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<blockquote data-quote="Bez&amp;gt;" data-source="post: 363430" data-attributes="member: 6007"><p>A couple of things - and I admit I am not as up on BVD as I probably should be.</p><p></p><p>1. That breeder would be hearing from me even if I had to visit and go face to face. I would still be polite but I would be firm. </p><p></p><p>2. If this is untreatable the honourable thing to do is shoot it and bury / compost / burn it. NOT sell it. No sense unloading your troubles on someone else. It will likely make it through the sale barn and then become another "wreck" story for an unsuspecting buyer.</p><p></p><p>Then we end up hearing another tale of woe on this web site. Cure it or kill it. Never pass your troubles (like this) along - it comes back in spades.</p><p></p><p>3. This is why I demand a veterinarian certificate of health before I take delivery. And I stand there while the health check is being completed. If blood work is carried out I wait for results before loading - even if it takes 14 days.</p><p></p><p>4. I also demand a written guarantee and proof of vaccination protocol. Responsible breeders can and will provide this.</p><p></p><p>3 & 4 can be completed quite amicably and I have never run into a breeder who objected. In fact the good ones want you to be involved - they want you to come back next year as a satisfied client who gives good word of mouth advertising.</p><p></p><p>And for sure before I did anything I would find out everything I needed to find out - in other words I would become an overnight expert - even if had to book an appointment withthe local veterinarinan - Or - I had to go straight to the nearest veterinary college for answers. </p><p></p><p>In the long run it might save me some additional serious grief down the road.</p><p></p><p>There is lots of good advice on this board on how to buy cows- I have used some of it and I have written some of it. But unfortunately it looks like you got a dud - and a sick one to boot.</p><p></p><p>Just my thoughts - good luck,</p><p></p><p>Bez></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez>, post: 363430, member: 6007"] A couple of things - and I admit I am not as up on BVD as I probably should be. 1. That breeder would be hearing from me even if I had to visit and go face to face. I would still be polite but I would be firm. 2. If this is untreatable the honourable thing to do is shoot it and bury / compost / burn it. NOT sell it. No sense unloading your troubles on someone else. It will likely make it through the sale barn and then become another "wreck" story for an unsuspecting buyer. Then we end up hearing another tale of woe on this web site. Cure it or kill it. Never pass your troubles (like this) along - it comes back in spades. 3. This is why I demand a veterinarian certificate of health before I take delivery. And I stand there while the health check is being completed. If blood work is carried out I wait for results before loading - even if it takes 14 days. 4. I also demand a written guarantee and proof of vaccination protocol. Responsible breeders can and will provide this. 3 & 4 can be completed quite amicably and I have never run into a breeder who objected. In fact the good ones want you to be involved - they want you to come back next year as a satisfied client who gives good word of mouth advertising. And for sure before I did anything I would find out everything I needed to find out - in other words I would become an overnight expert - even if had to book an appointment withthe local veterinarinan - Or - I had to go straight to the nearest veterinary college for answers. In the long run it might save me some additional serious grief down the road. There is lots of good advice on this board on how to buy cows- I have used some of it and I have written some of it. But unfortunately it looks like you got a dud - and a sick one to boot. Just my thoughts - good luck, Bez> [/QUOTE]
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