Meds being taken off the shelf in 2017

[Birdrain92]

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[casportpony]

 
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BYC keeps unsubscribing me from threads, but no one knows why, so that's what I do to resub.

-Kathy

 

[Intheswamp]

I thought you could subscribe without having to post. I *think* I do that sometimes...the icon with the gold star on the dark background at the bottom of each page of a thread....?????

 

[casportpony]

I thought you could subscribe without having to post.  I *think* I do that sometimes...the icon with the gold star on the dark background at the bottom of each page of a thread....?????  :/

In therory, yes, that's how it works, and I don't unsubscribe from threads, so not sure why it's happening.

-Kathy

 

[Birdrain92]

In therory, yes, that's how it works, and I don't unsubscribe from threads, so not sure why it's happening.

-Kathy

Maybe you're subscribed to too many threads.? I love your new profile picture!

 

[new 2 pfowl]

I love your new profile picture!

Me too!

 

[AnimalsRmyLife]

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[KsKingBee]

Me three!

Me IV!

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

This VFD stuff is pretty confusing, even for us veterinary folk. We are not taught this in school (at least on clinics), so I've had to read up a lot about it myself. The new rules are definitely a frustration for backyard owners and poultry industry vets alike, but I do think ultimately this will be a good step in helping to control the over use of antibiotics. I just think things will be shaky for a while. Unfortunately right now, there just are not a lot of general practice vets willing to treat poultry. I think we will see this change in years to come but generally poultry med is not taught in schools unless you have an interest in it and pursue externships. Some people get a bit of poultry in exotics rotations and classes but it's not much. I know taking birds to an exotic bird vet is pricey and I never would have been able to afford that for my birds!

Big companies in the poultry business that don't have vets are now having to hire vets to comply with these new rules. It actually seems like it will work out to my advantage as there are more poultry vet jobs out there than can be filled.

My ultimate goal after working for some time in the poultry industry to get experience will be to become almost a consultant to private practitioners so that they can learn and feel comfortable with caring for poultry. I really, really think I could make a job like that work out and poultry vets I've spoken to seem to agree. So we'll see!

I do think large animal vets will be willing to prescribe since they are often out to farms anyway and it is easy for them to have a VCPR if they are already on a farm for other animals. It's worth asking your vets about now since January is not that far away!

 

[casportpony]

I thought this link was helpful: https://www.beefcattleinstitute.org/changes-antibiotics-regulations/

-Kathy