"Eileen Morgan" <egm12@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Guys, she *cannot* medicate the horse or have the vet out without the
> permission of the horse's connections--and they have been notified of
the
> issue and seem unconcerned. Sucks but there it is. Legal Nightmare if
she
> treats someone else's horse . . .
Really? I'm not so sure. I mean if you find a dog, hit by a car on the
side of the road, you are "allowed" to take it to an emergency vet and
have
it treated. You may be stuck paying for the care, but you can do it. I
realize this horse's situation is somewhat different but you could say
it's
been "found" to be suddenly in an emergency situation, life threatening
even. And to give it care is allowed. Just because you can't find the
name
and number of the legal owners doesn't prevent providing care. Not in my
book anyway. :-) I realize I may not know what I'm talking about here
and
am driven by the heart and emotions of it all.
Isn't there a good Samaritan law or something like this for helping
animals?
If not, there should be one. But I'd risk it anyway. If the horse were
in
my care, and I couldn't reach an owner to give permission, I'd call a vet.
Deal with any other issues later. If there was someone like a broker
standing in the way, then I'd perhaps call some other entities to see if
they could help. The broker isn't providing the owner's info and not
going
to call the owner, then they are actively standing in the way of care and
that should be some sort of offense. It's offensive if nothing else for
sure...
Some vets won't treat a horse w/o owner's consent...So that may be a
problem. But I'd still give it a try and find a vet to come help. At the
very least, giving some bute, wrapping up the feet, cold soaking/hosing if
that is in order. That's no different than holding a wrap up to a
bleeding
wound if you came across one. I wouldn't withhold that just because the
owner wasn't there to tell me it was OK to stop the bleeding...
Tough situation all around for sure. I with the horse the best...but it
doesn't sound good. Caelan, so sorry you are in this predicament. I wish
you the best as well. JJ
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