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8 week old springer spaniel

  • 12-07-2013 12:35am
    #1
    andrew1977
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    Hi

    Got my long awaited springer spaniel into the family tonight.:)

    8 week old as of last Sunday.

    Seller tells me neither wormed nor vaccinated.

    I will ring around some local vets tomorrow ( Drogheda )

    What do i need to get done for the pup and what approx cost am I looking at ?
    Can vet costs vary that much for pup vaccination ?

    Thanks a lot for your help.


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  • #2
    Toulouse
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    Nnghh - personally if I'd been waiting that long I'd have gone with a decent breeder that wormed and vaccinated his pups.

    That aside you will need vaccinations, worming, probably defleaing, check for ear mites if it's come from a poor seller and also microchipping. Lots of Springers stolen this year so this is something I would be getting done if it were my pup. You're looking at the guts of €100 I would imagine and will need to go back in 2 weeks for the second injection.

    Get it done asap though, if the pup has never been wormed then it needs to be done as a priority and parvo is a horrible disease so don't take any risks.

    Please do some reading about puppy ownership and training.
    http://www.barnavetclinic.ie/downloads/dog/Puppy_Healthcarev2%5B1%5D.pdf
    http://www.dogstardaily.com/taxonomy/term/183


  • #3
    andrew1977
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    Toulouse wrote: »
    Nnghh - personally if I'd been waiting that long I'd have gone with a decent breeder that wormed and vaccinated his pups.

    That aside you will need vaccinations, worming, probably defleaing, check for ear mites if it's come from a poor seller and also microchipping. Lots of Springers stolen this year so this is something I would be getting done if it were my pup. You're looking at the guts of €100 I would imagine and will need to go back in 2 weeks for the second injection.

    Get it done asap though, if the pup has never been wormed then it needs to be done as a priority and parvo is a horrible disease so don't take any risks.

    Please do some reading about puppy ownership and training.
    http://www.barnavetclinic.ie/downloads/dog/Puppy_Healthcarev2%5B1%5D.pdf
    http://www.dogstardaily.com/taxonomy/term/183


    Thank you very much for your reply and information on the links, appreciate it.


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