Exactly. They aren’t even decent gatekeepers. They just get paid and write a script, because they know if they don’t, the next NP on the next app will.
I could just go out and buy antibiotics “for animals”, too.
Same thing with heartgard. Why the fuck are the pre-portioned dog treats literally thousands of times more expensive, and gatekept by vets, than OTC horse paste?
ETA: a big part of the cause for antibiotic resistance is people not finishing a course of antibiotics…which is because they are saving them so they don’t have to jump through hoops next time they get sick. The current solution is actively a part of the problem.
I definitely agree with you on basic preventative meds for pets. I think the only somewhat reasonable argument I’ve heard is that if a vet prescribes it, there’s a very high chance it’s the right dose for the animal’s size, whereas pet owners are more likely to err. However, the doses are already marked for weight ranges; it’d be hard to get that wrong if you’re not intentionally being obtuse.
Abso-fucking-lutely not.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimicrobial_resistance
They are way overprescribed by doctors as it is.
Exactly. They aren’t even decent gatekeepers. They just get paid and write a script, because they know if they don’t, the next NP on the next app will.
I could just go out and buy antibiotics “for animals”, too.
Same thing with heartgard. Why the fuck are the pre-portioned dog treats literally thousands of times more expensive, and gatekept by vets, than OTC horse paste?
ETA: a big part of the cause for antibiotic resistance is people not finishing a course of antibiotics…which is because they are saving them so they don’t have to jump through hoops next time they get sick. The current solution is actively a part of the problem.
Poor gatekeepers is better than no gatekeepers.
But farmers can give massive doses to their herds as a prophylactic, and that’s totally fine?
Did I say that was totally fine?
I don’t even eat meat.
I definitely agree with you on basic preventative meds for pets. I think the only somewhat reasonable argument I’ve heard is that if a vet prescribes it, there’s a very high chance it’s the right dose for the animal’s size, whereas pet owners are more likely to err. However, the doses are already marked for weight ranges; it’d be hard to get that wrong if you’re not intentionally being obtuse.