[AlpacaTalk] Re: Pyr vaccinations
Janice,
My county does rabies clinics 2x a year for all small animals (cats, dogs, ferrets, etc.) in the town parks. I think it is $10 per head. You should call your county dept of health and see if they have a program.
Cheers,
Morgen
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>
> <<< AS I said, I don't have time to check now, but I bet there's a
> vaccine that's a multi -type called DPLP.
>
> Good luck!
> Susan
>
> PS -- The rabies is a must -- I don't give my house cats rabies
> shots......they do not get out and have no contact with other animals.....
> ..the barn cats? $65.00 for 2 rabies shots, but worth it. God only knows
> where they roam and what they come into contact with....as for the other
> vaccines for the barn cats? Guiltily, I haven't had them vaccinated for
> anything but rabies....and I really like them, but.....somehow farm cats
> seem to disappear as I remember from my childhood...
> should check it out for the safety of the dogs and alpacas...and yet I'm
> sure I know of plenty of cats that don't even get rabies vaccine.....
>
>
> Yes, I am pretty sure DPLP is the standard dog vaccination. I just
> looked at the package my guy's puppy shots were in and it doesn't say
> DPLP, but Distemper, Lepto, Parvo, and Parainfluenze are in there plus
> some other stuff, so that is most likely the DPLP. It's the same here
> with the house GSD. When we lived in the city and went to the river
> and parks a lot I kept up their shots, but out here they never go off
> the property, rarely even out of my sight, and so I have stopped the
> vaccines. I don't vaccinate my children, so am also very conservative
> with my animals in that regard. But I think you have made a good point
> about these guys living outside and being exposed to all sorts of
> things. Thanks for bringing that up. My guys are nearly a year old
> and will be coming due for their shots in a few months. I can buy those
> at Tractor Supply very inexpensively. Cheap insurance. Tho after this
> year I will likely go to every other year, just to limit their
> exposure. There have been a lot of reports of tumors and such at the
> old vaccination sites.
>
> And they are indeed worth their weight in gold! I can't say enough
> good about them. I *really* didn't want to go this route, and some
> here may remember my year of walking the property several times every
> night, trying to let the coyotes know their were humans about. Last
> year we just had the worst coyote problem. They were closing in and I
> spent my nights terrified for my alpacas. I moved them all to the front
> pasture every night, closer to the house. Then I started hearing the
> coyotes in the tiny strip of woods across from my one lane road. They
> were following. The year before I had had 2 bobcat attacks, leaving
> one of my girls blind in one eye and too close to having to be hauled
> off to the Univeristy for very expensive surgery to remove the eyeball
> had it become infected (goldenseal prevented that thank goodness) and
> doing severe damage to one of my boys, slashing his neck in multiple
> places to the bone. 2 different attacks. The first came the 2nd
> night I left the ducks out overnight, thinking they were big enough and
> safe. Clearly the bobcat had been watching and waiting; or simply got
> lucky. It got a duck that night and slashed up my paca boy in the
> process. Came back a few weeks later. It was a harrowing 2 yrs.
> Not a worry since the Pyr brothers have been here. I never hear a
> howl or yip. I had to put them to work much much younger than
> recommended because the coyotes were getting so close. By 3 mos of age
> they were staying out in the pastures all night with the alpacas. One
> of my girls was terrified of them in the beginning and screamed a lot.
> But I figured a coyote attack would be worse! The pups were very
> respectful of her fear and eventually won her over. Now when she and
> her yearling go pronking about, the pyr brothers join in. It is a sight
> to behold They still can't be trusted with the fowl, so they have to go
> back into the pen in the pasture during the day. But I am hoping and
> assuming they will grow out of that and if the weather will ever get
> decent I will start working with them and the birds. But yes they are
> the greatest and most definitely worth their (rather substantial) weight
> in gold. One night early on, one of them dug out of the pasture. It
> was too late to fix the problem that night so they went back in their
> pen for the night. The *very next* night we heard coyotes closing in at
> dusk. So I know we are being watched. Whenever I can afford it I am
> planning to put a pair out in the horse pasture as well.
>
> The cats - same here; house cats get nothing; barn cats also get
> nothing. I too feel guilty about it as I really adore those guys. But
> reality is I simply cannot afford it. I do try to worm them when I can
> but they are not very agreeable to that. But again, I think you are
> right, and if I could get my hands on some rabies vaccine I would
> vaccinate them myself; just cannot afford the vet fee to have it done.
> But I think we may see rabies become more of a problem as the economy
> continues to put people in difficult situations and things formerly
> considered necessities will start to spill over into the "optional"
> category....
> hard choices these days, even having to give up their beloved pets.
>
> Eating rabbits gave my dog the worst case of tapeworms I have EVER seen
> in my life! Totally gross.
> Heartworm and flea/tick preventative are two major expenses I have not
> been willing to give up....yet. I have found really affordable
> heartworm meds, and have found OTC tapeworm meds as well.....which took
> some research last year. There is a company that comes to Tractor
> Supply (here anyway) every month doing low cost vaccinations and
> dispensing meds at substantially lower costs than vet offices. Once
> you establish a "relationship" with them - by having your pet seen at
> one of their clinics, you can order the meds over their web site.
>
> Warmly, Janice
>
posted by Chaddo at 7:09 AM
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