Before you go any further you need to get a different vet to see and evaluate this animal.
Get this vets opinion on age, health and what he thinks about these "benign" melanomas all over the body seen.
When you are the paying client you are paying for a honest evaluation and all information divulged to you this vet can discover so you can proceed or stop anymore involvement, leasing or purchase happening.
Your information does not need to be shared with the owner either...remember she will have a differing answer for anything controversial as she wants a sale..
I would be swayed by what the vet estimates of age and health condition/issues over a "owner" who is not trained, a expert nor gone to vet school for such things...
There is a huge difference in life expectancy of a teen-aged horse and one that is in there late 20's...:-|
There is also a lot of difference in benign and cancerous lesions occurring, depending upon where they are located on the body.
This "owner" is looking to sell to you, "dump" this horse and make a profit on it.... :eek_color:
So, this horse is a rescue...except for any monthly costs she paid before YOU took on this horses lease, you started to pay all of his bills...this "owner" probably had paid nothing to get the horse, and very little in care costs till you came along...
Sadly, in you she has found a "sucker" who shells out money and pays all her bills.
So now she tosses a totally unrealistic price at you for a horse who is covered in tumors seen and unknown what is internal tumor afflicted, ..if the vet is accurate...being the horse is a recovering rescue probably taken some life expectancy away too...
Please, please make sure this horse she did not "adopt" from a rescue since most rescues have no-sell clauses in legal contracts signed, period.
So what are you left with... :-?
So you must decide on a number you are willing to spend and not one penny more, period...
You get that second independent vet evaluation first, ask the hard questions and listen to the answers...
This is hard but let your brain make the decision, then your heart and emotions get to rejoice or cry.
To take on such a animal is huge...be well prepared with the facts before you jump in to more than you bargained for.
As for price...based on what you shared and the controversy of vet & owners "opinions"...
I would not offer more than $500, if that. Period.
Horses fitting this description by me are given away all the time, or sold for $200 or less...truth.
I wish it sounded better for you than it does but some of what you mention makes me want to run for the hills as fast as my feet can go and take my sore heart with me..
I'm sorry. I don't wish my words to be so hurtful, but honest and truthful.
Sometimes we need to be told in straight talk what others sugar-coat...
You are looking at a broken heart in all probability sooner rather than later and a horse you may be faced with enormous bills from and some really tough decisions needed.
I just want you to realize, to go into such a situation with eyes open wide and true understanding of what that owner is poo-pooing may indeed not be the whole story or truth.
:runninghorse2:....
jmo...
Get this vets opinion on age, health and what he thinks about these "benign" melanomas all over the body seen.
When you are the paying client you are paying for a honest evaluation and all information divulged to you this vet can discover so you can proceed or stop anymore involvement, leasing or purchase happening.
Your information does not need to be shared with the owner either...remember she will have a differing answer for anything controversial as she wants a sale..
I would be swayed by what the vet estimates of age and health condition/issues over a "owner" who is not trained, a expert nor gone to vet school for such things...
There is a huge difference in life expectancy of a teen-aged horse and one that is in there late 20's...:-|
There is also a lot of difference in benign and cancerous lesions occurring, depending upon where they are located on the body.
This "owner" is looking to sell to you, "dump" this horse and make a profit on it.... :eek_color:
So, this horse is a rescue...except for any monthly costs she paid before YOU took on this horses lease, you started to pay all of his bills...this "owner" probably had paid nothing to get the horse, and very little in care costs till you came along...
Sadly, in you she has found a "sucker" who shells out money and pays all her bills.
So now she tosses a totally unrealistic price at you for a horse who is covered in tumors seen and unknown what is internal tumor afflicted, ..if the vet is accurate...being the horse is a recovering rescue probably taken some life expectancy away too...
Please, please make sure this horse she did not "adopt" from a rescue since most rescues have no-sell clauses in legal contracts signed, period.
So what are you left with... :-?
So you must decide on a number you are willing to spend and not one penny more, period...
You get that second independent vet evaluation first, ask the hard questions and listen to the answers...
This is hard but let your brain make the decision, then your heart and emotions get to rejoice or cry.
To take on such a animal is huge...be well prepared with the facts before you jump in to more than you bargained for.
As for price...based on what you shared and the controversy of vet & owners "opinions"...
I would not offer more than $500, if that. Period.
Horses fitting this description by me are given away all the time, or sold for $200 or less...truth.
I wish it sounded better for you than it does but some of what you mention makes me want to run for the hills as fast as my feet can go and take my sore heart with me..
I'm sorry. I don't wish my words to be so hurtful, but honest and truthful.
Sometimes we need to be told in straight talk what others sugar-coat...
You are looking at a broken heart in all probability sooner rather than later and a horse you may be faced with enormous bills from and some really tough decisions needed.
I just want you to realize, to go into such a situation with eyes open wide and true understanding of what that owner is poo-pooing may indeed not be the whole story or truth.
:runninghorse2:....
jmo...
