Rural/Farm Life

watching The Animal Channel. Its called Red Rock. Initially it was only available in California because its species specific. Im in Washington State. I called my vet who was also a Golden Retriever owner and he called his buddy vet in California and then they met in Oregon and my vet got enough of the (illicit) vaccine for his dogs and mine. I was the first one on the state to get it for my dogs. The vet gave them the shot then we observed them in the office for an hour. Then he gave his dogs the shot. The initial dose is 2 shots a month apart then an annual shot. The highest efficacy is the first 6 months of the vaccine so I get my dogs vaccinated in May. The shots can be given at home so now we just buy the vaccine and give them ourselves.

Now I see that vaccine advertised every where. Check with your vet to see of it protects from snakes in your area. Years ago we had one big male Golden that came into the house with blood on his face..he had dispatched a snake and the blood wasnt his! It gives the protection of several vials of antivenin. The shots are only about 50$ each...but antivenin can run thousands of $$$$$ ( hubby is a pharmacist and used to provide the vets with outdated antivenin to be given to dogs for FREE...the vials would run 8000$ each!)