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one way to keep down costs in the long run is to buy quality items whether its bowls, beds, toys, leashes, collars, training gear, food etc and from companies with real, unconditional guarantees. Lupine collars, Kuranda beds, Nylabone toys come to mind. as far as vaccines go, if you follow the newer stripped down protocols you wont be spending much at all after the age of 1. its not legal in many places to self-vaccinate for rabies ezzy...

You can buy a 5-1 or a 7-1 shot now that covers about everything. I keep the costs down by doing the things i can do myself, and not going to the vet's office unless i have an emergency or need a rabies shot. I use ivermec for heartworms and have never experienced a problem with fleas or worms since I started using it and do not have a tick problem locally either. My routine vet bill probably runs less than a hundred a year for the three...

Actually Matt I have a couple other sources for Native that are within 20 miles of me so getting Native is not too much of an issue. The only reason I brought up TSC is that one of the closest places I normally get it was out of level 3 and I just happened to check TSC as I remember they used to bring it in. I did eventually find it at another place so it's not a huge issue. It seems to work well for Willi. I am curious though about the...

I'm not sure on the negative effects of feeding to much calcium, but I can sure tell you if the bitch does not have enough, it can cause some major problems with contractions and having the pups. Having said that if she is eating a good balanced feed I would say you should be ok, unless maybe she is an older bitch who has never had pups before....Goats milk it does wonders, lots of folks use it on all there pups to supplement around here....

no i have never been to delaware. what does the 5-1 shot include

This discussion has been very informative. My wife has 6 ducks and they are still laying eggs. We do not allow the ducks to set; we will let them breed next spring. Thanks to everyone for all their time and information

mcbosco wrote: Why did you get involved in the discussion? I don't see any added value in your post. +1

mcbosco wrote: when I was right about bloat My bad. I will never question you again. Are you starting a compound somewhere? I have an inkling to move.

I agree with Ezzy. Most dogs do well on most quality feeds, and you don't have to pay a dollar a pound.

Im not sure of all it includes, but parvo and distemper are the big ones.