Sick Of It

Tolak

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Like it says, so many meds that are commonly available over the counter in the US are only obtainable through a vet in the UK. Erythromycin (Maracyn) and tetracycline (Maracyn II) are available at 24 hour WalMarts here, and at any lfs during business hours. A whole slew of others are available over the counter at any lfs, and many more are available much cheaper on line, for example http://www.nationalfishpharm.com/products.html


Many of the members here own other pets, mainly dogs & cats. These are the usual patients at a veterinary practice, and most owners of these pets have a regular vet for checkups, innoculations, and such.

Why don't members with these pets give their vet a call, ask about some common antibiotics, anti protizoals, and anti fungals and such, just to see which vets are fish friendly as far as meds are concerned. With most of the meds available in the UK finding the ingredients is impossible, or nearly so. This makes referencing to commonly published pharmacological research & data near impossible.

So, UK members with furry ones wandering about, why not give your vet a call with a few questions concerning fish when you have the time? If they won't prescribe for fish, perhaps they can refer you to a vet that can. In time you will have a list of practices that will prescribe for fish, making life easier for you and your fish.

I in no way advocate blindly medicating fish, but it seems to me with the meds available the other side of the pond, and the lack of data as to what they contain, many times this shotgun approach is what is occurring, and perhaps the only way now available.

By getting a list together such as this you will be helping yourselves as well as each other.
 
I'm sick of it as well, I once had a guinea pig that came down with a chest infection, the stupid vet wouldn't prescribe us some baytril (antibiotic) and the poor thing died within 24 hours. :-(
 
I recommended a member from the uk to go to the vets as his fish wasnt get well on lfs bought meds and the vet didn't want to know.
He said he knows nothing about fish deseases.
Some will help and some won't..
 
If I'm not happy with the service from one business, I'll go to another. Perhaps if that were done in the case you mentioned the result might be different. I'm sure that person would go to a different lfs if they were not satisfied with the service from the first.

Off the top of my head there are easily double the veterinary practices in my area than lfs, or pet shops in general. This means there is competition, and a practice would be wise to cover as many bases as possible. I would.

***Edit To Add***

Leeds/Yorkshire area vet, with a member who has had a good experience with this vet;
http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=195249&hl=

Being from Chicago I have no clue where that is. I'm from the other side of the planet, and found you Brits the first one.
 
i have my cats registered with a vet and as long as they get their 6monthlky check up they will giuve me fish meds, as i enquired about getting a med of them fro dropsy of a fish, but i lost it before had time to treat it. but they were going to prescribe me a med i could use on my fish
 
Leeds is about an hour drive from doncaster.
There plenty of vets in my area some are better than others like tolak has said its just finding a good one.
 
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/...g.php?blogid=49
Anybody buy this magazine as they print a list of vets that treat fish in the uk.

Taken from the article.

We publish a list of vets willing to treat fish in our annual Fishkeeping Directory, which comes free with the November issue of the magazine. All of the vets listed in this are either specialists in fish, or are "willing to treat" fish. They've also agreed to be listed.
 
Hi folks,

The directory comes out every year in the magazine, just send Karen Youngs or Jeremy Gay an e-mail and they can tell you when the next one is out. I think I've also got a copy floating around somewhere, if I find it drop me a PM and you can have it. :)
 
A pinned topic would be good of members who own the book who you could pm to ask if there a vet in there area that treats fish.
 
Found it! If anyone want's a copy of the 2008 directory they can have it free. Just drop me a PM and I'll have it posted ASAP. :)
 
I will buy it off you if you don't mind.
 
Sent you a pm.
 

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