Hmmm - farm call tomorrow. Not sure what the farm call will cost right now - the last three I put together a mini community drive and only paid $15 - and each of the others paid different amounts, too (not sure if based on the number of horses - I always have the most, of course - or if she just split it 4 ways). I want to say the farm call is $65 to my farm now.
I do coggins/rabies "runs" about 4x a year. Coggins is $25/horse - I get a stack of blanks from the vet at each visit and I have them filled in with info and markings next time. The vet or her tech verifies markings and whorls. In a pinch, I can get coggins back in less than a week - there is an extra charge, haven't done it in a while. Rabies is $15/horse. My last two vet runs we've also floated teeth ($85 + drugs/horse) and done castrations ($150 + drugs & Pennicilian & Tet booster - depending on when I last gave WNEWT - she may just give that) - was going to do ultrasounds ($45/horse) but decided I'd either get foals from the breedings or I wouldn't (this time). She does shots for the dogs and cats as well (small animal rabies - $10). The last couple of visits, I've ended up doing other work - as seems the day of or before the vet arrives - something happens...
Because two friends are I are doing some swapping around of pastures, haul to each other's homes/pastures and haul out to ground drive, drive and ride our horses and ponies - we are required to have Coggins everytime our trailer leaves our driveway. I have a neighbor who is State Patrol with horses at the farm across the way from me and I think it's a standing joke to "stop the pony lady"... On occassion, I get stopped by someone - ...." waaahr ya' goin' this time? Ya, ya - papers all match what's in trailer - glad ya still use a stock type so we don't have to get in with them or unload, such a pain... O - You have a new wagon, can I see it??? Hey - the new personalized plates are good (SHETLAND)! OK, ya can go on yer way now...".
I generally start our babies on coggins and rabies at 6 months of age or when they are weaned. I've tried to balance it out so that I always do pretty much the same number of coggins/rabies each time... When I sell our ponies - they go with a stack of coggins & a vet print out of what they've had done - thru the years I've owned them.
Health certificates - I'm not sure. Last fall, when I hauled to TX I couldn't get to my regular vet and she couldn't come to me. I took mine in on the day I left to a not quite local vet who does mobile spay/neuters at the various communitites/townships - 2x a week. He was at a Food Lion just 10 miles from me. I paid over $225 to have two mares examined (one more extensively as she had started another round of eye infection and I had him verify and perscribe an eye ointment which I also paid for), take temps, went over where I was going and addresses (he put each planned stop on the health cert - took a while!), checked my coggins and the records I keep on the worming and shots I do. He did one health certificate with both mares on it. It was good for 30 days - we were on the road for a week before returning.
Never a dull moment here!
