True or not?

[Rango3d]

I just heard that fish anti-bi's, are the most common anti-bis their is, and it's used for people and animals. Is this true? Can any vets here ring in. And if true, what are they used to treat?

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

I don't know what you're asking. Can you be more specific?

 

[Fretfreak13]

Yeah...what? Don't abbreviate, 'cause I'm totally lost.

 

[Rango3d]

The fish anti biotics that you buy off the shelf at a pet store, to treat fish diseases, are the same antibi's that you get from a doctor or a vet. They treat everybody,human and animal. Is this true? And treat what?
Is that a little clearer????

 

[Fretfreak13]

A little bit, but could you give us brands of the "fish antibiotics"? There are many ways to treat fish with different ailments.

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

Kind of...there is overlap of medical treatment across species with certain medications (not all) but the formulation and concentration of the medication makes a huge difference. As does the reason you're using it. Fish medications are formulated for fish, even if they are the same drug, so they wouldn't be effective in other animal species the same way.

 

[LazardLizard]

Yes fish meds are the same as human meds, you just have to take more of it. Preppers(survivalist) stockpile fish meds and day to day people use it who have no health insurance. Example: Enthromyacin... same as anti- you will get perscribed. but thats only what I see and here.

 

[Rango3d]

Oh ok, makes since. I was watching a survival program. They said if you needed anti biotics, and no doctor was around, you could drink the fish stuff, and it would do the same thing. They explained that most of it was made in china and it had the same ingredients as the stuff you get from a doctor or vet.

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

So if you were trying to survive you'd have access to a petstore with fish medications....but no doctor? That's a silly scenario to begin with, but furthermore antibiotics treat specific pathogens, not any and all pathogens. And at an inappropriate dosage even the correct medication is useless. It's potentially even more dangerous because it will be enough to expose the pathogen and let it develop resistance without actually killing it. Antibiotics are by prescription only, and if they're not limited to prescription then it is too diluted to even qualify as a medication. No, they are not the same for usage purposes.

 

[LazardLizard]

So if you were trying to survive you'd have access to a petstore with fish medications....but no doctor? That's a silly scenario to begin with, but furthermore antibiotics treat specific pathogens, not any and all pathogens. And at an inappropriate dosage even the correct medication is useless. It's potentially even more dangerous because it will be enough to expose the pathogen and let it develop resistance without actually killing it. Antibiotics are by prescription only, and if they're not limited to prescription then it is too diluted to even qualify as a medication. No, they are not the same for usage purposes.

Your to serious.

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

I don't want people getting crazy ideas for their animals, or themselves! Especially ones that won't work.

 

[Rango3d]

But I also know that your body also builds immunity to them. I'm no stranger to injury and have had more then I would like to addmit. The doses always seem to get bigger and stronger.
Same for reptiles?

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

Depends on the drug and the condition. There are too many variables to have an easy answer for everything.

 

[LazardLizard]

But when the Zombie Appocolipse comes look for pet stores...... Bhahahaha

Forgive me, its late and I'm silly.

 

[Rango3d]

Why? Does it cure zombies?
Lol