Well said PP, We have regular vet visits but because the cost is just under £120/hour it does concentrate the mind on what you discuss with the vet and sometimes little niggles will get missed and they can sometimes add up to a bigger problem. I have learnt a lot from this forum and bovine's posts have been very useful and informative with the emphasis on animal welfare at all times. His posts may not always meet universal approval but they are the view of someone from the veterinary profession and are similar to our vets. Sometimes the truth is unpalatable but it has to be spoken.
Having just read your last post RastaBoy, I don't think you have read many of PP's posts, animal welfare and farm biosecurity are subjects she cares passionately about and are reflected in her posts. Her concerns about buying in quality replacement stock after the TB breakdown and the difficulty in sourcing high herd health status dairy cattle from the UK were thought provoking.
If you find bovine's posts are not to your taste there is always the ignore button.
I'd suggest you change vets. I have a relationship with mine that if I have a query I ring them if it can be dealt with over the phone. I've never been charged £120 an hour or any other charge.
I can say hand on heart if I'm not sure I either ask the vets advice or have them out.
No not read all PP's posts not going to either.
The admission earlier proves my point.
Animal welfare is and always will be paramount to me.
How do you know they are "the view of someone in the veterinary profession" ? He is an anonymous poster on a public forum !