RURAL VETERINARIANS IN PRACTICE---BRACING THEMSELVES AGAINST THE CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY

[per]

15444, that is the best idea I have heard this year. Not only that but I can see where, given the current dismal bovine preference enrolment, the powers that be might also someday come to realise it is a good idea. Kind of like a Bovine Nurse Practitioner.

[grassfarmer]

Does that not happen already? I know of one "large animal only" not too far from me and the vet I use set up initially as large animal only before accepting small animals now too. Or are these just differences in licensing rather than differences in actual teaching they receive?

[SADIE]

Happy New Years ----This is in my corner so will comment.

GF--you are right. One goes to vet school even now--on trying to get acceptance into a veterinary college you can show great interest in large animal. To graduate you have to study all species and upon graduation--go mixed and you are right--once you realize the economics, lifestyle, your own body health issues--jump ship and become the best small animal person you can be.

BSE years did a real number in weeding our large animal practice and interest.


Veterinary Nurse programs is the animal health tech programs---The two year couses at Olds, Fairview, Vermillion,
Saskatoon and others---teach all species but upon graduation those students ---now young ladies go to where they can get the best $$$$--small animal clinics.

Geographic locations---outlaying areas set up in the 60s,70s.80s---some have been turned into welding shops (oil patch areas).

Who, upon graduation with student loans wants to invest huge $$$$$into buildings in outlaying areas--build up exuity when the chance of restell to another vet is highly unlikely.

Go small animal you can go into centres and set up in strip malls on leases.

The red tape coming down hard now on large animal practice---from CFIA is going to make the exodus across to small animals that much quicker.

The 5th Canadian Veterinary College now set up in Calgary was a Knee Jerk reaction to BSE hitting Canada. The Alberta Klein government with Shirley McCLELLAN (min of AG), Dr. Steve West (Dr. Dealth) Cabinet group---era started that veterinary college to put out the more BOVINE LARGE ANIMAL PRACTITIONEERS STYLE. The first Class should be graduating shortly. Watch them disperse---after a couple of years in practice.---Small animal bound.

The average time a vet stays in practice--less than 7 years now (large or mixed). Cost to set up, Life style, Economics and body injury and now CFIA regulations are the factors.

GF--the lady vets arrived in force in the 1980s. Some ranchers chuckled about the smaller less strong gals going into the rural clinics. THey got a huge surprise. Some ladies are a reason the rural practices are surviving
1)they marry into the community and stay

2)lady vets--made many ranches buy better handling faciltiies --squeezes tubs and alleys---It is OK the guys get hurt--"He was charging too much anyway"

Lots better help at ranches when the lady vets are coming out.

3)The lady vets (brother & wife) husband and wife team now with industry in Colorado.---have done a huge successful job of maintaining veterinary practice rurally to this day.

[SADIE]

Grassfarmer---Cold weather keeps me close to the computer (Update on Dr. Earl Vanassan case.

The media--caught what the CFIA wanted the public to hear.

Go to www.canadian agriculture review tribunal.ca---2010 decisions. Just posted in last couple of days.

Klopernicki vs CFIA
Klopernicki vs CFIA
Klopernicki vs CFIA
Klopernicki vs CFIA-----this was involved in this case.

Alot more detal. Dr. Vanassan recent grad working in a practice with multiple clinics and veterinarians. Top calibre clinic.

This case will be exposed to teach all other veterinarians in practice. Like was said on other threads.

Practicing veterinarians will do two avenues regarding CFIA work export work. Some will totally stop doing any and the vet associations will now consider this work very risky and revisit the fee schedule. BINGO

OLD RULE TO CFIA AND THOSE PRODUCERS ON AGRIVILLE.

DO NOT PISS OFF YOUR LOCAL PRACTICING VETERINARIANS---THEY MIGHT SAVE YOUR ASS SOME DAY. or they will just leave.

PRACTICING VETERINARIANS CAN GET ANAL ABOUT THIS ALSO. OK EXPORT. UNLOAD FAT CATTLE, CHECK RFID EATTAGS, TPR (TEMP PULSE RESPIR), DIGITAL PICTURES, DENTAL CHECKS---TOTALLY SLOW DOWN WORK AND INSTEAD OF ie $5.00/Animal to cross line---$50.00--$75.00 per animal to cross line.

Practicing veterinarians do not, I repeat do not have to do any work asked by them---They can turn it back to CFIA and tell them "you do your own dam paperwork" CFIA are lazy lazy lazy buggers anyway. Many could not make it in practice.