they were 4 weeks old and growling at them when they were coming to 6 weeks.

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OP sorry, did not meant to hijac your topic but had to answer this.

Dollardog

krlyr wrote: »

Easipetcare are the one I'm going to, I've had a few people say they wouldn't use them for vet treatment out of choice but I'm more than happy with my vets anyway, I'm just going to appreciate saving nearly £150 on the dogs' boosters! My dogs don't have any issues with vet trips though, if they were nervous or fearful I might think twice about it. For kitten vaccinations, I don't think a vaccination clinic would be a bad thing, and then the new owners can choose which vet practice they want to use in the future.
You could google "pet vaccination clinic" alongside your area name too just incase there's any others locally.

I've just looked them up and there is one not too far from me, it says that you need to register with them though.
I'm like you krlyr, I don't want to change my regular vet, particularly as my dog is on long term medication. In fact, I have changed practices because his regular vet moved and the practice they were with got taken over by a vet which does not do their own out of hours service. I preferred to stay with a vet that knows him and has known his condition from the outset.
I would only want to go to the clinic for vaccinations, would they do just that? Would you have to register and would that mean transferring their records from their regular vet?

Actually, just noticed that it is only a vaccination clinic near me, so probably wouldn't be a problem. Their nearest vetinary centre would be too far away.

krlyr

There's nothing to stop you registering at more than one vets, it's a private service, not like registering with more than one GP on the NHS.
Some vets can get a bit peeved apparently, and they're within their rights to refuse your custom (vets cannot refuse to treat a sick or injured animal though I believe) but IMO if my vets were that petty then I would rather take my custom elsewhere! Mine are aware that I order flea treatment online (as I have to get a prescription from them) and are also aware that I will be vaccinating my dogs elsewhere this year due to cost, they have had plenty of my custom in the past and I would support them if I could but having just bought a house, I need to cut costs where I can. I will just show them the stamped/signed vaccination cards so that they can update my dogs' records on their system for their info/incase I need to claim on insurance and the insurers want all notes (my insurer insists that the dogs are vaccinated or they may void the policy)
All I did was register my details on the Easipetcare website, I did it for the nearest main branch to the vaccination clinic (it tells you to call that branch with any queries about the clinic on their website), I'll let you know how it goes Thursday if you want.

Sooz00

I discovered Easipetcare earlier this year when I was looking at low cost neutering/spaying for foster dogs. The rescue I foster for has fosterers throughout the UK so it's not possible to have all treatments/procedure done near the main centre. Thankfully, I mentioned Easipetcare during a conversation with some family friends and it turned out they'd actually used the branch nearest to me which gave me a bit more confidence.

I rang that branch (Kettering - still a 45 minute drive from me at least) and had a few discussions with them before registering & booking in my foster for neutering. The booking in/op etc. all went well and my bill for neutering & microchipping of a 10kg dog was just £47.50, inclusive of post-op meds and check, buster collar etc. My own vet's fees for the same was £160. I did check with my vet as to whether they could move on their fee at all, but they couldn't get anywhere near the Easipetcare price and said they had no problem at all with me having the procedure done elsewhere. Both Easipetcare and my usual vet were also happy to do the post-op check at my usual (more local) vet (who also didn't charge for the check, despite not doing the op) which I was impressed with both of them for.

I've since had my own cats flu/entiritis vaccines done with them at the vaccination clinic they opened locally to me. I found security a bit lax, which might be of concern with some cats, as they just screen off an area in a pet shop, rather than use a consult room. A nervous/skitty cat could probably escape from the area under the screens. There was a lady there complaining about it at the time I was there and she was quoting RCVS guidelines about providing a safe and secure environment for consultations. A lot of people seemed to think she was causing trouble, but she did have a point.

Our vaccines were just £10 per cat and they did a full health check too, teeth, eyes, ears, feel of stomach area etc., checked legs, listened to heart, asked if I had any specific concerns etc. I'd already had the conversation with the main branch regarding their vaccine protocols etc. and their willingness to follow the WSAVA guidelines as opposed to other guidelines and they were fine with that. The vet was actually more than happy to vaccinate subcutaneously low down on the right leg, rather than in the scruff, to minimise the risks of VAS. The vet that I saw was actually very competent at doing it, ensuring it was low down, under the skin, but avoiding muscle, whereas other vets in the past, have struggled.

Payment wise, with the clinics, they ring through to their main branch and payment is taken over the telephone if you want to pay by card. I think they also take cash though.

In all though, I will stick with my usual vet for the vast majority of things as I'm generally quite neurotic with my pets and vets as I've had a couple of bad experiences in the past and I've built up a good relationship with my usual practice. That said, I would be happy to use Easipetcare again for more routine things such as neutering and vaccinations, especially with my fosters, as every penny the charity saves, helps another animal. I'm lucky that my usual vet is also happy with me doing that.