antibiotics for human use

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All of this talk about insurance has brought some questions to mind. I think most of my other questions were addressed, but what do you do about medications, such as antibiotics, when needed, if you don't see a Dr?

-- Wendy (tstorm@prtcnet.com), February 19, 2002

Answers

I have been known to take antibiotics prescribed for my animals when desperate on weekends.

However, if you have an ear infection, bladder infection, etc etc... GO TO THE DOCTOR! Ask for samples if you can't afford the prescriptions.

My husband had boils on his leg, it got in his blood, and affected his kidneys. Ultimately led to a kidney transplant.

-- notmyname (notmyname@notmyname.com), February 19, 2002.


Antibiotics are dangerous, when taken when not necessary. Herbals/homeopathic medicines can be taken in lieu of made made drugs-- Goldenroot, oregon grape and myrhh are natural antibiotics. Taking them without good reason to substantiate is also dangerous. Some have extreme side effects.

-- George (wycowboy2@yahoo.com), February 19, 2002.

Taking animal antibiotics has one more concern:

In this great land of ours, where the govt seems to want to protect us from everything, mis-use of animal antibiotics will lead to a ban on the sale of them.

Then what do we do with our sick animals? Already the vets point out that a 'house call' from them is more than the value of the farm animal, do you really want me to come?

If we can't get over the counter animal medicines, then what?

--->Paul

-- paul (ramblerplm@hotmail.com), February 19, 2002.


Paul, your vet charges too much, here a farm call is $15, castrating a horse $80, blood drawn for tests $25, good vet too, second generation raised in the area, knows the people and animals well, reminds me of James Herriot without the English accent :-).

-- Annie Miller in SE OH (annie@1st.net), February 19, 2002.

Had an older vet around here, charged me $100 for a c-section on the cow - figured that's what the calf was worth. He died a few years ago.

The rest of the vets in town got together into one clinic. Kinda like the people doctors did 20 years ago. Maybe we'll have animal HMO's soon? anyhow, I called the vet out last year for a cow not passing the calf. We chased it around a bit, she decided it just wasn't going to work out anyhow, & called the bucher shop, talked him into piking up the cow that day. I was charged $60 by the vet - nothing was really done, but I do appreciate her time - not sure I appreciate her that much.

The bucher shop charged $200 to wrap 200lbs of hamburger for me, and I could pick up the live calf, which they saved. I certainly got my value from them.

Vets kinda seem to gravitate towards horse & cat people around here - that's where the money is.

--->Paul

-- paul (ramblerplm@hotmail.com), February 20, 2002.



I haven't found much that couldn't be cured with garlic, oatmeal, and tee tree oil (lucky me!). When I quit eating meat, I quit getting all the sicknesses I used to get that required antibiotics. The last time I took Antibiotics, one of the "side effects" (I'd call it the main effect, myself!) was a year long psychotic disturbance that caused me serious harm and anxiety. I will have to be dying to go that route again, and even then I'd have to think about it.

-- Soni (thomkilroy@hotmail.com), February 20, 2002.

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