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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 1390596" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>Not a vet, but as usual I have an opinion. Unless you have a relationship with a vet I wouldn;t expect much help. It depends on the kind of relationship you have with him/her as to what is acceptable. Part of establishing that relationship is to see what you think of them professionally. Lets face it, there are good and not so good vets. Some a professional and knowlegable but you just can;t get a good feeling about dealing with them. On these boards I have always counseled to establish a relationship with a vet. In years past I was taken to task for it but it seems now that either folks have given up on me or possibly others are seeing the sense in doing it. Our current vet (17 years now) started out as the only one that would come on an emergency call. Since then he and his wife (our small animal vet) have become very close personal friends. Even with that relationship I don;t expect free services. An answer over the phone or a recommendation on how to deal with something but not free farm calls or other services. Business is business friendships are friendships, but the friendship helps make the business dealing more pleasent. I see a good vet as being almost a partner in your herd, they're the ones that are up on the latest health stuff, if they've been in the area very long (particularly for newbie producers) they may have more knowledge of the health concerns for your farm then you do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 1390596, member: 34"] Not a vet, but as usual I have an opinion. Unless you have a relationship with a vet I wouldn;t expect much help. It depends on the kind of relationship you have with him/her as to what is acceptable. Part of establishing that relationship is to see what you think of them professionally. Lets face it, there are good and not so good vets. Some a professional and knowlegable but you just can;t get a good feeling about dealing with them. On these boards I have always counseled to establish a relationship with a vet. In years past I was taken to task for it but it seems now that either folks have given up on me or possibly others are seeing the sense in doing it. Our current vet (17 years now) started out as the only one that would come on an emergency call. Since then he and his wife (our small animal vet) have become very close personal friends. Even with that relationship I don;t expect free services. An answer over the phone or a recommendation on how to deal with something but not free farm calls or other services. Business is business friendships are friendships, but the friendship helps make the business dealing more pleasent. I see a good vet as being almost a partner in your herd, they're the ones that are up on the latest health stuff, if they've been in the area very long (particularly for newbie producers) they may have more knowledge of the health concerns for your farm then you do. [/QUOTE]
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