Vet prices in your area.

[elevan]

Unless it's an all out emergency, we do our vetting ourselves here. But even then, our vet is relatively inexpensive compared to most. When we had to call out the vet to try to save our horse the total cost was under $250 for all that they did. Fecals run us $16 each if we take them.

The reason so many here say "call the vet" is that when the person asking is new to their animals they don't have the experience necessary to vet themselves. Or the situation warrants a call to the vet for a consult.

Like SheepGirl, we have a good relationship with our vet and often do consults over the phone - at ZERO charge. Build your relationship and then utilize your vet in better ways.

 

[sawfish99]

We live in SE CT. We do our own fecals (cost about $200-250 for everything when we set it up). We give our own CD&T shots and next year I will draw blood for CAE testing. Had the vet out last week for the goats. We have 17 goats right now.
$355 for the vet visit.
Included 11 rabies shots ($21 each)
13 goats on health certificates

 

[AshleyFishy]

Baking your vet cookies and cakes help. Also I take our vet sausage when we have a pig processed.

 

[Moonshine]

That's funny Ashley. Never thought of that but good idea. I went to tractor supply and the feed store today and saw they had a couple different vaccines some kind of powder for cocci too. I went ahead and got my vaccines for my LGD for the year only thing missing is rabies. Cost me less than $15 for 2 vaccines and 1 syringe.

 

[AshleyFishy]

That's funny Ashley. Never thought of that but good idea. I went to tractor supply and the feed store today and saw they had a couple different vaccines some kind of powder for cocci too. I went ahead and got my vaccines for my LGD for the year only thing missing is rabies. Cost me less than $15 for 2 vaccines and 1 syringe.

Yup! Gotta love Tractor Supply. I just wish they carried my pasteurella vaccine so I wouldn't have to order from jeffer's.

 

[Moonshine]

What is that and what's it for Ashley?

 

[bcnewe2]

If you have a big box pet store, they usually have cheap(er) vac. clinics. We get our rabies there but only about 1 booster every 5 years. and that's only to keep semi legal.

 

[AshleyFishy]

What is that and what's it for Ashley?

Sorry if this is hijacking....

But it is a bacteria that lives in wet conditions and tall grass. It causes pneumonia and micro abscesses of the lungs. I lost a few goats about four years back and had one goat test positive for abscesses. I culled all sick and started vaccinating for it.

 

[mdavenport0121]

Ashley,

I use to get that from Jeffers too, but it was back ordered this time last year and they said it would be the beginning of 2013 before they would have more, so I stopped giving it.

 

[daisyjack]

Jeffers just started selling the vac. again. also I ran across this website www.midamericaagresearch.net that offers 5.00 fecals. could be worth the shipping if you have a few goats.