Florida Vet Rabies Shot?

I'm in FL and I specify a "rabies shot only" -- which is only about $10 -- but the vet does a basic examination anyway and charges me for it (usually the total is around $50).

There are Mobile Units that give pets vaccinations only -- licensed volunteer vets go from town to town, park in parking lots, and administer rabies shots. No appointments are taken, you go and wait your turn. Shots cost (like) $8 for a 1-year shot, $15 for a 3-year shot. They do NOT do exams, or charge you for anything else. Their interest is getting your pets vaccinated.

To find a Mobile Clinic, search the Internet for mobile pet vaccination clinics (use whatever words you think might produce results) for you town, county; ask at pet stores, humane societies, no-kill shelters, etc. Vets probably know whether mobile clinics visit your town, but may not give up the information because it cuts in to their business -- but you can ask. I usually see signs posted around town when the Unit is going to come here (posted a few weeks in advance).

The best way to know -- in answer to your question -- is to call vets and ask.

Hope this helps. :)

Why would you not want to get your cat an exam, especially now that he is a senior cat? Cats really need a yearly exam as that is how any problems/issues are found before they become serious. Proper vet care - yearly exams, vet visits if/when needed, and vaccines on a three year schedule are part of the responsibility we accept when we take on a pet. If your cat hasn't had a rabies vaccine since he was a kitten, if he were to bite someone you would be fined, and he would be impounded at your expense for the duration of the quarantine period that your county feels is appropriate.

I would hope the vet would do an exam, and I assume you are also in favor of the cat getting the exam. Therefore, unless this post is about how can I sort of treat my cat with the least expensive care I can scrape together, I'm not sure what the question is about.

A vet would be irresponsible to give a vaccination without an examination and a reasonably complete history.

If you just want a rabies shot then you can find a shot clinic perhaps at a pet store or shelter.

Why would you NOT want an exam for this neglected cat? it's never seen a vet and you force it to live outdoors. It could have Feline Leukemia and/or FIV.

Since it never got any shots that means you never bothered to neuter it, either, did you? Shame on you letting an intact cat roam. You are HORRIBLE.

An exam is standard.