Mother-Hen-Michele
Crowing
Thank you for the calm your post provides...We are fast approaching the June cut-off where over-the-counter animal antibiotics will need a prescription from a vet to purchase. At least that's what the law says.
I have had no real luck getting the on-line animal pharmacies to answer the question - will we still be able to buy fish antibiotics for our chickens without a vet prescription?
I believe the answer is yes, as long as the medication has a disclaimer on the label - "not for human consumption". But I have not been able to verify this from those on-line pharmacies. They do not answer my inquiries. But it appears we are going to still be able to get them without going to a vet for a prescription.
Now, here is another question a lot of people have been asking - is amoxicillin bought with a fish label the same amoxicillin as your doctor would prescribe for you? The answer is yes. Here is the lab study. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772414X22000111
The take-away from all this falderol is that this law was passed to make it appear the government has done something when very little actually will change. It also proves that politicians aren't qualified to actually hold down a real job like real people.
After reading it I am tempted to say... Their efforts will be as successful as picking up Jell-O with a hammer.
I wonder if this isn't as much about the recent use of veterinary medication for self-medicating as about keeping antibiotics out of the environment. Politics is sometimes about the things not said, but secretly motivating.
(From Ketamine to Ivermectin)
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