Wow it must have had some kind of external fixator job etc. A cat leg would cost that much!
Not saying I'd do it to my hens - I see them as livestock and also sometimes just because you can , doesn't mean you should- wot about arthritis? Realistically what's the longterm benefit to the hen having ton of metal work, and stress of anaesthetic and confinement and physio after? Not fair to the ben me thinks.
But saying that I'm fed up of peoPle saying " but it's only a hamster,rabbit, gerbil" i can get another one for a fiver" are we as vets and nurses ment to give substandard medical care and bodge job stuff just because it's a lesser thought of species? We can't pick and choose what species we treat to a high standard, they all have to be treated he same. Birds need more specialist care pre during and post op. They use approximate 3x the amount of anaesthetic to keep them asleep. So that is reflectednin the price.
I'm also appalled at some large animal vets and the lack of pain relief farm animals get. Local anaesthetic takes 20min to work- and it stings like, a lot. So stabbing a calf in the testical and cutting straight away is seriously not on! Has to take a vet casualty who got kicked in the head after trying to cut a calf. Served him right I say.
Sorry for rambling post....
Not saying some vets don't add extras on... My boss is a sod. We spent our lives fighting her to keep prices
fair.
Topic: Chicken Vet Bill (Read 4844 times)
