Why are fewer vets going into large animal practices?
The problem is the drug companies sell directly to big swine and cattle farms. It’s a huge business in the U.S. Most of the big ranches are owned by very wealthy people, so they (drug companies) sell right to producers. There aren’t many people who want to do this now. Men don’t even want to do this profession as much any more. It’s getting so hard to find people. How do you keep straight all of the internal systems for so many different types of animals? Some aren’t, but some are very similar animals. (There are shelves of books lining his office with a variety of animal reference guides) We sometimes refer them to someone to consult, it depends on the specialty. Is this a good time, overall, for veterinary medicine? It is a changing time. And it’s exciting. There are a lot of things going on. (People are recognizing that) vets are real doctors. You don’t hear (people say) oh you’re just a veterinarian. We perform high-tech surgical procedures such as laparoscopies, small animal endos
