I'd like vets to offer a more in depth service to small scale farmers - I am not that confident in certain aspects of livestock keeping and to have a vet show/help/teach me esp with the more medical stuff would be worth paying for.
Some sort of plan where you pay monthly for regular visits and check ups, maybe quarterly, to monitor progress etc, I'd certainly appreciate the continuity of care. I have to do things like giving injections so infrequently on our scale when the time comes I get so anxious about doing it wrong, we don't get a lot of practice and I need a lot before I am happy to go ahead on my own.
In terms of getting small doses of vaccines etc, I can't see the vet opening a large bottle to sell a few quids worth then having to chuck it out - a lot have very short windows to use once open. That said I think if WE could organise ourselves in conjunction with a vet it could be done. It has potential to be complicated initially with everyone getting in sync but for me it would be great, esp to have a proper routine imposed on me!
