Antibiotics for infections

[VitaLuna]

Okay so today I went to my local Petsmart to pick up some dog food when I come across some fish meds that happen to be Antibiotics. A product called "Fish Fox Forte" is actually just pure Amoxicillin, and a product called Fish Flex Forte is simply Cephalexin. Both available over the counter as fish meds and both are antibiotics used by humans to treat infections. Every thread that I have read about someone getting an infection from an injection says that their doc prescribed them one of these antibiotics. I'm not saying you should rely entirely on fish meds to treat an infection should it arise, but in theory this should work as well and save the hassle of going to the doctor. Amoxicillin and Cephalexin are both common medicines used to treat infections which could be caused by needles.


Am I missing something? Would it be smart to stock up on a bottle of these in case one where to get infected and not able to go to the doctor right away?

Just a thought. I would feel safer taking these antibiotics than nothing at all.

Your thoughts?

 

[Sassytassie84]

Hey,

I did a little bit of research on this for you because I was curious as well...

Here is what I found:

Fish Flox Forte Ciprofloxacin Antibiotic 500mg 100 Tablets. It is a brand new sealed bottle. The ingredient in each tablet is Ciprofloxacin 500 mg. This is pharmaceutical quality USP grade Ciprofloxacin Antibiotic. This antibiotic is labeled for fish and thus can be distributed without an Rx prescription.

· USP - Pharmaceutical Grade - It meets pharmaceutical standards for human consumption

· FG - Food Grade - It meets standards for human consumption

· FE - Feed Grade - It meets standards for animal consumption

 

[Sassytassie84]

I will be keeping this in mind when needing antibiotics and don't want to pay a dr or the rx price....

 

[VitaLuna]

Hey,

I did a little bit of research on this for you because I was curious as well...

Here is what I found:

Fish Flox Forte Ciprofloxacin Antibiotic 500mg 100 Tablets. It is a brand new sealed bottle. The ingredient in each tablet is Ciprofloxacin 500 mg. This is pharmaceutical quality USP grade Ciprofloxacin Antibiotic. This antibiotic is labeled for fish and thus can be distributed without an Rx prescription.

· USP - Pharmaceutical Grade - It meets pharmaceutical standards for human consumption

· FG - Food Grade - It meets standards for human consumption

· FE - Feed Grade - It meets standards for animal consumption

That is interesting. So this means that these antibiotics that you can buy OTC at Petsmart is the EXACT same thing as a prescription antibiotic you would get at the pharmacy. That is good to know in case one of my fish ever gets an infection

 

[Sassytassie84]

That is interesting. So this means that these antibiotics that you can buy OTC at Petsmart is the EXACT same thing as a prescription antibiotic you would get at the pharmacy. That is good to know in case one of my fish ever gets an infection

lol

 

[guambomb]

ciprofloxacin (the fish med) doesn't have coverage against the typical bugs that cause infection from injection site infections (namely staph and strep). Do not take antibiotics you don't need. You could end up creating "super-bugs" with multi-drug resistance.

The cephalexin can be used for mild cases of injection site infections.

IF you decide to take these fishy meds for a possible infection, have enough to last you at least 7 days.