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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 15165"><p>> I'll go along with that. I look at</p><p>> a vet the same way as any other</p><p>> expense. It has got to be a</p><p>> business decision based on how the</p><p>> bottom line will be affected. If I</p><p>> think I'll come out ahead I bring</p><p>> them out. If not, which is almost</p><p>> always, I don't.</p><p></p><p>> I'm certainly not anti-vet and I</p><p>> don't fault anybody for making the</p><p>> best living they can. But I never</p><p>> use them for "routine maintenance"</p><p>> such as vaccinating, castrating,</p><p>> etc. They are too expensive unless</p><p>> there is no other way and their</p><p>> services will cost less than the</p><p>> value of the animal.</p><p></p><p>> Craig</p><p></p><p>I agree with you guys. I am just getting started but have already learned to shop around to find the right vet. There are 4 different vets in my area who all provide adequate services. However, their charges are hugely different. My neighbor went to the vet near the ag barn and paid over $150 bucks for a shot at the vets office. I went to a vet an equal distance from the house, but out in the country and I had four heifers receive their bangs shots and checked over for less than $100. I don't understand folks who don't look at using a vet as a business decision. The cattle business is too expensive of a operation to look at it differently to me.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:GEscoe@msn.com">GEscoe@msn.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 15165"] > I’ll go along with that. I look at > a vet the same way as any other > expense. It has got to be a > business decision based on how the > bottom line will be affected. If I > think I’ll come out ahead I bring > them out. If not, which is almost > always, I don’t. > I’m certainly not anti-vet and I > don’t fault anybody for making the > best living they can. But I never > use them for “routine maintenance” > such as vaccinating, castrating, > etc. They are too expensive unless > there is no other way and their > services will cost less than the > value of the animal. > Craig I agree with you guys. I am just getting started but have already learned to shop around to find the right vet. There are 4 different vets in my area who all provide adequate services. However, their charges are hugely different. My neighbor went to the vet near the ag barn and paid over $150 bucks for a shot at the vets office. I went to a vet an equal distance from the house, but out in the country and I had four heifers receive their bangs shots and checked over for less than $100. I don't understand folks who don't look at using a vet as a business decision. The cattle business is too expensive of a operation to look at it differently to me. [email=GEscoe@msn.com]GEscoe@msn.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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