Once upon a time people using veterinarian meds out of desperation was touted as the principal reason for centralized health care and the ACA. In the last two years taking vet. meds has been the only options available because of centralized health care and the ACA
They are cracking down on feed stores that stock penicillin. Only big box stores will be able to carry it. AVMA is an evil group that works hand in glove with FDA/USDA to limit the OTC drugs available. The goal is to force us to buy from our veterinarian who charges a hefty fee to set foot on one’s farm. We won’t be willing to pay $85 for a farm visit so they can hand over a $6.99 bottle of penicillin. Big gun antibiotics are a different matter. Some are $300/100 ml bottle. Right now, the vet supply houses can supply most items. However, I expect them to start requiring an Rx from a vet. After all, the USDA hires the top large animal graduating vets and puts them at desks in DC pushing paper at starting salaries that are ten times what they make as a large animal vet. Employment at USDA surged by 40% over recent years. Take it from a 25 year veteran of livestock breeding whose prior position was making the mega trend calls for Wall Street firms and the buy side.
Once upon a time people using veterinarian meds out of desperation was touted as the principal reason for centralized health care and the ACA. In the last two years taking vet. meds has been the only options available because of centralized health care and the ACA
They are cracking down on feed stores that stock penicillin. Only big box stores will be able to carry it. AVMA is an evil group that works hand in glove with FDA/USDA to limit the OTC drugs available. The goal is to force us to buy from our veterinarian who charges a hefty fee to set foot on one’s farm. We won’t be willing to pay $85 for a farm visit so they can hand over a $6.99 bottle of penicillin. Big gun antibiotics are a different matter. Some are $300/100 ml bottle. Right now, the vet supply houses can supply most items. However, I expect them to start requiring an Rx from a vet. After all, the USDA hires the top large animal graduating vets and puts them at desks in DC pushing paper at starting salaries that are ten times what they make as a large animal vet. Employment at USDA surged by 40% over recent years. Take it from a 25 year veteran of livestock breeding whose prior position was making the mega trend calls for Wall Street firms and the buy side.