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[Guest Tooshy Boy]

LAST TIME I WENT TO VETS WITH A PIGEON . HE GAVE ME SOME BATRAL CHARGE £12. HE WANTED TO PHOTO COPY MY BOOK TOLD HIM NO CAME HOME PUT BIRD IN BIN .

 

[Rooster J. Cogburn]

Never been to a vet with a pigeon but recently it cost us £25 for him to tell us he thought he should put our old dog down then a further £70 odd for him to do it

 

The money they must make is unreal,we're the idiots fer paying it

[geordie1234]

Defo a waste of space for doos imo in this country anyway many top fanciers can tell what a doos has wrong with it just by looking at it. how many pigeons has a fancier saw and held and how many has a vet? Im pretty sure they dont work on them at vet school either

 

 

obv in belg holland germany this will be different

[yeboah]

All top products administered to pheasants ,are all a pigeon fancier would require ,have a word with a gamekeeper he will tell you what products are for what ailment ,Simples

[lastdrop]

Try having a disease in your loft that no vet or govenment body can cure. Most vets only have a basic knowledge of avian diseases. A vet by the name of Dave Parsons went the extra mile and between us {working together} we solved my nightmare from hell. There are excellent vets out there.

[geordie1234]

Try having a disease in your loft that no vet or govenment body can cure. Most vets only have a basic knowledge of avian diseases. A vet by the name of Dave Parsons went the extra mile and between us {working together} we solved my nightmare from hell. There are excellent vets out there.

Yes there is excellent ones out there but very few imo i would rather go and see a fancier with 40 years behind him dir advice jmho

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

GOOD OR BAD THEY ONLY WANT YOUR MONEY.NO FAITH IN THEM COWBOYS.///

[walterbmasson]

GOOD OR BAD THEY ONLY WANT YOUR MONEY.NO FAITH IN THEM COWBOYS.///

 

 

i would say your 100% right money money money we had a labjust a few years ago he was on medication for years heart water athritis we were paying 100+ every month for med;s for him for years which we never gave a though about as he was just oor bairn and after paying for years we also payed £100 ta put him ta sleep they want the last drop o blood

[JohnQuinn]

I widnae take a doo to a vet no matter what i thought of it, fact is doomen know more about pigeons and their ailments than the vet does. Certainly true around here at least.

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

THE ONLY THING VETS NO ABOUT YOUR PIGEONS IS HOW TO RIP YOU OFF.

[Fair Play]

Vet told me that most vets know nothing about pigeons and administer Baytril as a "blanket" cover and then charges £22/hour

[Guest IB]

Vet in Laurieston just along the road from me was first I visited with a pigeon, he readily admitted that he knew nothing about birds, but put me on to one that did. That was my first lesson, there's vets and there's avian vets.

 

Sat in reception listening to comings and goings - companion animals mainly dogs & cats, most of them had had surgery. Costs for each animal were all well over £100 , no wonder Insurance companies offer pet cover now, a few bills like that would rook a millionaire. So, no, vet is a last resort for me, the bird must be worth something, or its something I'm worried might affect the rest.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

Never been to a vet with a pigeon but recently it cost us £25 for him to tell us he thought he should put our old dog down then a further £70 odd for him to do it

 

The money they must make is unreal,we're the idiots fer paying it

 

 

last week it cost me £411 to have the greyhound get a dental

[Fair Play]

I paid £425.00 last year for dogs dental extractions hope he doesn't have to back.When I read the small print on the insurance teeth were not covered and was paying £15.00/month

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOCKED VETS TEETH OOT.///

[Guest RJefferies]

I was quoted GBP 550 by a Vet for an Export Health Certificate for 12 Birds, which by the way is issued free of charge by Defra. The Vet only had to inspect and approve an Isolation/Quarantine Facility for 12 Birds, draw blood samples and submit them to Defra for testing and complete the necessary documentation. It only amounted to 2 loft visits.

 

I ended up shipping the birds to Holland and from there to South Africa.

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

THEY ARE NOTHING BUT A SHOWER OF MONEY GRABBERS .///

[just ask me]

jesus lads some prices there :mad:

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

VETS ARE LIKE HAWKS THEY SEE US COMING FROM MILES AWAY./////

[Guest TAMMY_1]

I paid £425.00 last year for dogs dental extractions hope he doesn't have to back.When I read the small print on the insurance teeth were not covered and was paying £15.00/month

 

none of the insurance companies will cover dental treatment,we are with pet plan and pay £34 a month for each dog which has been very useful as one of the greyhounds has had over £7,000 worth of treatment in the last two years

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

I TAKE IT YOU RACE THEN...////

[Roland]

Well I am a great believer in 'Self immunity' for my birds.

However there are time, and it is getting increasingly worse, that we, our birds, need a helping hand.

Spent nigh £200 and more this last season at the Vets. First time ever.What I feared it was, wasn't. But never the less it put peace of mind in place, likewise a very good learning curve!

Had a fear of Samonella... But was yeast that devasted my loft.

YEAST is a very big devaster of birds! Since have learned. Wish I could get a stock of Nystatin!

Likewise we are trying - will do, pass it at the AGM that any body's bird showing any sign - outside the norm - of an ailment they MUST contact the Sec and committee. Have to hold off racing till a vet gives them a 'Clean Buill of Health'!

Further all container / drinkers and Water has to be steralised way before being in use. Nine in one club went down this past season will Pharphoid! Devastion. Many of us that spend time and money caring and looking after our birds are getting sheite loads of it coming down the shoot because of others lack of sensiblity and common sence. Samonella is from Filth, rats / Mce etc. and poor manager... But of course one can still get it in a well ventilated clean disenfected lofts.

 

IS THAT FAIR :emoticon-0126-nerd: :emoticon-0138-thinking:

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

ROLAND. NYSTATIN.IS ONE I TAKE MY SELF FOR PIGEON FANCIERS LUNG.//

[victorious]

All top products administered to pheasants ,are all a pigeon fancier would require ,have a word with a gamekeeper he will tell you what products are for what ailment ,Simples

 

game guard is one of them

 

Well I am a great believer in 'Self immunity' for my birds.

However there are time, and it is getting increasingly worse, that we, our birds, need a helping hand.

Spent nigh £200 and more this last season at the Vets. First time ever.What I feared it was, wasn't. But never the less it put peace of mind in place, likewise a very good learning curve!

Had a fear of Samonella... But was yeast that devasted my loft.

YEAST is a very big devaster of birds! Since have learned. Wish I could get a stock of Nystatin!

Likewise we are trying - will do, pass it at the AGM that any body's bird showing any sign - outside the norm - of an ailment they MUST contact the Sec and committee. Have to hold off racing till a vet gives them a 'Clean Buill of Health'!

Further all container / drinkers and Water has to be steralised way before being in use. Nine in one club went down this past season will Pharphoid! Devastion. Many of us that spend time and money caring and looking after our birds are getting sheite loads of it coming down the shoot because of others lack of sensiblity and common sence. Samonella is from Filth, rats / Mce etc. and poor manager... But of course one can still get it in a well ventilated clean disenfected lofts.

 

IS THAT FAIR :emoticon-0126-nerd: :emoticon-0138-thinking:

[victorious]

yeast is fungal somebody told me pot permanganet in drinking water stops this but ive never tried it pot ash kills fungal infections as that is what it was sold for but i dont know the dosage but worth a thought.