Lavenders_Blue Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Yes I included the forum in my survey response too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libby22 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Definitely! Where else do you have a huge group of people with the same interest, loads of sound knowledge and new ideas and sympathy when it is needed - wouldn't be without it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Yes I included the forum in my survey response too! Me too! Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoachedPlease Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 No ones mentioned cost yet! I mean the charges vets make. I know they have to make a living but the cost of simple things like vaccinations for my cat are up to £100 a pop, so I'm guessing chicken issues won't be cheap. How do those with low incomes afford to have pets at all? How much was your last vet visit? Xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlina Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 there was a question in the survey about cost, but it asked a blanket 'how much would you spend'. But the answer is surely relative to the problem the chicken has and the likely outcome. Same for the question about clinics/get-togethers - it's all about value, not just a bald number. I've recently spent £60 for a consultation which was precisely zero use and, it transpired, for drugs which were useless. That I very much begrudge. The same amount for something which saved a hen from illness or worse would be worth every penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I'm having a bit of a run on vets at the moment Today it was the turn of a recently purchased Poland to pop to my excellent Goring vet. Her eye was all closed up and very puffy. I noticed it because I was doing my weekly Poland head lice check. Off she went to the vet who has done an amazing operation on her with local anasthetic, turning her eye inside out and extracting all sorts of stuff that it seems she came here with It has cost £50 for the op, some eye ointment and some spot on for my other 9 chickens. The little Poland is now recovering but looks perkier already so I think it has been worth it. She must have been in so much discomfort I'm now thinking that keeping my 10 chickens in fine fettle is working out rather expensive but if I can't afford their vet care then I really should not be keeping them at all. I'll probably be downscaling by not replacing chooks that pass on and, frankly, with the costs of all vet care, I'll be doing the same when my dear dogs pass on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoachedPlease Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Merlin a if there was a 'like' button I would so like your last post! That is exactly how I feel but the questions on the survey didn't phrase well enough for me to say what I felt. I am SOOOOreluctant to go to the vets because they just don't have the experience and will prob 9/10 fob me off with antibiotics. Well that's what it seems like from the posts that come from Internet forums. Where is James Heriot when you need him? Xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Merlin a if there was a 'like' button I would so like your last post! That is exactly how I feel but the questions on the survey didn't phrase well enough for me to say what I felt. I am SOOOOreluctant to go to the vets because they just don't have the experience and will prob 9/10 fob me off with antibiotics. Well that's what it seems like from the posts that come from Internet forums. Where is James Heriot when you need him? Xx PoachedPlease - this is precisely why I no longer use the vet. The 3 hens I have taken have all been given speculative antibiotics but ended up bring PTS anyway. As harsh as it sounds... I am afraid I can do that myself at home for free... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svypa1 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 Thank you for all your replies! I'm sorry if you feel the questions did not fully allow you express your opinions; if you have anything you really want to express I hope you made use of the free text boxes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Done too . Another one who listed this forum as the first port of call! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandwhite Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Done. I paid £30 in the Summer for a consultation with vet. The vet wasn't sure what was wrong or if treatment would work and as I felt my girl was suffering made heart wrenching decision to have her PTS. The vet could not have been more sympathetic, or the reception staff. The vet asked if I wanted to stay with her but I couldn't face it and she assured me a member of staff would comfort her to the end - gulp. The £30 included cremation. The vet also said she was off on a residential 'chicken awareness/keeping course' in Devon the next week. So I would definately go back to her now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I've done the survey I am lucky enough to have an amazing poultry experienced vet who I have no hesitation in taking a bird to BUT (and this will sound ruthless) its all to do with the value of the bird (moneywise or value to breeding group) However I would do all I could to help a pet bird at home if I felt the condition was curable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svypa1 Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 Thank you for your replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Done Good luck very interesting questions I will be very interested in the results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
