Re: cost of coggins

[aburson@webtv.net (Anita Burson)]

I'm afraid generalizations such as "here, in Tx" can be a bit confusing.
As with anything else, things are not the same in all locations.  I can
get a coggins AND health certificate for $20 or I can pay as much as $50
for one rush coggins!  It all depends on the vet and location.  (BTW,
I'm in Texas in the north Houston area.)  Sometimes I use a vet 30
minutes down the road and other times I haul 2 hours away to an equine
specialist --- rates vary quite a bit.

I also believe the laws changed in Jan of this year regarding negative
coggins and that they are now required for auction animals.  In fact, I
believe now that at any organized gathering of equines, each animal must
have a negative coggins.  I'm sure that if I'm mistaken, someone will
jump in here.  I do know some folks who bought a horse with a negative
coggins (the test was about 8-l0 months old) and had a new one pulled
when they got her home.  The new one showed up positive!  Changes can
occur at any time in the animal's status.  

Anita Burson