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$450 here, too -- Pacific Northwest -- just lost my old girl in Oct.  It was 
$200 for vet (farm call) and $250 for pickup by a place that does large 
animal burial near me.  If I'd hauled her to the vet, it only would have 
been $125 for vet & $200 for burial.  I have to admit, finances are tight, 
and that was my original plan -- $125 buys alot of hay  Then I looked in my 
old girl's eyes, and realized I could not do that to a soul who'd given me 
so much;  hauling to a strange place, away from her buddies, etc.  She 
deserved a peaceful exit from this world, that meant at home surrounded by 
her loved ones.  Maybe with my gelding, who is very used to traveling / 
going to the vet's office I may have made a different decision, but in this 
case I needed to have it done at home no matter the cost.

Kara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen Sullivan" <greymare56@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <rjkopp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "marybenstover" <merryben@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "ridecamp" 
<ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] Desperate Times for Horse Owners and for Horses


> Wow....up here in "farm country", Lake County California, between the
> vet coming out on a ranch call, and the carcass pick up guy....it's
> about $450.
>
> On 12/17/08, rjkopp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <rjkopp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Just to compare regional differences.
> > I had to recently put down one of our horses.  We live in Oldham County,
> > just outside Louisville, Kentucky.  There is no ( direct) cost for 
> > carcass
> > removal.  The county contracts with a company which comes out for  many
> > different carcasses including deer, cows, horses.  We happen to live 
> > between
> > two of my vets biggest clients so he goes past my driveway a couple times 
> > a
> > day and does not charge a farm call.  The drug charges including
> > tranquilizers were less than $50.
> >
> >
> > Roxanne -------------- Original message from marybenstover
> > <merryben@xxxxxxxxxxx>: --------------
> >
> >
> > My vet is cheaper than that and San Jose Tallow comes the next morning 
> > for
> > you.  They will also add their charge to my vet's bill so I don't even 
> > have
> > to be there.  Their drivers all have cell phones so that you can get them
> > almost 24/7.  Their drivers are also very caring and kind and realize how
> > hard it is for the owners to do this.  I think the last time I had them
> > come, it was $150.............mb
>
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