Re: Cost of euthanasia

["C.M.Newell" <reshan@deyr.ultranet.com>]

>After saying all that has anyone ever had a vet REFUSE to do something like
>putting a horse down?  At the time I was stunned.  I feel like this guy was
>more the exception than the rule.  
>
>I see nothing unethical in putting an animal who has been suffering terribly
>down if that is what the client wants done.
>
>What do other vets do in this situation?   

	I will euthanize a colic or a seiously injured horse if the owner is
unwilling or unable to take it to surgery.
	I will not  euthanize a healthy animal simply because the owner wants it
done.
		--CMNewell, DVM