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Wow! Thank you for the information.It depends. It's very hard to find a vet to see a chicken, even harder to find one that knows about chickens. It's usually $100 just to walk in the door, and if they consider a chicken to be an exotic, $300 just to walk in the door.
I'm sure you could also replace your dog or cat for what you you would spend on most vet visits.I sure could. The most I've ever spent to acquire a dog was $150, and all of my cats I've gotten free. Those of us who look on our chickens as pets, feel that we have a responsibility to care for them to the best of our abilities. For some of us, that includes vet visits for things that we can't resolve ourselves. As for the vet, their code of ethics requires them to treat animals, not based on how much they can be replaced for, but on what that individual requires to be healed. Yes, I have taken chickens to the vet, and I will again, if I feel they need it. My vet treats me and my chickens with respect. Unlike your ridiculous post.It is nearly impossible for the intrinsic value of a chicken to be worth taking it to a vet. Some people do it because of the sentimental value of their chicken and because they can afford it. The vet knows this as well as anyone. So, in a sense then, the vet is preying on a person's sentimentality. I think the vet's code of ethics should require them to at least point out that the sick chicken could be replaced many times over for what they are about to charge for an examination.
I agree. I like my chickens and will care and keep them healthy as possible but in the event they'd need a vet for something I can't treat, I'd rather put her down. I can't afford it and if I could, I'm not sure I'd want to, they don't live long enough to justify it. I live paycheck to paycheck. But my chickens aren't pets, they're livestock, if they were pets, I might feel differently. If someone wants to take their chicken to a vet, great! If you have a vet that's knowledgeable, that's rare and fantastic!It is nearly impossible for the intrinsic value of a chicken to be worth taking it to a vet. Some people do it because of the sentimental value of their chicken and because they can afford it. The vet knows this as well as anyone. So, in a sense then, the vet is preying on a person's sentimentality. I think the vet's code of ethics should require them to at least point out that the sick chicken could be replaced many times over for what they are about to charge for an examination.
Just out of curiosity-how much does it cost to take a chicken to a vet? I won't be doing that, but not judging. Just wondering.
I think the vet's code of ethics should require them to at least point out that the sick chicken could be replaced many times over for what they are about to charge for an examination.
Yes, I have taken chickens to the vet, and I will again, if I feel they need it. My vet treats me and my chickens with respect. Unlike your ridiculous post.
But my chickens aren't pets, they're livestock, if they were pets, I might feel differently. If someone wants to take their chicken to a vet, great!
I look at it like this. I took the responsibility on when I got the girls and I have to do right by them even though they are "just chickens" and cheap to replace.