Me and my partner are buying a new pup in a few weeks my question just relates to the vaccines the pup will need. Whats about the average price most vets charge, we have been quoted anywhere from about 60- 120quid.

I paid £44 for the full course per pup, this included a thorough health check on each visit.

Prices do vary in different parts of the country, in North Wales they are about 20% cheaper than here on Merseyside.

Is the breeder not getting the vacs done, mine are fully covered when they leave here.

Depends on the age that they leave the breeder. I have large breeds and they tend to go around 7-8 weeks and therefore don't tend to have any innoculations. One pup had his first one, this caused trouble in finding a local vet to administer the 2nd one of the same brand in my area.

I live in the south east and only had the innoculations done about 6 months ago, they can't of been more than £50 for the 2 set vaccination programme.

I'm in the Somerset and I think my vet charges £55-£60 for the puppy vaccinations.  I think the best thing is to find the best vet practice so you will be happy with any future care.

Totally agree that you go for the best possible vet practice.  It should be your prime consideration.

My vet charges around the £40-£50 mark for the 2 injections. I think it depends on the individual practice as a new vets has just opened where I live and for £88 you get the injections, worming tablets, 10% discount on neutering.

Although I understand your reasons for checking, choosing a vet isn't really a cost question.  Although that said, I have moved vets once because I felt I wasn't getting the best advice (AND they were considerably more expensive)...

My main criteria for choosing my current vet was their facilities, I use a small town branch just 10 minutes away but their fully equipped hospital is only 25 minutes away and staffed 24hours.  However, my reasons for staying with them are multiple:  I trust their advice, they don't appear to charge unnecessarily for things I don't need, they listen to my opinion, like my dogs, give friendly service, and do a really good job at providing quality care.  Priceless :)

completely agree with the above. My vets are a little on the expensive side but i trust them implicitly and they have 24hr cover and call out so i am very confident in their service.

I too choose my vet for the reasons stated above that to me comes first. Sometimes that means you pay abit more. I think I payed about £70 for the full course definitly know more and that is in Croydon so london prices

well we have found one thats 29quid to join a pet cover plan then 9.99 a month for that they will micro chip the puppy and do both vaccines. And you get every 6months a dog check up/discounts on treatment etc.

I was chuffed when my vet charged me £220 to vaccinate my litter last Autumn.That included both injections and microchipping for 5 pupsters and the usual vet check = which was very through.All the pups returned for their second jabs(some travelling quite a distance)and it was like one lovely puppy party.Lovely vet,in a small satillite practice that is only open for 1/2 hour each day(part of a larger practice in Newquay and Truro).No frills building but super staff.

I am pleased you have found what youre looking for. Just a point are you going to insure your pup ? It doesnt sound like that cover is for normal pet insurance not wanting to be patronising but either read the small print on that one or shop around for one on top of that that offers lifetime cover for possibly illness and injury
At 9.99 pm it wont take long to mount up and then you are paying quite a lot and you really want to make sure you are getting what you need. Personally I am not bothered about check ups I make those decisons myself as and when needed

This sounds like the new practice that I mentioned earlier,part of a franchise. I spoke to them and decided that the service they offered was fine for pet owners but not specialised enough for my needs so I'll be sticking with my traditional large animal practice vet that people travel miles to visit and they offer out of hours surgery.

The £25 down and then £9.99 a month service looks good on paper but why would you want annual diagnostic blood, urine tests and ear swabs, things included in this healthcare plan, if your dog is healthy?

My practice offers this but I worked it out as expensive - however, they do offer 24/7 care and are excellent, I just wouldn't go for the 'package' they offer :-)

I was recommended to my vet and wouldn't ever hesitate to do the same, my puppies love him never a murmur only a waggy tail to see him, full puppy health check and first injection £15.00 not the price but a Lovely honest practise  and a vet who loves the animals he cares for first and foremost fab vets :)

Well I have seen the pup and she looks fine

Mum and dads both been hip and eye scored and they passed both one was a 3-3 other a 4-3

I will look into it gunna go through the small print when we go down.

Yeah we have a policy read to go through more than just waiting to get dog to start it collecting her next weekend.

> Mum and dads both been hip and eye scored and they passed both one was a 3-3 other a 4-3

Did you see the certificates yourself?
I feel I should ask because someone on another forum was saying only yesterday how they went to a Siberian breeder who had a lot of dogs, and was basically spun a tale about the eye testing results of the parents (and said herself, any of the dogs she saw could have been the parents) with the result the puppy she bought has developed cataracts and another serious eye issue at a very young age.

If you have the names of the sire & dam of the litter, you can input them into the KC site to see what health tests have been passed and the results. While I am not for one moment suggesting the breeder you have seen is less than reputable, do please bear in mind that some unscrupulous folk can pass off an untested dam & sire as being those with good health results, knowing full well the buyer won't know if the mother/father of the litter are the tested dogs or not.

Here you go put the parents registered names into the box and you can confirm what you have been told http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/services/public/mateselect/test/Default.aspx

Once you have a result on the right you will have some choices one of which is compare to parents, so you can see what that dogs parents results were (you really want as many generations as possible, but two is a good start). 

You might also find compare to progeny (if any of their previous offspring have been tested) as when you hit that button ti will tell you how may litters and pups theya re teh parent of (though strangely ti seems to give them all as sire, even the bitches, unless they have corrected that glitch).

Yes I did see them myself and met mam and dad and all in were in order