Raccoon dogs vaccinations

RE: Raccoon dogs vaccinations

Niall Taylor — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:07:48 GMT

[quote user="Marie Kubiak"] perhaps this highly endearing characteristic should be crossbred into domestic dogs[/quote]

I look forward to seeing my first 'Racci-poo' :-)

Niall

RE: Raccoon dogs vaccinations

Marie Kubiak — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:02:41 GMT

I'm not in favour of people freely being able to keep exotic pets in general but these are not really more demanding than a domestic dog, but just like a dog they need to be properly socialised. Quite nice animals and usefully are internally just like dogs but with lovely loose ovarian ligaments- perhaps this highly endearing characteristic should be crossbred into domestic dogs

RE: Raccoon dogs vaccinations

Niall Taylor — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:25:29 GMT

[quote user="Rebecca Marchewka"]The owners were aware of the invasive species thing and are planning to have him castrated.[/quote]

Good for them , but I can't help thinking that most of the people who are daft enough to want a wild animal like this as a pet are also daft enough to think "oh, I'm sure we'll be able to keep him in all the time and besides, neutering is SO unnatural!"

Maybe it's just me

Niall

RE: Raccoon dogs vaccinations

Rebecca Marchewka — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 21:44:06 GMT

In the end I didn't see it but it came in and saw one of the other vets.

Apparently he was just so terrified that he didn't move at all and just urinated on the table so from a handling point of view was fine. Possibly not so fine from the point of view of suitability as a pet but I suppose that is another story...

The owners were aware of the invasive species thing and are planning to have him castrated.

thanks again

Becky

RE: Raccoon dogs vaccinations

Niall Taylor — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 13:56:38 GMT

[quote user="Rebecca Marchewka"]

Thank you all for your help and advice. I think it is coming in this weekend so we will see how it goes.[/quote]

How did you get on?

Niall

RE: Raccoon dogs vaccinations

Rebecca Marchewka — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 19:22:28 GMT

Thank you all for your help and advice. I think it is coming in this weekend so we will see how it goes.

thank you

Becky

RE: Raccoon dogs vaccinations

Marie Kubiak — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 19:10:31 GMT

I treat them like domestic dogs with regards to standard vaccines as they aren't that distantly related. Haven't needed to do rabies vaccines though.

Worth discussing with the owner that they have been proposed as an addition to the list of invasive alien species so breeding/sale/rehoming will be banned in the near future if they are accepted.

Marie

RE: Raccoon dogs vaccinations

Niall Taylor — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 13:42:16 GMT

[quote user="Stephen Courtney"]They aren't dogs.....

but I've no idea what they are susceptible to. Only seen one at a rescue kennel and didn't have anything to do with it.[/quote]

Oh yes, sorry, there was a thread about raccoon dogs a month or two back, I knew that really.

They seem to be the latest in a long line of pose-value posessions and are unsuitable to be kept as domestic pets.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-39744463

What is it with people?

Sorry, can't help with vaccine requirements though

Niall

RE: Raccoon dogs vaccinations

Bob Russell — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:06:16 GMT

They are 'canids' so sort of dogs!

Distemper and rabies as far as I am aware. Not sure if lepto is a problem for them.

At that stage my knowledge is exhausted!!!

RE: Raccoon dogs vaccinations

Alison Clare Hickman — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 09:41:58 GMT

RE: Raccoon dogs vaccinations

Stephen Courtney — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 07:47:45 GMT

They aren't dogs.....

but I've no idea what they are susceptible to. Only seen one at a rescue kennel and didn't have anything to do with it.

RE: Raccoon dogs vaccinations

Niall Taylor — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 20:11:53 GMT

Why would they get anything different from your average dog?

Niall