Chicken Vet Exam At Safari Veterinary Care Center
Channel: Sunshine Country Chickens
Date: 2023-07-29

All medically important antimicrobials for food-producing animals and pets will move from over-the-counter (OTC) to prescription effective June 2023 in The USA

This change impacts animal antibiotic products that contain the following:

Oxytetracycline
Penicillin
Sulfa-based antibiotics (sulfadimethoxine and sulfamethazine)
Tylosin
Cephapirin and Cephapirin Benzathine
Swine medications Lincomycin and Gentamicin
These antibiotics are used to help treat or prevent illness caused by specific bacterial agents, these ARE the products moving to Rx.

The change does NOT include preventative vaccines commonly used in your farm's vaccination protocols. Animal vaccines are still available without a prescription.
Most vaccines, dewormers, injectable and oral nutritional supplements, ionophores, pro/prebiotics and topical nonantibiotic treatments will not require a veterinary prescription. However, there are some exceptions

Beginning on June 11, 2023, over-the-counter antibiotics will no longer be available through traditional retail channels. Instead, these antibiotics will require a prescription from a veterinarian licensed in the state where the animals are housed
For a veterinarian to write a prescription, they have to have a proper veterinary client-patient relationship
A veterinarian must have sufficient knowledge of an animal by examining it or knowing information about how the animal is cared for in a livestock operation
It’s better to be prepared by having an established relationship and not need to access a veterinarian than to need a veterinarian and not be able to get in touch quickly enough

We found an excellent avian/exotics veterinarian in our area that saw our chicken Spotty Grandma the following day after intial phone call concerning respiratory issues, congestion coughing and sneezing. 
https://www.safarivet.com/service/
Safari Vetrinary Care Center visit cost $80 which also covered the cost of a follow-up visit one week later. We were given medication for our entire flock for one week and clear, detailed instructions on how to administer them for $30
One week later Spotty Grandma had gained weight and her symptoms improved but not totally resolved so we were given an additional week of medication for another $30, and to schelule another follow up appointment after the second week of treatment

https://animalscience.tamu.edu/2023/06/05/changes-to-availability-of-some-livestock-antibiotics-coming-june-11/

https://www.pbsanimalhealth.com/blog/learning-center/b/antibiotics-moving-to-rx-in-2023/

https://www.farmanddairy.com/news/what-farmers-need-to-know-about-fda-guidance-ending-otc-antibiotics/710468.html

https://extension.oregonstate.edu/animals-livestock/beef/over-counter-sale-livestock-antibiotics-ends-june-11-2023-how-can-you

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