It really is, and it kind of shows why so many birds treated without the help of a vet never get better.That's wild how resistant strains can be!
-Kathy
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It really is, and it kind of shows why so many birds treated without the help of a vet never get better.That's wild how resistant strains can be!
Wow, now THAT should be yet another incentive no not "vet" our birds ourselves... With that many choices of antibiotics, we need to know exactly what we're dealing with, or we run the risk of tossing 20 or so antibiotics to the wind... Looks like e.coli wouldn't stand a chance, but I could easily kill my birds attempting to beat pseudomonas... I would honestly rather my bird die from lack of knowledge rather than overdosing it to death with antibiotics, ESPECIALLY if this is a food animal.. Actually, if I put that much antibiotic in an animal, I would not use it for meat, it would immediately become a really expensive pet
THAT is scary... That we even HAVE that many to pick from... You have to wonder if overuse has been the main catalyst in building resistance to these antibiotics, and we might need to look at other ways to defeat these pathogens since they seem to know our every move
Wild indeed! Just gives me more reason to work on keeping immunity and health at maximum, so if anything, they can fight it themselves before I have to be forced with the decision of, 1.Taking a sick bird to CSU and paying $100 for a blood test, 2.letting said bird die and getting a free necropsy 3.or... Loading it with antibiotics and gaining a pet at the cost of a layer. It's too risky for me to even attempt it; a vet I am notThat's wild how resistant strains can be!
You have to wonder if overuse has been the main catalyst in building resistance to these antibiotics, and we might need to look at other ways to defeat these pathogens since they seem to know our every move
Bacteria are truly amazing creatures. Look up "Bacteria Horizontal Gene Transfer". Basically it means bacteria can share genes with other bacteria the same way we shake hands with strangers. If bacteria is resistant to various antibiotics it can quite literally give those resistant genes to another totally unrelated little bacteria, they don't even have to be similar in type.
This becomes an even bigger concern in places that have a ton of different germs, such as a puddle of water on the streets of India where open sewage, flies, etc..create an environment with lots of different pathogens all in one place. Hospitals are also infected with a multitude of nasties.
That's the thing about hospitals - lots of sick people there..............