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fabsroman,
I basically agree with everything you have said. My only point would be the fees being charged. Now I am sure you know some lawyers that bill $500 an hour and some are only $200.
I have been raising animals for years, dogs, hoses and cattle..... and I have several friends that are veterinarians. The large animal vets do not charge anywhere anywhere near the fees that are charged by small animal vets, despite the fact that their job is more strenuous and time consuming......yes they still make house calls. OK, well farm calls.
If you told a livestock producer that you were going to charge him $1000 to do a C section on an angus cow, he would tell you to go to hell and put a bullet in the cow. Before long the large animal vets wouldn't have much of a practice.
Now, with the small animal vets, who's practices basically revolve around companion animals, they know that most dog and cat onwers are very attached to their animals......they view them as little 4 footed people. They know that most poeple will pay the tab, instead of put a bullet in their beloved pets head. So, they charge outrageous fees......just like some lawyers do that come from prestigious firms but really aren't any better than a chap such as yourself practicing out on your own.
This isn't just my opinion, this is what I have seen personally mind you, but it is also what I have been told by veterinarians themselves.
On the other side of the coin.......I was told many years ago that if you are going to raise animals, some are going to die. It is a sad fact but, losses are inevitable. It just hurts when you have to put something down because you simply can't afford the vet bills.
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