Vaccinating your dog or cat is cheaper if you head to these parking lots.
Maybe you love your dog or cat and want to give them a long and happy life, or maybe you just want to make sure that that old scrapper who wandered up and that you’ve been feeding out of pity doesn’t bring anything nasty into the family.
Either way, you need to get your dogs and cats vaccinated, and to make that task as inexpensive and convenient as possible, Waxahachie has a couple of weekend low-cost pet vaccination clinics that can see you without an appointment while sparing you the cost of an in-office visit. To find them, you need to head out to these parking lots.
Penny Paws
Penny Paws conducts four low-cost vaccination clinics in Waxahachie:
Saturdays
Every Saturday
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Foodland
610 Ferris Avenue, Waxahachie, TX 75165 [map]
The 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Atwood’s Farm and Ranch
2825 Aspen Way, Waxahachie, TX 75165 [map]
Sundays
The 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Waxahachie Animal Control Center
191 Lions Park Rd, Waxahachie, TX 75165 [map]
The 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Pet Supplies Plus
791 N Hwy 77 Suite 205, Waxahachie, TX 75165 [map]
Phone: 817-993-1234
Website: https://pennypaws.com/
Penny Paws offers low-cost vaccinations, flea treatment, deworming services and heartworm testing and prevention for dogs and cats throughout their life stages.
Lines can be long, but the clinic allows for booking an appointment online.
The Cost
Vaccinations may be purchased individually, and rabies shots are $25 each for dogs or cats. For a more comprehensive safeguard, the clinic recommends a broad vaccination package.
Penny Paws prices its vaccinations on a per-visit basis, so if booster shots are needed after the first visit, you may want to ask for the full schedule and pricing for all shots.
Package Costs:
Puppies start at $65.00.
Kittens start at $55.00.
Adult dogs: $105.00 covers annual core vaccines and a heartworm test.
Adult cat: $85.00 covers annual core vaccinations.
Other services available include microchipping for $43.00; deworming for $13.00; toenail trimming for $20.00, among others.
Affordable Preventative Vet Clinics
Every other Saturday [see vaccination clinic schedule] from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the parking lot of the Waxahachie location of Tractor Supply, 1201 N Hwy 77, Waxahachie, TX 75165 [map].
Phone: 1-800-775-4519
Website and schedule: https://petvet.vippetcare.com/find-a-location/
The Tractor Supply Affordable Preventative Vet Clinic offers vet-recommended service packages for puppies, kittens, and adult and senior dogs and cats, including:
- Important vaccinations every pet needs
- Screening and testing
- Deworming and heartworm prevention
- Microchipping with lifetime registration
The Costs:
Dogs: Rabies vaccines for dogs cost $25.00.
A 5-in-1 vaccine that protects against Canine Parvovirus, Canine Distemper Virus, Canine Infectious Hepatitis caused by Canine Adenovirus type-1, respiratory disease caused by Canine Adenovirus type-2, and Canine Parainfluenza Virus is just $46.00.
Cats: Rabies vaccines for cats cost $33.00.
A 3-in-1 vaccine that guards against Feline Herpesvirus, Feline Calicivirus and Feline Panleukopenia Virus is $54.00.
Microchipping for both dogs and cats is $33.00 each.
Additional services include:
- Rattlesnake vaccines for dogs
- Heartworm test
- Deworming
- Nail trims
- F.I.V. and F.e.L.V. test for cats
Why you need to vaccinate your pets
When your furry friends are happy and healthy, it’s easy to forget that they need routine vaccinations. Rhoda Hernandez, the Dallas-area operations manager Penny Paws, says first, rabies vaccines are required by law, and moreover, vaccinations and heartworm preventatives can spare you an huge cost in the future.
“Vaccinations are important for all life stages for your puppy or kitten or adult dog or cat because they keep them healthy and prolong their lives,” she says regarding what Penny Paws offers. “And you can spend $26 for a six-pack of heartworm prevention instead of $800 per injection per visit to treat heartworms.”