Anyone Vaccinate their own Pets?

[donnay]

What brand of Diatomaceous Earth do you use?

I buy a fifty pound bag of DE from these people: http://www.shadowridgedonkeys.com/ds_pg_cart.htm

How much do you give your dog?

Two tablespoons in his dog food daily.

What do you do to control Tic's?

I use DE. I rub it in his coat, in his ears and I sprinkle it all around and inside his dog house. So far so good.

Regarding the Raw diet, where do you get your meat?

I buy my grassfed beef from a rancher who lives in my town. So I get lots of good meat from what they butcher as scraps just for my dog. Lots of bones too!

What kind of meat do you use?

I give him chicken, lamb and pork from local farmers and ranchers.

What is the cost per pound?

It varies. But for the most part, around $1.99 to $3.99 per pound.

How much raw meet (sic) do you feed your dog per day?

In the winter time, I feed him about 1/2 to 1 lb of raw and two to three scoops of Kibble with organic raw yogurt and DE mixed. In the summer time it is about half of that.

How big is your dog?

I have a big Newfie. He weighs in around 150. He is very muscular.

Ever heard of Taste of the Wild dog food?

I have not, until today. I researched it and it looks pretty good. The Roasted Bison & Venison I would like to try.

I even found some coupons: http://www.squidoo.com/taste-of-the-wild-coupons

 

[Working Poor]

I feed my good girl "barf" diet. I wish I did not have to vaccinate but it's the law. I do notice that her beautiful coat dolls and her eyes get matted whenever she has vaccine. I give her yogurt almost everyday so I am sure that helps her body fight the ill effects.

 

[Schifference]

I have been using Canidae dog food for years. It is not cheap either and doesn't seem to be as good as Taste of the wild. I bought 2 bags of TOTW dog food on Amazon 30# each with free delivery for under $97. I read some testimonials stating that you don't need to feed as much of this premium food to achieve great results thus negating any extra cost over discount dog food.

 

[Schifference]

Well I vaccinated both my dogs. Bought 7 way vaccines for less than $6 each. Bought Lyme vaccine for $120 (10 dose bottle) will use 3 right away and maybe find a friend or coworker that wants to use some and also purchased microchip 5 pack for less than $40 which includes free online registration. Bought some heartgard online but just today I realized that I can purchase the same medication in Heartgard for a fraction of the cost. A 50ml bottle of Ivermectin http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005C0UEWW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A6PBAW567PCQ0 for $32 and a 32oz / 50mg bottle of Pyrantel http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00061MVMS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3DN2RAAWFOO1B from Amazon for $36.66 with free shipping. I only need to use 0.1ml per 10# of weight of Ivermectin so that bottle would last a long time. A 50# dog would only use 0.5ml per month. 1/100th of the bottle. Much less expensive than $8 per pill for a 50-100 # dog. Furthermore if I wanted to legally use heartgard I would need to have an office visit and obtain a prescription thus adding to the fees.

 

[brandon]

I'm sure with a couple weeks of research any smart person could figure out dosages/schedules for vaccinations. I wouldn't feel comfortable doing my own puppy/kitten vaccinations though. If they have a bad reaction to the shot I'd have no clue what to do or what to look for. Rather be with a pro for that one.

 

[brandon]

Since we are talking about food... I had to get my dog on grain free high protein food to keep his coat looking nice. It was getting all dried out and irritated on chicken and rice formulas... even the high quality ones like blue buffalo.

 

[dannno]

Because, by law , we have to have our dog vaccinated for rabies we do it ourselves. If I am not mistaken we use that company and have had no issues with them.

Can't you just pretend to do it yourself?

 

[dannno]

Taste of the Wild is supposed to be pretty good. When we adopted our dog, we fed her Blue Wilderness Evolutionary Diet for about a month. That stuff was about $60 after tax for a 24 pound bag. Yikes.

Ya I tried those for a while and my dog really likes them both, but if it is too expensive for anybody to do the high end foods I highly recommend Costco's Lamb and Rice formula. It's $28 for a 40 lb. bag and has much better ingredients then any of the iams/science diet walmart type brands and as cheap or cheaper than them.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Guys, check on the preservative used in the vaccines. At least in the one for cats, it differs between the 1 year vaccine and the multiple year vaccine. One had a lot of mercury in it and the other didn't.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Ya I tried those for a while and my dog really likes them both, but if it is too expensive for anybody to do the high end foods I highly recommend Costco's Lamb and Rice formula. It's $28 for a 40 lb. bag and has much better ingredients then any of the iams/science diet walmart type brands and as cheap or cheaper than them.

Yeah, when it comes to pet food, more expensive does not necessarily mean better. At all.

 

[Barrex]

Screw that. Protect your self. My asshole bit me and we didnt talked for few days.Apparently he doesnt like metal things in his ass.... well at least he is not gay.


Seriously get informed first.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Screw that. Protect your self. My asshole bit me and we didnt talked for few days.Apparently he doesnt like metal things in his ass.... well at least he is not gay.


Seriously get informed first.

If you believe your "asshole bit" you, you have more issues than finding a vaccine for your puppy.

 

[Barrex]

If you believe your "asshole bit" you, you have more issues than finding a vaccine for your puppy.

That asshole wasnt a puppy. He was full grown Dalmatian dog...and I was 10 year old kid. Wasnt housebroken; on a leash he would drag me with him and wouldnt stop when I fell; often jumped through window in the house; asshole learned to open use door knobs; loved chasing chicken; bit me 3 times(entangled incident; vaccination incident; retrieving key incident)... I miss him.




I believe Rabies is only one my dog was vaccinated against.