[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Well, then, next time I'd explain why, and request the older one. I'd be very honest that the one that came today did not inspire confidence.

Around here, alot of the vets that see both large and small animals are not all that good with the larger ones. They can be more expensive:(, but I'd try to find a "horse" only vet in a deal like this. For routine stuff the others are OK, but for a "maybe" problem, I'd get an equine vet.

Becky

[Rose of Sharn]

I'm just a worrier. DJ said that the vet didnt think it was necessary to hobble her etc, he didnt think she needed the stress. He felt that she was in good shape and that the swelling would go down.
I guess he is the expert (and he is an equine vet too) so its just me being a nervous worrier!
Maybe because she is so crabby she is going to oblige us soon and have it : D

[FrogInABlender]

Well, she may be in the same boat I'm in. I'm lucky to have a large animal vet at all, much less an equine-only. Where I used to live, I had to drive almost an hour up into Tennessee just to see a large animal vet, and he was a mixed practice too. There just AREN'T any equine-only vets around here. There's no money in it, the hours are long and the working conditions suck. They can make much more money just hanging around the office, taking care of dogs and cats and they don't have to worry about a cranky horse kicking the crap out of 'em and breaking their leg where they can't work for 3 months. It's aggravating, but you can't blame them either.