So it all started a few months ago, when we realized that we’d have to start giving the puppies their vaccinations. They need vaccines at 4 weeks old, 8 weeks old, and 12 weeks old. Some people give them more, but this is all that is needed.
We started pricing vets for these vaccinations, and realized it was going to cost us easily over $200 per visit we made, making it probably around $700-$800 by the time we were done, not even including the rabies shots they would need at 12 weeks. Oh boy! Definitely living on a single income does not provide for that kind of spending in such a short time. So my husband began researching.
While we were in the city, he was able to find a vet pharmacy store close to us that would give us the puppy vaccinations for less than $10 each, including the syringes. So my husband hopped right over, got the necessary vaccines and equipment, learned from the vet how to give the medicine, and saved us a ton of money those first two months! I will also mention how proud I was of my husband as there is NO WAY I could have given them the needles.
Now that I’m in the states, however, it has been quite difficult to find a place that sells vaccines. I only came up with places online. I was going to go with PetMeds as most people know this one (commercials on tv), but they would only sell the vaccines in bulk, and I only needed 3.
Finally, I came across Doctors Foster and Smith. They sold the vaccines in singles, sold all the equipment and had amazing sales on other items that I bought such as dewormer, tick and flea stuff, and so much more. The prices are so cheap, and they give you direct instructions on everything you need to do on-line. Not only do they sell for dogs, but almost any animal that could be a pet.
When I placed the vaccines (and I ordered Bordatella “Kennel Cough” for all of them), it put in red a message saying that it was recommended to do a 1 or 2-day flying with UPS so that the vaccines would still be good by the time they got here. The problem isn’t the amount of time it takes, the problem is that they need to be kept cold. Of course I went with the 1-day overnight flight as I want to give my babies the best, and of course, UPS didn’t bring it to the house but took it to the mailboxes. When I found out they had been sitting there for 2 hours in the middle-of-the-day Colorado heat, I started freaking out.
Thankfully, this company is amazing. They had all of the vaccines wrapped in bags with ice packs surrounding them. For those tiny little vials of vaccines, I now have 10 ice packs that they had sent with them. They were still cold when I got there!
I love this company, and I am so impressed with the products they carry, their timeliness, and the care they take with their products. I definitely recommend using them for all of your pets needs (food, toys, necessities, etc…) and definitely to save a TON of money from any vaccinations your pet may need. I know I will be using them whenever I can!
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