> YES!
> And I feel strongly that every horse owner should learn to do this
> themselves. Be it vaccinations or pain medication or antibiotics -
> a horse
> owner should learn to administer these things painlessly. It is not
> difficult.
Totally agree. We give our own shots, worming, flea stuff and
medications for all our animals, horses, dogs, cats, sheep. Sally
helps out clients with worming their horses, you would ne amazed on
how many people really can not do that.
First off I believe your animals are safer if you can do it yourself,
and secondly we just could not have as many animals if we relied on
the vet for every little thing...we even suture our our wounds here.
We have even set our dogs leg when it was broken by a wild
boar...once Sally saw it done at the vets office once, and we paid
over $300, she did it herself years later when our other JRT needed
it. Saved a lot of time (as getting a vet in Hilo to come into the
office on a sunday takes a lot of time, and Money) as she just set it
immediatley....we have sutured wounds with regular suture material on
our dogs and a horses top eyelid with super glue...it worked great,
and you can not even tell there was a tear.....
Of course this level of intervention is not for everyone.
Sally thinks about going to Vet school from time to time...
Skye
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