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<blockquote data-quote="bigbluegrass" data-source="post: 809260" data-attributes="member: 15537"><p>I use a vet. I have him out probably at least once a year. Our vet charges right at $100 for a farm visit, but once you get him here the rest isn't too bad. Most of my vet bills are $150 or less. If it was a little less for the farm visit, we would probably have him out more often. I can always take the animals to him and save that cost of a farm visit if I wanted. I feel like I need to have his number on hand "just in case".</p><p></p><p>If you don't use a vet, I just wonder what are you going to do if your cattle get sick and a few die? How many will die before you start to panic? I think you will start digging in the phone book for a vets name and number. You will probably call the only one you can get that isn't busy. My experience tells me his isn't busy for a reason. For me, that is not the time I want to see which local vet is the best. I don't want the local dog vet, who hasn't seen a cow since his college days. I want to know him/her ahead of time and I want him/her to know who I am and what I do. That way we can cut through the BS and he can get right to work on the real problems, not asking me if I vaccinate and worm and if the herd is closed and when the last time was I got a cow from the sale barn and so forth and so on. </p><p></p><p>On the other hand, growing up my folks had a lot more cattle and made a living off them. I don't ever remember a vet coming out. We had a neighbor who did the preg. checking. We traded help with him when he worked his cows and calves. Another neighbor knew how to C-section. We helped him a lot as well. We cut the bull calves, dehorned, branded, vaccinated, wormed, treated any illesses the best we could. You don't need to be a vet to do most of those things. We didn't bangs vaccinate, but I think Dad is thinking about it next year so he can sell his heifers as replacements out of state rather than slaughter. He will need a vet for that. Last time I talked with Dad he said he was working with a vet now on some problems he was having. I still doubt he calls the vet for the "day to day" things. I know I use a vet more than he does. Just different ways of operating. Different levels of comfort.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigbluegrass, post: 809260, member: 15537"] I use a vet. I have him out probably at least once a year. Our vet charges right at $100 for a farm visit, but once you get him here the rest isn't too bad. Most of my vet bills are $150 or less. If it was a little less for the farm visit, we would probably have him out more often. I can always take the animals to him and save that cost of a farm visit if I wanted. I feel like I need to have his number on hand "just in case". If you don't use a vet, I just wonder what are you going to do if your cattle get sick and a few die? How many will die before you start to panic? I think you will start digging in the phone book for a vets name and number. You will probably call the only one you can get that isn't busy. My experience tells me his isn't busy for a reason. For me, that is not the time I want to see which local vet is the best. I don't want the local dog vet, who hasn't seen a cow since his college days. I want to know him/her ahead of time and I want him/her to know who I am and what I do. That way we can cut through the BS and he can get right to work on the real problems, not asking me if I vaccinate and worm and if the herd is closed and when the last time was I got a cow from the sale barn and so forth and so on. On the other hand, growing up my folks had a lot more cattle and made a living off them. I don't ever remember a vet coming out. We had a neighbor who did the preg. checking. We traded help with him when he worked his cows and calves. Another neighbor knew how to C-section. We helped him a lot as well. We cut the bull calves, dehorned, branded, vaccinated, wormed, treated any illesses the best we could. You don't need to be a vet to do most of those things. We didn't bangs vaccinate, but I think Dad is thinking about it next year so he can sell his heifers as replacements out of state rather than slaughter. He will need a vet for that. Last time I talked with Dad he said he was working with a vet now on some problems he was having. I still doubt he calls the vet for the "day to day" things. I know I use a vet more than he does. Just different ways of operating. Different levels of comfort. [/QUOTE]
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