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<blockquote data-quote="Nite Hawk" data-source="post: 986729" data-attributes="member: 18682"><p>MM in general we don't have an over supply of L. Animal vets north of the Border, if anything an under supply which of course drives up the prices of services. I do realize that they must make a living and pay off their debts. Because of the high prices of services in our area, we must almost always decide the value of the animal against the price of the vet serices before we even make a call the prices are so high. Often it will cost more than the animal is worth, even a decent valued animal.</p><p>For instance years ago we were having some family health issues, so I sold a very nice heifer alone with the agreement that the calf would be raised to weaning age and returned to me as my own. The new owner of the heifer wasn't too knowledgeable how animal health or vets worked, and the calf got sick, and he never told me, but called the vet out, who charged him an arm and a leg to treat some scours.</p><p>The other person "swallowed" the bill, but then one day an old retired dairy farmer was looking at the calf and announced that the calf had mange. A call to the vet told him it was going to cost $80 for a skin scrape and medicine, which the other fellow couldn't handle and finally phoned me.</p><p>I was very annoyed to say the least. I went down to our local vet and bought some ivomec and a syringe for the high price of about $1.75 . The calf was cured with no problems for a measly $1.75 versus $80... :secret: </p><p>In those days they would pull a dose out of a bottle instead of selling you the whole bottle.</p><p>Needless to say I was very angry about the price gouging of the other vet on an unknowledgable individual. When one lives on a limited income it makes unforseen expenses difficult.</p><p>If the old dairy farmer said the calf had mange I believed him, he had been around alot of years and seen alot of things...</p><p>That said I have had good vets who were reasonable and were willing to give you advice, and charge reasonably.. :tiphat: </p><p> MM send some of your extra vets north of the Border, into the interior, we can used them.</p><p> Years ago in one area we lived, the nearest vet was 80 miles <em>one way</em>, and he was the only vet around. It is a bit better now, but still not good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nite Hawk, post: 986729, member: 18682"] MM in general we don't have an over supply of L. Animal vets north of the Border, if anything an under supply which of course drives up the prices of services. I do realize that they must make a living and pay off their debts. Because of the high prices of services in our area, we must almost always decide the value of the animal against the price of the vet serices before we even make a call the prices are so high. Often it will cost more than the animal is worth, even a decent valued animal. For instance years ago we were having some family health issues, so I sold a very nice heifer alone with the agreement that the calf would be raised to weaning age and returned to me as my own. The new owner of the heifer wasn't too knowledgeable how animal health or vets worked, and the calf got sick, and he never told me, but called the vet out, who charged him an arm and a leg to treat some scours. The other person "swallowed" the bill, but then one day an old retired dairy farmer was looking at the calf and announced that the calf had mange. A call to the vet told him it was going to cost $80 for a skin scrape and medicine, which the other fellow couldn't handle and finally phoned me. I was very annoyed to say the least. I went down to our local vet and bought some ivomec and a syringe for the high price of about $1.75 . The calf was cured with no problems for a measly $1.75 versus $80... :secret: In those days they would pull a dose out of a bottle instead of selling you the whole bottle. Needless to say I was very angry about the price gouging of the other vet on an unknowledgable individual. When one lives on a limited income it makes unforseen expenses difficult. If the old dairy farmer said the calf had mange I believed him, he had been around alot of years and seen alot of things... That said I have had good vets who were reasonable and were willing to give you advice, and charge reasonably.. :tiphat: MM send some of your extra vets north of the Border, into the interior, we can used them. Years ago in one area we lived, the nearest vet was 80 miles [i]one way[/i], and he was the only vet around. It is a bit better now, but still not good. [/QUOTE]
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