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"Mary" wrote in message
... I will disagree with your statement that it's cheap to provide the meds. No, it's not. To test and provide vaccinations can be more than $100. That's not cheap. I thought you were just talking vaccines i.e. meds. There are vaccine clinics here who do it for $7 or you can buy vaccines yourself from http://www.drsfostersmith.com/ They also sell some FLV, FIV test kits and other things at reduced prices. That is handy to know. I just checked on the FeLV test kit (25 tests for US $179) and they told me the kits you would order from their current stock have an expiration date of Nov 2004. I may have to think about this, it could save some money! |
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The problem with the test kits is that YOU need to draw the blood. My rescue
group tried it and only one member can draw the blood and she is a vet tech. We did find a vet that gives us a great price on the FIV/FeLV test, about the same as buying the kits ourselves. As for vaccines, they are easy to give. Some cats require one to hold and one to vaccinate, others I can do myself. -- Joe http://www.jwpitt.com/cats.htm Cat Rescue http://www.animalrescuefoundation.com God created the cat so man could have the pleasure of petting the tiger "Cheryl" wrote in message s.com... "Mary" wrote in message ... I will disagree with your statement that it's cheap to provide the meds. No, it's not. To test and provide vaccinations can be more than $100. That's not cheap. I thought you were just talking vaccines i.e. meds. There are vaccine clinics here who do it for $7 or you can buy vaccines yourself from http://www.drsfostersmith.com/ They also sell some FLV, FIV test kits and other things at reduced prices. That is handy to know. I just checked on the FeLV test kit (25 tests for US $179) and they told me the kits you would order from their current stock have an expiration date of Nov 2004. I may have to think about this, it could save some money! |
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Joe Pitt composed with style: The problem with the test kits is that YOU need to draw the blood. My rescue group tried it and only one member can draw the blood and she is a vet tech. We did find a vet that gives us a great price on the FIV/FeLV test, about the same as buying the kits ourselves. As for vaccines, they are easy to give. Some cats require one to hold and one to vaccinate, others I can do myself. Thanks for the info Joe. The kit said you can test saliva or blood; I suppose it isn't as accurate tesing saliva? |
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Haven't seen that one. The kit our group got requires blood, as does the
test the vet does. -- Joe http://www.jwpitt.com/cats.htm Cat Rescue http://www.animalrescuefoundation.com God created the cat so man could have the pleasure of petting the tiger "Cheryl" wrote in message ... In , Joe Pitt composed with style: The problem with the test kits is that YOU need to draw the blood. My rescue group tried it and only one member can draw the blood and she is a vet tech. We did find a vet that gives us a great price on the FIV/FeLV test, about the same as buying the kits ourselves. As for vaccines, they are easy to give. Some cats require one to hold and one to vaccinate, others I can do myself. Thanks for the info Joe. The kit said you can test saliva or blood; I suppose it isn't as accurate tesing saliva? |
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