Rural veterinary practices are in danger of being unsustainable. Not just financially, although the fee schedules in rural areas are generally lower than those of urban/suburban areas, as are average wages and the cost of living, (for both clients and veterinarians and their staff) but also because veterinarians are beginning to see that the quality of life created by the old practice model (24/7 availability, solo, privately owned) is not possible without a spouse/life partn