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Has anyone ever sued a vet for refusing service?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hasbeen" data-source="post: 218755" data-attributes="member: 3220"><p>I'm new at this whole cattle thing and can't really rely on experience so I just try to float along on common sense. Within a month of starting my herd, I scheduled a vet visit to give a heifer a shot that I could have easily given myself just to get him aquainted with me and my facilities. I had the heifer ready to go already in the pen and had her in the headgate within minutes of his arrival. I then had him inspect my place and point out what I could do to make his visits as easy as possible. When we finished I wrote him a check before he left. I occasionally will buy a product such as wormer from his office just to make sure he remembers my name and my face but I still buy most items wherever it's cheapest and do my own treatments. I just want to make sure he considers me a good customer and will be available if an emergency arrises that I can't handle. </p><p> I don't know what all is involved in your vets 'herd health program', but if it's not too expensive or involves too many things you consider unnecessary, maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to consider joining. I figure if it costs me an extra ten or fifteen bucks on occasion to throw a little business his way, it's a worthwhile investment for me in the future. We need vets and we've got to make sure they're still interested in treating large animals although the big money is in treating rich old lady's poodles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hasbeen, post: 218755, member: 3220"] I'm new at this whole cattle thing and can't really rely on experience so I just try to float along on common sense. Within a month of starting my herd, I scheduled a vet visit to give a heifer a shot that I could have easily given myself just to get him aquainted with me and my facilities. I had the heifer ready to go already in the pen and had her in the headgate within minutes of his arrival. I then had him inspect my place and point out what I could do to make his visits as easy as possible. When we finished I wrote him a check before he left. I occasionally will buy a product such as wormer from his office just to make sure he remembers my name and my face but I still buy most items wherever it's cheapest and do my own treatments. I just want to make sure he considers me a good customer and will be available if an emergency arrises that I can't handle. I don't know what all is involved in your vets 'herd health program', but if it's not too expensive or involves too many things you consider unnecessary, maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to consider joining. I figure if it costs me an extra ten or fifteen bucks on occasion to throw a little business his way, it's a worthwhile investment for me in the future. We need vets and we've got to make sure they're still interested in treating large animals although the big money is in treating rich old lady's poodles. [/QUOTE]
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