Bumblefoot tx - surgery/baytril.. eggs?

[Aunt Angus]

Why do you think it has been banned?

Resistance.

 

[casportpony]

Why do you think it has been banned?

https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/recalls-withdrawals/withdrawal-enrofloxacin-poultry

 

[Alaskan]

https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/recalls-withdrawals/withdrawal-enrofloxacin-poultry

Thanks....

So, because they are worried that people will use it irresponsibly.

 

[casportpony]

Thanks....

So, because they are worried that people will use it irresponsibly.

Not really. They are worried about humans catching Campylobacter from that is resistant to fluoroquinolones, like Ciprofloxacin.

 

[Alaskan]

Not really. They are worried about humans catching Campylobacter from that is resistant to fluoroquinolones, like Ciprofloxacin.

But isn't it likely to become resistant only when Baytril is misused?

 

[casportpony]

But isn't it likely to become resistant only when Baytril is misused?

Define misuse.

 

[Alaskan]

Define misuse.

If you used baytril for less than a week, or at a lower dose than is effective.