would a vet know if dog had been vaccinated

[ilovemarkb]

I.ve just bought a 17 week old springer spaniel for �150. Theres no way i could afford �500 for a kc registered dog.The lady i bought him from assured me that he.d had his vaccinations but didnt have anything in writing. I.m going to take him for a healthcheck, but im not sure how much the vaccinations cost, and if the vet will know if he.s already been done.?

[YvonneM]

Ask her which vet she used for the vaccinations

[kita1]

The vet should keep a record and would probably be able to tell you if your dog is vaccinated.

If you cannot ask the lady (or she says she doesn't know) try all the vets local to her (there cannot be that many), if none of them have any record of the dog being vaccinated then he probably isn't.

Too late now, but why didn't you try the breed rescues or local dogs home - lots of them have young springer spaniels in desperate need of homes!

You are very wise to take him for a health check, make sure the vet is aware of where you bought him. Most vets will tell you if you ring them how much they charge for vaccinations - they all differ.

[lankeela]

Even if he has been vaccinated, if you have no papers the vets will probably want to do him again if you have no proof. You can actually have tests done to check his titre levels for some vaccinations, but this will probably cost as much as getting him done anyway.

As above, ask the lady which vet vaccinated him, although I cannot see why she would not have had any paperwork.

I suspect he has not been done, in which case it is better to get him done anyway rather than risk it.

Dare I ask if his parents were eye tested or hip scored?

It is a case of getting what you pay for, but please do not blame all pedigree dog breeders if something should go wrong. Reputable breeders do all the necessary health checks which is why you pay more in the first place. This can turn out to be false economy if you end up with a dog that has health problems.

[Kimmiebear]

Some breeders do their own vaccines and therefore don't have "medical records". This could be the case. Congrats on the new dog

[divegirl]

Hi, Please follow the advice above and have your dog vaccinated, just in case, especially if you can't find out which vet could have done it. Kimmiebear, I don't know any breeders who do their own vaccinations, but surely if they did they would still be able to provide a Vaccination card with the relevant bar codes attatched.
Good luck with your new puppy.

Lisa x

[ProperBoPeep]

Couple of points - there MUST be a medical record somehwere if this dog had been vaccinated - breeders are legally NOT allowed to vaccinate their own dogs as the administration of a vaccine is classed as a veterinary medicine and therefore "Must be given by, or under direct supervision of a veterinary surgeon" (RCVS guidelines)"

This means that even if a vet sold a breeder vaccine (naughty) then his computer records must be able to show the transter of the drug and the relevent batch numbers.

Also - I often find that if breeders vaccinate their puppies before selling them, the full spectrum of diseases is not covered - often just Parvo. This is not wrong, but provides a cheaper way to protect young puppies.

My advice - if the breeder HAS vaccinated, then she WILL have the relevent paperwork and will be proud to show this. No paperwork almost ALWAYS means no vaccination.

If in doubt - (re)vaccinate. It is not worth taking the risk

[ilovemarkb]

Thankyou for all your anwsers.We did try dogs trust where we seen "Jess" after waiting for a week we were told that she needed to go to a home with spaniel experience, so come to the conclusion that all rehoming centres would say the same. Had a text today from previous owner who says she has the vaccination card and will post it if she can find it. If it doesnt arrive i will promptly get him vaccinated.

[lankeela]

Some people use homeopathic remedies instead of traditional vaccinations, and they don't have vaccination cards.

[happy_face]

If it's the first puppy vaccinations the vaccs have to be done with a space of 2 weeks between and if it's over 2 weeks the vets will have to start all over again. So I would just go and have it done again for safety. Depending on your vet they're not that expensive. I paid less than �30 for both vaccs. It's better than pup ending up with Parvo and dying isn't it!!