mkj878
Well-Known Member
I just took Mac to the vet today and I'm looking up some things to discuss with my vet. Mac recieved the distemper shot from the breeder right before I got him (at 6 weeks). At his initial exam the vet wanted to go ahead with the DA2PP (Distemper/Parvo shot) and I agreed because parvo is pretty common around here and I've lost a puppy to that and I don't want to risk it again. He got that again at 10 weeks and today at 14 weeks he got that as well as a nasal bordetella, as I was checking out they said they wanted him back in 3 weeks for ANOTHER DA2PP, bordetella, rabies(which I asked for at this visit but they insisted to wait), another fecal (every so far has been negative, and hes on Advantage Multi for two months now), then again in 4 more weeks for just the parvo and then in six months for another parvo. I mentioned that I wasn't comfortable with him having so many vaccinations and they got very stiff with me about the situation. They weren't rude but its just so offputting. I've gone through several vets the "local" ones are all kind of like old school country doctors and they really don't have the facilities (and sometimes knowledge) that I'm comfortable with, for instance my mother found a VERY pregnant dog and took her in (you could feel the puppies moving inside of her) and the vet "highly doubted she was pregnant", she had pups 3 days later...12 of them in fact. My cousin had a puppy with parvo, I've lost a pup with parvo as I said and I recognized the symptoms instantly, he claimed the pup had an upset tummy and prescribed some pills...well I assume you know what happened within 48 hours. Another vet I like is about 70 miles away, I thought I had finally found such an amazing vet, but they cost 2-3x as much as most vets and they also like to have a puppy in every few weeks until they're six months old aaaaand they . As much as I'd love to, I can't afford nearly $200 a trip for them. Then I found this vet, its only about 45 miles away and now this, I am not 100% comfortable with using Advantage Multi from what I've read and thats the ONLY heartworm preventative they sell, I mentioned some different options (including using an online pharmacy which is about 1/2 as much cost) and the vet changed the subject completely, as if I hadn't spoken at all. I feel like its a never ending cycle, I think I'm going to have to start trying to find a new vet again I guess.
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I got to thinking after typing up this thread and looking at his "recipt" page. The page shows only the nasal bordatella and the DA2PP...but I distinctly remember the vet giving him a shot in each shoulder. So I called them up and asked...after sitting on hold for about 10 minutes she comes back and tells me they "accidentally" gave him his rabies shot. Therefore next trip he would've gotten it AGAIN. And also mentioned I'd have to pay for it in order to get his tag at the next trip. Personally I'm highly agitated that this was handled this way. I have no problem paying for the vaccination but a slip up like that is careless in my opinion. I'm very unhappy.
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---------- Post added at 10:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:06 AM ----------
I got to thinking after typing up this thread and looking at his "recipt" page. The page shows only the nasal bordatella and the DA2PP...but I distinctly remember the vet giving him a shot in each shoulder. So I called them up and asked...after sitting on hold for about 10 minutes she comes back and tells me they "accidentally" gave him his rabies shot. Therefore next trip he would've gotten it AGAIN. And also mentioned I'd have to pay for it in order to get his tag at the next trip. Personally I'm highly agitated that this was handled this way. I have no problem paying for the vaccination but a slip up like that is careless in my opinion. I'm very unhappy.