Does your vet have a portable Ultra Sound Machine?

Haas Horse Farm · 06-13-2008, 01:28 PM

Does your vet have a portable US machine and will they haul to your farm?

Lopinslow · 06-13-2008, 01:30 PM

you know my answer!! LOL

i really feel for those that don't have that option!!

Kissitgoodbye · 06-13-2008, 01:30 PM

Yes and Yes

Mutrok · 06-13-2008, 01:31 PM

Yup...each vet in the office has one. And they have it every time they come out.

Haas Horse Farm · 06-13-2008, 01:33 PM

Just curious what do they charge? How far do they have to haul to get to you?

Mutrok · 06-13-2008, 01:37 PM

For a farm call to get just a reg ultrasound to check for a follicle or preg it is about 100-120. They drive about 30 miles to get to me. I think that is about right. I try not to look at the bills

Xiphias · 06-13-2008, 01:39 PM

I know he has one, not that I am in need of one, he does haul to other mare owners, and the large tb breeding farms all the time...

Cathy

Lindsayanne · 06-13-2008, 01:40 PM

No, no, and no. It is unbelieveably irritating to have to load up mare and foal just to confirm a mare is rebred.

Actually, I have to drive 40 minutes just to find a vet that will ultrasound without requiring the mare be sedated AND put in stocks. All the others want you to haul there, load your mare in their stocks, and sedate her loopy before they'll doing any reproductive work.

And it's not just my girls- Ebony has been ultrasounded a million times and will happily allow it with either/or but both is excessive, especially when pregnant or with a foal at their side, IMO.

The vet that will do it that's 40 minutes away, he's okay- but he's primarily a cow vet- Hence, I'm hauling allll the way up to doublebarrs vet and will just leave my favorite mare there till she foals, is bred, and confirms back in foal.

Wild Foal · 06-13-2008, 01:41 PM

Yes my vet does but we have never needed it.

Paxo · 06-13-2008, 03:38 PM

I was fortunate that I had a awsome repro vet, would come and US 2 times a day wen we were setting up for embryo transfer so we ony had to ship at the last min for the flush of the embryo. I often got sent problem mares too and we did them at my place as I was only about 3 miles from her.

View Poll Results: Does your vet have a portable Ultra Sound Machine?
Yes my vet will haul to me and US my mares.	36	83.72%
Yes my vet has a US machine but I have to haul to it.	4	9.30%
No my vet does not have an US machine.	2	4.65%
I know of other vets that will haul to my place with a US machine.	3	6.98%
There are no vets nearby that haul regularly with portable machines.	3	6.98%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 43. You may not vote on this poll

06-13-2008, 01:30 PM	#2
Lopinslow Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: MN Posts: 645 Images: 23	you know my answer!! LOL i really feel for those that don't have that option!! __________________ Quality AQHA Western Pleasure Horses The Naughty Version, Goallthewaymay & Unzipped n Naughty

06-13-2008, 01:30 PM	#3
Kissitgoodbye Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 7,756 Images: 85 Blog Entries: 4	Yes and Yes __________________ the secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well. Diamond =]

06-13-2008, 01:39 PM	#7
Xiphias Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maryland, horse country USA Posts: 16,506 Images: 627 Blog Entries: 29	I know he has one, not that I am in need of one, he does haul to other mare owners, and the large tb breeding farms all the time... Cathy __________________ Member COL Club- hand over the Oil of Olay and nobody gets hurt! http://www.freewebs.com/xiphias21034/ I was on HGS the day we made 2 million posts and 3 million posts

06-13-2008, 01:40 PM	#8
Lindsayanne Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Joplin, MO Posts: 9,722 Images: 394	No, no, and no. It is unbelieveably irritating to have to load up mare and foal just to confirm a mare is rebred. Actually, I have to drive 40 minutes just to find a vet that will ultrasound without requiring the mare be sedated AND put in stocks. All the others want you to haul there, load your mare in their stocks, and sedate her loopy before they'll doing any reproductive work. And it's not just my girls- Ebony has been ultrasounded a million times and will happily allow it with either/or but both is excessive, especially when pregnant or with a foal at their side, IMO. The vet that will do it that's 40 minutes away, he's okay- but he's primarily a cow vet- Hence, I'm hauling allll the way up to doublebarrs vet and will just leave my favorite mare there till she foals, is bred, and confirms back in foal. __________________ Bashkir Curly Poster Child NE Prime Time Regal - 2006 ABCR National Champion & 2008 Breyerfest Demo Horse HAVE YOU SEEN MY STOLEN PONY EXPRESS HORSE TRAILER?*

06-13-2008, 01:41 PM	#9
Wild Foal Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northwest Posts: 860 Images: 144 Blog Entries: 1	Yes my vet does but we have never needed it. __________________ Bart- Black ,Mini , gelding, 8 y/o Shah- Palomino , QH, gelding, 24 y/o Starlight- bay ,mare, 2 y/o If your going to speak your mind, you'd better run fast, or fight well

06-13-2008, 03:38 PM	#10
Paxo Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 329	I was fortunate that I had a awsome repro vet, would come and US 2 times a day wen we were setting up for embryo transfer so we ony had to ship at the last min for the flush of the embryo. I often got sent problem mares too and we did them at my place as I was only about 3 miles from her.

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