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Thanks for the info. Mona. It's nice to find good ones outside of our area, but still dream of the day we may have one right here in our own county. Till then, it's over the line into Franklin WV, Bath County at Warm Springs or a trip over to the valley. One day a young vet in training will come here and love it and stay on.

Well, I posed this problem to my 13 year old daughter and she loaded my photo for me. Wish I could say how, but I haven't a clue.

You are not alone. I gave up weeks ago trying to do the same thing.

Oh my, all these responses are so meaningful, considerate and straight from the heart. Such good points brought up and to consider. Twice, I have been at the crossroads of this type of situation, and both times, wished I had not gone for the extended treatments and just brought Dixie (my first dog I got at 12 years old, a brittany spaniel bird dog) and my Ol' Sally hound dog (that I had for 16 years) them home and allowed them to die with me at home and not at the vet's office. I did not expect them to die there, it was in the hopes that they could be helped, you know, just stay overnight for observation. Please, Dear Lord, help me next time to stand by that decision and bring them home, especially if they are older. Did I have their best interest at heart? Sure, I did. Was it also partly cause I wasn't ready to let them go yet. Sure, it was. Life's a funny thing and we all just try to work it through the best we can at that point in time.

We still need a vet here. Keep us in mind.

Wish I had known you might consider.

Contacting VA Tech Vet school is a good idea. Will do.

Oh, I forgot. Monterey has the Highland Medical Center with a Physical Therapy area on the first floor.

Well, we will see what we can do. Housing and pasture is no problem. I have both to rent and some is with the clinic area (Dr. Joe still lives on his farm next door to where is office was-he does lots of sheep and cattle and has a few horses). Plus Bath County Hospital is 35 minutes away (near Homestead Resort) and then Augusta Medical Center is about 1 hour away in Staunton, VA area (1 hr 30 minutes to UVA in C'ville). Climate (to me) is awesome. Similar to up north. County nickname is little Switzerland. Winters are rough but summers are nice. Low humidity and can count on one hand number of times it ever has hit 90 degrees here in over 12 years. Few people even have ac, I don't. Think the chamber of commerce has a website. Something like www.highlandcounty.org. Come for a visit and see. Here's hoping, Karen For GPS: 101 Spruce Street, Monterey, VA 24465, puts you somewhere in town of Monterey.

OK, I give. What does our county (Highland Co/ Monterey, VA) have to do to get a vet? Our retired vet has offered his old office to any new vet that might come. That was oh, 4 years ago. Grant it, his office was not centrally located in the county, but it enabled West Va coverage. We (the county) can guarantee long hours, low pay and nice views of the mountains and no traffic lights (except the one flashing one in Monterey). What more could a "young" vet want. Did I mention Friday night Bingo at the firehouse? Sorry no movie theater, but we do have monthly movies at the library. Any takers?

Oh my, just watched Denise Wall's video off the link, and it is exactly what my Joe does! We have gotten to where we just don't try to use him at all if the weather is even slightly warm. I must contact them on his behalf. Thanks for sharing this.