On 1/8/08, Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > That hard part for me was that this was probably just the horse I needed. I > wanted to have a pre-purchase done, at my expense, before I traveled so I > would not waste a trip in case he were not sound. Because of her recent > experience, she was unwilling to do that and I ended up buying a nice local > horse instead. I still sort of wish I'd made the trip. > > Nancy >
i went thru something similar with nasi. The seller had her vet say he was healthy. But I insisted on an independent vet check. So to be really independent, I couldnt ask the seller to refer someone so I contacted a vet thru the yellow pages. He examined nasi and said he had a slightly elevated temp and he would not sign off on him as healthy until he treated him with this very expensive very large jolt of antibiotics. Nasi had no illness symptoms whatsoever. the vet suggested he do bloodwork. the seller was paying for all this. I had a trip scheduled to go from fla to texas and pick him up on a certain date. The bloodwork came back fine. but he said the horse's temp was still elevated. By one degree. The seller hauled his dam, and two icelandics from a nearby farm for temp to be taken. they all seemed normal but nasi, his was one degree elevated. The independent vet wanted to do more bloodwork. The seller finally said, look, I am into this for more money than I am willing to spend right now. (almost 500 bucks) I suggest you either buy him on my vet's statement that he is healthy, get another vet at your own expense, or wait a couple of months and lets see if he starts showing any symptoms of illness." It was two weeks til my trip date. I finally paid myself for him to have the large antibiotic treatment of shots, four shots, one each day consecutively, the seller having to haul him in each day, a perfectly healthy horse. It was just a huge pain. Then when I get there the seller says "well, I didn't think you would take it well if I told you the vet you selected was sort of known for being disreputable." So how is a person supposed to know?? heck, you dont need a nigerian to get ripped off... Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
