I just got back from my vet after taking Apollo to her for a Titer test, as opposed to another Parvo (combo) vaccine that she wanted to give him. I asked them to notify me in advance of the cost, but they didn't get back to me, so I just took him up there.
They wanted $105.00 for the test.
Every place I've seen Titers mentioned, the charge has been around $60-$75... has the price gone up recently or is $105.00 pretty common?
I couldn't afford it at this time, but will ask my breeder if she or someone she knows can do the test cheaper when I take him there on Friday to get his ears taped...
Was just curious as to the prices of the test around the U.S. as compared to the state I live in (Michigan).
Have the vet draw blood (not that expensive) and send the blood to Dr. Dodds. A price sheet for her testing is at http://www.itsfortheanimals.com but if you send a little bit more it will just be donated to Hemopet <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> .
I went to one of her seminars and it was absolutely wonderful. I will have her check Auster when it is time. I will probably wait until at least three years after her last vaccine to even start testing, since there is very little question that "annual" vaccines last at least 3 years.
Hope that helps. Some vets will mark up something very high that they don't want to do or don't believe in, but only you can guess at your vet's reasons.
"Dog breeding must always be done by a dog lover, it can not be a profession." -Max v Stephanitz
The titer test is not quite as simple as some may think. Yes, it is drawing blood but the blood also needs to be 'spun'. (some vets might not have the machine for this and have to go outside thier clinic to have it done).
However, I get a titer for both parvo and distemper for 50.00. (it is sent to Dr.Jean Dodds in California). Here a local dog club puts on a clinic twice a year for this price. (if you want to get a FULL thyroid panel added, I beleive it is 85.00). Don't think the club makes much money on it but it is a great service. A local vet has also started doing it for around that price. However, you may not get the results right away. He freezes it until he gets enough to send off.
Spinning only requires a centrifuge and blood storage tubes. A centrifuge is about $50 or less (saw one for $35 the other day, almost bought it) if you get one used from a hospital. I've considered getting one at that price to have in case the vet ever wants to run any blood tests on my cat. You would have to know the cat to understand how much the vet would appreciate this <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> .
"Dog breeding must always be done by a dog lover, it can not be a profession." -Max v Stephanitz
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