Vaccination

[Arlene]

Does anyone know how much a kennel cough vaccination is ?
When we were at the vets today Rusty got his kennel cough and his booster or something and the price was really high. The receipt didn't break down the costs so we don't know how much roughly each jag is

[Enid]

Phone and ask them for a breakdown of costs, Arlene. You are entitled to know what you are paying for.

They might even have made a mistake!
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[kirsty]

Kennel Cough vaccine is not necessary any longer. I don't have mine done now, seemingly the vaccine is only effective for the 5 out of 8 strains...so in future this could save you some money...but your receipt should be broken down for you
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[kendal]

[amandawhitelaw]

i did not know you could get this injection. If it meant yoda might not even get one of the strains i would get her it.

[Enid]

[John Thomson]

Kennel cough is exactly that.....a cough, most young healthy dogs can shrug it off.......older dogs can struggle ....distressing to watch your dog when it catches this though.
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[shirley c]

Scooby and Pixe have both had it and Scooby is old, both were fine in a few weeks, I probably wouldnt get the nasal spray, I know dogs absolutly hate it and if it doesnt cover all strains then I wouldnt put them through it
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[linsey]

[Patricia]

Jaws got vaccined last Saturday. It cost me 54 pound (and 1p ), 30 pound for the booster, and 24 pound for the kennel cough. He behaved so well, I was very proud of him. I took him to Acorn straight after the vet and got him a big bone.
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[Lindy]

to be honest and IN MY OPINION after reading everyhting I have I feel that annual boosters are a rip off made up by vets to get you in and take money from you I like Patricia and Arlene had my my tow at the vets on Sat getting Lizzy's boosters and them both kennel cough because they will be kenneled in a few weeks £78!!!!! was the total. In the US they now offer a test to see how your dogs immunity is to the various harmuful viruses out there and if it's high they don't bother with a booster. Dogs are very differenmt to humans however I struggle to see how we only have to vacinate our children once or twice in their life time against various diseases yet dogs need vacinated every year????? I am a pesimist when it comes to vets for things like this, I have to add that I like my vets and they have been very good with my dogs I just feel that it is very easy for them to take money from us.

Rant over sorry

[Anna]

When we had to put Tilly in the Kennels for the night for my brothers wedding and the kennels wouldn't take her unless she had the kennel cough vaccination. She hated getting that stuff up her nose. Poor little pup.
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[kendal]

if you booking your dog into kennels for the first time or you are using a different kennel to the one you normally use, ask them if you need the Kennel cough.

if your getting it make sure you get it done two weeks prior to the dog being kenneled, it is a live vaccine and the kennel will not take the dog (if you are lucky and they do take them, they will have to go into isolation until the two weeks are up, not fun for dog or kennel staff)

sorry for being so forcefully about this, but the kennel i work at doesn't require the kennel cough for boarding, but we have still had to turn people away for the dog having the kennel cough vaccine only a couple of days before coming in. it is an unfortunate way to ruin your holiday, and is not relay the owners fault, as it is almost always the vets fault for misinforming them
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[kirsty]

[Steven]