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rachylou

rachylou

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Jimby had the Cyclap jab on 14th March 2009, we have changed practices now as we have moved and he will be recieving the Lapinject instead.
I have booked him in to have it done on the 8th March, is that ok, will he still be covered from the last one that close to it running out? Do they last a full year?!
 
Does anyone know if you can request one vaccine or the other from your vet? I keep meaning to ring and ask. Vin had a bad reaction to whatever one she had last year and her fur is still growing back. Which one is more common?
 
Cylap is more common because it comes in individual doses.
Lapinject is less common because it comes in vials with 5 doses in and you have to use all the doses in something like 12hrs of opening the vial.

Most vets probably don't do enough vaccinations in one day to make Lapinject economincally viable.

But you can always ask, I'm going to ask my vet about it, since I have four buns there shouldn't be much waste.
 
Stator said:
Cylap is more common because it comes in individual doses.
Lapinject is less common because it comes in vials with 5 doses in and you have to use all the doses in something like 12hrs of opening the vial.

Most vets probably don't do enough vaccinations in one day to make Lapinject economincally viable.

But you can always ask, I'm going to ask my vet about it, since I have four buns there shouldn't be much waste.
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Thanks :wave: I just don't want her to have to go through the horrible skin reaction she had last time.
 
Stator said:
Cylap is more common because it comes in individual doses.
Lapinject is less common because it comes in vials with 5 doses in and you have to use all the doses in something like 12hrs of opening the vial.

Most vets probably don't do enough vaccinations in one day to make Lapinject economincally viable.

But you can always ask, I'm going to ask my vet about it, since I have four buns there shouldn't be much waste.
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ahhhh, now it makes more sense why vet will only use cylap:?
 
poppymoon said:
ahhhh, now it makes more sense why vet will only use cylap:?
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It does to a point. I'd love to know how much a vial of Lapinject actually costs.

My local vets use Cylap and wouldn't order in Lapinject to do just one bunny. Yet they charge about £15 to do the jab with Cylap and I take the bunnies to a vet that charges £25 for Lapinject so I would be prepared to pay £25 for them to do just the one jab - I'm wondering if the wasted 4 vaccines actually cost them as much as the other £10. They simply wouldn't negotiate though :?
 
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