I just read an online article on horse.com about vets helping out their clients because times are tough. My vet, I should say X-vet called me last week to tell me if she couldn't do my routine work (vaccines, worming and yearly check ups) she couldn't afford to keep me as a client. Apparently she didn't read the same article! This doesn't make any sense to me. I am not going to pay her to do things that I am perfectly capable of doing myself and keeping that $ in my own pocket. Wouldn't some money from me be better than nothing at all? I needed her as an emergency vet only and I like my mares/foals checked out the day after foaling. The timing of her announcement stuck me like a knife because I have a mare due this week!! She even had the gall to tell me my mare wasn't on her foaling list for this year because she had no idea when she was due. Flat out lie because last fall I gave her a paper with the exact breeding and expected foaling dates for my 2 mares. The next closest vet is almost 1 1/2 hours away from me. Kind of useless in a bad dystocia situation. I am between a rock and a hard place, not sure what I should do or can do at this point. Anyone out there go it alone without an emergency vet on standby?