Both the medications you list won't be available to shellyx without a vets prescription.
Yep, I can't get a hold of them. Kinda stuck now, just doing the baths
Both the medications you list won't be available to shellyx without a vets prescription.
Both the medications you list won't be available to shellyx without a vets prescription.
Vets mostly do cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters etc. In rural areas you will find vets that specialise in livestock too. The vets that work in pet stores certainly only deal with those commonly kept pets. I only know of 1 vet in my vicinity that deals with exotics, including fish, but ive not really searched in depth. Im sure if you search around you could find them.Well that sucks. How hard is it to get a Vet's prescription there? Do any stores there also have vet services ( as we have here at Petco)?
So that's a death sentence to either tropical fish keeping or any sick tropical fish? That doesn't sound good. Sadly, some of the diseases need antibiotics to cure. So with a total ban, the hobbyist needs to consider that there will be losses to their stock due to the unavailability of meds to treat their fish's illnesses? That certainly does not seem fair. For wild fish, they just die and get eaten by other fish if they get too sick. It's all part of nature's plan where only 1- 10 % of offspring survive to become breeding adults. So the hobbyist has to consider the cost of medicating ( including the cost to get the medicines). Despite popular belief, SALT alone does not clear and cure everything. It would really put a spotlight on trying to save every life as that will no longer be possible with a total ban on certain meds.Vets mostly do cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters etc. In rural areas you will find vets that specialise in livestock too. The vets that work in pet stores certainly only deal with those commonly kept pets. I only know of 1 vet in my vicinity that deals with exotics, including fish, but ive not really searched in depth. Im sure if you search around you could find them.
The problem isnt finding a vet, it would be cost. A typical vet consultation will be £50 to £60 if you take the pet to the vet. A home visit would be £100 to £200. Plus the cost of the medication. And a specialist vet might be more expensive. If you are keeping £1000 koi, its worth paying.
I can actually see us going the Canadian route and banning all aquatic medications in the near future. Ive seen malachite green being discussed as being potentially banned. Human use of pet medication isnt so much of a problem here because health care costs are minimal, so controlling them isnt as important. But i can still see a more complete ban on the horizon.
I've done a couple of baths today but there isn't any change in her, I've seen a couple of scales sticking out not sure if she's starting to get Dropsy or it's down to the size of her, keeping a close eye.
But yeah we can't get meds through our vets they don't deal with fish sadly.
I have bought clove oil just incase I need it. Haven't had to use it before something I'm not looking forward to
I understand its ridiculous here, to them a fish means nothing so when they get sick we can't cure them unless you want to buy melafix or something like that.
She's still swimming around not eating. I'm not sure if its Dropsy I have seen that before and she's not looking like that? The side of her belly looks pink in colour. I'm unsure if I should still bath her, I hate having sick fish
On close inspection she's pine coned so I think I'll have to euthanize her, I've never had to do this before.
Could someone advise me on this?
Thanks as always Andy