price of getting a bull-nose ringed

wiggy123

how much, do folk pay-say to the vet!
Got 3 young bulls done 2 months back-finally got on, to pay the (vets)bill today..charged me €100. checking records, same vet charged €55 to do 2 bulls--back in 2015....

patsy_mccabe

I think the last two times, the vet did it for nothing, but it was only one bull each time.
I think we were herd TB testing both times.

wiggy123

ah ok..not to bad so!

stanflt

I do them myself- it's actually a really easy job with a vice grips- had to do about 20 this spring- trick is to do them before they are 15 months old

whelan2

Visit cost €55. 3x rings @ €10 each. Abd vets time. Next time you have some to be done I will do them for €80 😊

orm0nd

whelan2 wrote: »

Visit cost €55. 3x rings @ €10 each. Abd vets time. Next time you have some to be done I will do them for €80 ��

a lot cheaper to buy rings in bulk if your're using a large quantity

http://pedigreecattle.ie/cattle-grooming/nose-leads-rings

on a side note anybody else notice vet's fees got very expensive lately ?

Sam Kade

stanflt wrote: »

I do them myself- it's actually a really easy job with a vice grips- had to do about 20 this spring- trick is to do them before they are 15 months old

I just push the ring through by hand.

whelan2

Sam Kade wrote: »

I just push the ring through by hand.

Tut tut.... would you not use a hot poker

X6.430macman

orm0nd wrote:

on a side note anybody else notice vet's fees got very expensive lately ?

Yep gone absolutely criminal now. Unbelievable figure they have come up with for us here and lad up the road would have way more stock to us and his is less than half, I'm hardly that bad here or is it just look

patsy_mccabe

Vet here used a sharp end pointed scissors.

whelan2

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Vet here used a sharp end pointed scissors.

Did they numb the area first?

patsy_mccabe

whelan2 wrote: »

Did they numb the area first?

Ya, I think so. Not sure though.

Lizard_Moon

On a side note anybody else notice vet's fees got very expensive lately ?

Curious do you mean callout fees; professional fees- scanning, examining animal, hoof paring, dehorning etc; tb testing fees; drug costs???

In my practice have done nothing with our professional fees but have passed on all the drug price increases over the last while. In the next month are going to be looking closer at our costs in providing our services- cost of staff, diesel, disposables- gloves, syringes, rates, waste disposal etc. These have all escalated in the last few years. If we don't make some money we will not be around to offer a service.

On a side note do the majority of vets give itemised bills or are some still just giving you a total without breaking it down?

Thanks for any answers
LM

White Clover

Lizard_Moon wrote: »

on a side note anybody else notice vet's fees got very expensive lately ?

Curious do you mean callout fees; professional fees- scanning, examining animal, hoof paring, dehorning etc; tb testing fees; drug costs???

In my practice have done nothing with our professional fees but have passed on all the drug price increases over the last while. In the next month are going to be looking closer at our costs in providing our services- cost of staff, diesel, disposables- gloves, syringes, rates, waste disposal etc. These have all escalated in the last few years. If we don't make some money we will not be around to offer a service.

On a side note do the majority of vets give itemised bills or are some still just giving you a total without breaking it down?

Thanks for any answers
LM

Always itemised bills from my vets. Get bi-monthly invoices. I always pay promptly and get great service. No problem with rates. I wouldn't be a big customer either and am 15 miles from the clinic.

The part time boy

I'm always heard that you should not put a ring on your own bull as he may remember you and the pain !

Mooooo

Itemised bill and pay by direct debit. They have an online thing I can log into as well

Base price

Fully itemised monthly bill including prescription reference numbers. Discount on bulk orders (eg vaccines) and on the day payment (eg testing). Our Vet is an integral member of our business and we work closely with her. Money spent on prevention is better than the financial loss (thrive) when illness strikes and that is one of her recommendations that we took on board years ago.