How much does it cost for a rabies, distemper and boardatella shots?
Sunday, February 28th, 2010 at
11:14 pm
General prices of each one please. Thanks!
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In Texas, a vet has to perform an exam on the pet before a Rabies vaccine is given, so here’s a breakdown of what we charge..
Annual Comprehensive Exam $35
Rabies – 1 or 3 years $ 15
DHLPP (distemper combo) $35
Bordetella (6months) $15
Annual Heartworm Test (over 6 months old) $25
Annual Fecal Test $13
TOTAL $133.00
Hope this helps!
Call your vet.
Where I live you can get a rabies shot for $5 and distemper and bordatella for $12.00, this is at a local humane society so there’s no charge for a visit.
Vets pay roughly 99 cents a piece for them but you’ll be lucky to escape the office for under 100 bucks.
If you choose to give all these shots do it several days before you board your dog because adverse reactions are highly likely giving all those at once.
Rabies vaccine should NEVER be given at the same time as any other vaccine..BUT vets will happily do it anyway. They want your money, not looking out for your dogs best interest.
To the people who thumbs down my asnwer.. You have not done a drop of research on this subject or you would know that what I have said is the truth and that the American Vet association does not even recommend these vaccines all be given at once… so stick your thumbs….. somewhere else!
It varies from clinic to clinic.
At the animal hospital I work at – an office visit would be $37 and the vaccines cost $18 a piece.
If your dog has never had a distemper vaccine, however, it needs to be done in a series. They receive the first one, a booster 3-4 weeks later, and a final one 3-4 weeks after that.
The boosters can usually be done with a technician for a cheaper office visit (we charge $12 for tech visits).
If your dog completed the distemper vaccine series as a puppy, he’ll only need a booster.
If he came to my clinic and he only needed one distemper, a rabies, kennel cough and office visit – $91
If he needed the distemper series, rabies, kennel cough, office visits – $151
Like I said, though, it really varies clinic to clinic – call around and get estimates.
The prices from my vet (looking at my vet receipts from the past month):
bordetella (nasal vaccine) $20
rabies $14
distemper (actually a 3-in-1, covered distemper-hepatitis, parvo, and para influenza) $23
Depending on your area, your vet prices may vary. If you live in the city, they may be more expensive than if you live in a rural area. Also, if you go to a vet that specializes in small dogs, for example, his/her prices may be higher as well.
It varies vastly from clinic to clinic. I would check several vets in your area, and also call your local ASPCA or shelters to see if they have any suggestions.
Bordatella is usually not injected as a shot, but shot up the nose [intranasal]. I would suggest not getting both rabies and distemper at the same time. Or, if you do, make sure the veterinarian does one shot on the left side of the dog, and one on the right.
It really depends on the vet. Some vets offer a special pachkage deal others you buy things "ala carte". You need to call around for prices in your area
My dog just got her 5 in 1 shot which was about 30.00 if I remember correctly and the rabies was 16.20
in ohio its about 20 for an office visit and about 10 for each shot.
What country are you in?
Call around to your local veterinarians and ask.
Costs can vary by vet and geographical area
Vaccines also need time to build up in the body in order to offer protection, so you can’t have it done today and expect your dog to be protected tomorrow, especially if you have not maintain regular vaccines, most vaccines take a couple weeks to becomes effective, you mentioned you were boarding, it is worthwhile if the place has outdoor runs to get heartworm test and heartworm preventative which also includes internal parasite protection as well, because usually in area where there are several dog kept all sorts of nasties are present like whipworm, hookworms, roundworms, fleas, ticks , some of which can be passed to humans by boring thru their skin, and can cause yard soil contamination which can be difficult to kill once in the soil as they can survive for years just one female hookworm passed in the stool can deposit a 100,000 eggs into your yard http://www.cdc.gov/Ncidod/dpd/parasites/ascaris/prevention.htm
More on different parasites that discusses human risks as well
http://lbah.com/intpar.htm
You will also want to have a flea preventative
When I was going and participating in a lot of dog events and going to dog parks frequently and fostering dogs I was vaccinating for everything the vet recommend that was common to my geographical area including keeping my dogs on parasite protection, preventing is a lot easier and cheaper than treatng problems that arise after the fact. Since starting dinight shift work I can longer do all the events I did before and dogs I did the events with have either passed away or are now senior and the youngers ones not suited to dog park environments so I am able to back off on some of the vaccines and frequency since risk levels have changed dramatically. The activities you do with your dogs and the amount exposure to other dogs, as well as diseases from wildlife is a factor in determining what vaccines should be given
if you have not routinally vaccinated, you should discuss with your vet which ones should be given for your area letting him know the dog will be boarded also any travelling plans with the dog, discuss how long before they become effective
, for example my area has a lot of skunks and racoons so Leptospirosis, and Coronavirus instances has risen significantly so highly recommended in my area, as well as Nothern Ontario, a lot of people that lived in different areas that were not at high risk of lepto and went camping with their dogs ended up with sick dogs since their were not protected from lepto
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/disease1.html
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You should call different vet clinics around your area and ask their prices, every vet clinic is going to be a little bit different. At the clinic where I work we charge an exam fee for every dog that comes in. This is $36. Each vaccine is around $20. I think the Rabies is $23, Distemper Combo and Bordetella are each like $19. The veterinarian you choose will probably also suggest things like a heart worm test ($35 at my clinic) and Heart worm prevention (price depends on the product). And they might also suggest a fecal test for intestinal parasites ($19). I hope this helps. Good luck.