I've accepted a stray dog into my home. I did not go out and buy this dog, it is in my home because I do not know what would become of it if I did not shelter it. It's a charity case. I give the dog its shots myself, but I cannot administer the rabies vaccine. I've been calling to all the clinics, and they tell me the shot costs around $12.50 or so. But wait! That will be $30-$40 just to come in the office. I tell them I do not need any other services. No matter. I refuse to pay the outrageous "office visit" fee. Stay away from the Vet's Office as much as possible. If you want a healthy dog, don't take yours to where all the sick animals go.
But the vet tells me they will cut toenails for $5-8. There is no office visit charge if toenails are all you're in for. (I do not need them to cut nails, but I was asking because I knew what they would say. A nail cut has that dog walking in that office, and being manipulated by the staff. More work than sticking the dog with a needle). I've been waiting for a 'rabies roundup, ' where people can take their dogs to the county garage or other such location and get the shot for about $5. No roundups are planned. I have no problem paying for the shot, nor paying what it is actually worth to administer the vaccine. But it is not $30-40 worth of labor to stick a dog with a needle.
You would think the vets would want the local animal population vaccinated and rabies controlled. But they don't. They would rather see that dog taken to the pound than to have you not use their services.
So, if there are any Vets reading this, I would appreciate your responses as to why it is worth $30-40 (not counting the cost of the vaccine) to stick my dog with a needle.
Also, the Animal Shelter recommended a local vet who WOULD administer the vaccine without having to do anything else or charge for an office visit. However, that vaccine that cost $12.50 at all the other clinics shot up to $26.00 there. That's even worse. I won't go to them because they lie. They should say "We charge $12.50 for the vaccine and $13.50 to administer.instead they act as if the vaccine costs $26.00 (with a slight mark-up, of course).
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