Also anyone have a picture of his wounds?
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That's my best hypothesis. I don't know for sure and I sincerely hope he's still alive though.
Yeah, don't take fish antibiotics... that's just dumb. You've gotta go online and get some veterinary-grade antibiotics made for mammals. Trust me, I'm a doctor... of sorts.
Fwiw, bird biotics are regular ole human biotics. Doxycycline 100mg is exact same generic capsule you get from pharmacy. Same color, same number, same dose, same everything. Co-pay for 10 doses for human birds. Or, 30 for 30 and 60 for 60 for bird birds.
We. Don't. Have. A. Healthcare. Problem. We have an insurance and regulatory problem.
I actually am a pharmacist... hence the "doctor of sorts." There are lots of veterinary drugs that are literally repackaged human drugs from the same factories (kind of like some generic human drugs are made in the same factories as the brand name drugs)... and there are some that are formulated specifically for animals but in ways that usually aren't harmful for humans (flavorings, extra additives, etc). However, whatever strength of active ingredient is stated is what is going to be delivered regardless... so like you said, Doxycycline 100 mg will have the same amount of drug delivered as the human dose... it might just taste like Alpo. There may be some slightly different standards as far as potency (85% of stated strength allowed vs 90% or something), but I'd wager that most drugs sold for animals in the US are at least as good as drugs used for humans in most other countries... chances are they are the same things they take in those countries, regardless.
TLDR; You're right on all fronts. Most the problems with my human patients come down to healthcare affordability and whether or not the patient actually gives a shit enough to take care of themselves.
Your tldr is one of the best I've ever read. (I read both)
Agree with everything you said - especially the "take care of themselves" - truer words, and whatnot. My main problem is the "one size fits all" approach to people's ability to read and understand things. But, at the same time, this is why there are "this is not a toy" and "don't ingest" warnings on plastic bags and bleach.... sigh...