Puppy Vaccination advice - Scotland

technopersia

Hi,

I have just got an 8 week old puppy, and even though I had plans of getting one before, it happened sooner than I anticipated.

Could someone please give me some advice regarding the low cost puppy vaccination in the central belt of Scotland - Edinburgh or near?

I'm a bit overwhelmed by all of the vets and absolutely no pricing from most.

Thanks in advance.

sheramber

Have a look at VET4PETS. There are several surgeries around Edinburgh.

An vet surgery will tell you the cost of vaccinations if you phone them.

Feral_Moon

Also wait until at least 12 weeks before starting a vaccination course as the puppy will still have mum's immunity until then. To vaccinate before this time is a waste of time and may not actually work as effectively.

owlet

Quite a few vets around my area do "puppy packs" including vaccinations & worming amongst other things. It might be worth while looking into those. I got vaccinations, worming & microchip for £40, which was very good value. I'm in England but I imagine Scottish vets may offer similar incentives.
Your pup should already be microchipped but check it's registered to you and all details are up to date.
Choose your vet carefully if there are several near you. Look at reviews & visit.
Enjoy your pup :-)

Edit to say..... you have got insurance? If not get that asap because there will be a two week exclusion period where you can't claim when you first take out the policy.

Katiehound

Vets4Pets have a vaccination for life scheme which would be a bargain

Vac4Life health plan offers you & your pet:

• A one-off payment of just £99
• Annual booster vaccinations for life
• An annual vet health check when your pet has their booster
• An additional annual health check with a veterinary nurse 6 months after the booste

krlyr

Katiehound wrote: »

Vets4Pets have a vaccination for life scheme which would be a bargain

Vac4Life health plan offers you & your pet:

• A one-off payment of just £99
• Annual booster vaccinations for life
• An annual vet health check when your pet has their booster
• An additional annual health check with a veterinary nurse 6 months after the booste

Good for the pocket - not necessarily so good for the dog. There's lots of controversy over annual vaccinations and whether they're necessarily, or perhaps even harmful to dogs. Filling them with chemicals that might not be needed, potentially causing health issues themselves (studies done showed that the vaccination could cause the dog's body to produce antibodies to its own biochemicals - potentially causing/contributing to issues like hypothyroidism epilepsy, joint issues, etc.).

I would suggest OP does their own research, but doesn't necessarily consider vaccinating annually just because they've bagged a bargain, and looks at alternatives like titre testing (perhaps just vaccinating the dog as a puppy). Plus, financially, it could end up causing a lot more if their dog is on daily medication by something which overvaccination may have contributed to.

Katiehound

Well I was answering the question!

My dogs go into kennels very regularly so they get annual vaccinations as the kennels insist.(and no, I don't want to change kennels because these are IMHO the best locally!) As far as I am aware my dogs have not been adversely affected but I understand the arguements why annual vaccinations probably aren't needed.
Saying that for one of my dogs it works out @ around £25 per vaccination so £99 for life is a bargain

Feral_Moon

Well, I only vaccinate my dogs once, as puppies. I see no valid reason to re-in vaccinate my dogs beyond this as there's no medical evidence to support it.

And yes, I'm a vet! But I don't believe in advertising practice policy online.

Oddjob

I don't believe in having dogs vaccinated every year either. I had my rescue vaccinated last year as I had to put her into kennels for a couple of nights but as the same will happen next year - going to kennels for a couple of nights , I don't know how to get round it. The kennels insist she is vaccinated, they say it is to do with their council licence. They use the same vets as I do and even had the bet check her record, I hadn't had the kennel cough one as I thought it was in with the others so they insisted she had that too. How do others get round it if they have not had their dogs boosters?

sheramber

You can't get round it if that is the kennel rules.

You could ask the kennels if they would accept a titre certificate but that is up to the kennel owner.

My dogs go into kennels several times a year so need to have yearly boosters but they only get the lepto and para influenza each year. The core vaccines are on a 3 yearly cycle. Their booster card gets stamped with details of what vaccine is used each year.

The kennels that I use don't require kennel cough vaccine but if it is given it must be more than 2 weeks before coming into the kennels.

Beckyy

OP, you will get vaccination costs either on the vets website or by calling to ask. You don't need to be registered with them to check the price.

Everybody has an opinion on vaccinations, how often and when to have them.

One thing I would say is that it isn't always the case of cheaper is best with vets, and a good vet is worth their weight in gold IMO so by all means shop around but I would choose your vet carefully and by recommendation if you can. It may make a dramatic difference to your pet's health in future years.