Had a vet appointment today and doc thought one of my hens had a secondary (opportunistic) infection from Mycoplasma Gallisepticum - which my flock has and occasionally needs to be treated with TiaGard to manage.
There’s a shortage of erythromycin atm, which she wrote a script for but told me it would be really hard to find (it is). So, she suggested if I had any penicillin injectable I could start a 5 day course. Went home, saw my bottle expired in November of ‘24, and tried to swing by every farm store in town only to find out that, as of 2023, all livestock antibiotics now require vet RX.
No one in town carries it anymore and the shipping from a few sites (all still requiring RX) is in some cases costlier than the med itself due to refrigeration packaging.
I have goats and chickens but have always used antibiotics responsibly and in treatment of obvious aerobic infections or as specifically directed by a vet professional. With all the kittens I end up picking up and fostering/fixing, even being able to scoop up some terramycin as needed was incredibly helpful.
So, what has everyone been doing since 2023? My vet practice doesn’t sell the old Durvet standby so is treating your own animals with antibiotics just not a thing anymore?