My kids were flipping through the channels the other day and started watching this show about a veterinarian office in Michigan where the camera follows them around.
I had to shake my head though when one of the female vets went to a farm to trim a cows hooves. The guy had had the cow for 8 years. It was essentially a gentle family pet. She got the cow in a chute, tied up it's leg and started trimming. The cow struggled in the chute and slipped and fell and wedged it's neck in the gate. She did nothing and kept on trimming. Even the farmer made the comment, "she seems to be struggling for breath". The vet kept trimming for a few minutes and then walked around to the front of the chute and noticed the limp cow. She quickly opened the chute and the cow collapsed to the ground. Her first words were "she may not make it".
The cow lifted her head a few minutes later but wouldn't get on its feet. A few days later the lady vet euthanized the cow because it wouldn't get up and was getting worse. Essentially it had suffocated due to it's wedged airway.
I've had cows, and after seeing that, I wouldn't let her anywhere near my animals. I understand accidents happen, but it seems like gross negligence when you see the cow fall, hear the farmer tell you she is struggling to breath, you can hear the cow struggling, but you find it more important to finish trimming a hoof before dealing with the bigger problem.
I wonder if she billed him for her services.
Other then that, the rest was kind of interesting. The main vet is a 70 year old guy still going shoulder deep in cows and horses.