Text 43050, 72 rader
Skriven 2006-11-21 06:24:34 av Bob Ackley (1:2905/3)
  Kommentar till text 42952 av Jeff Smith (1:14/0)
Ärende: Insults
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Replying to a message of Jeff Smith to LEE LOFASO:

 JS>      I can see putting an animal down if it is suffering and there
 JS> isn't much that can be done. What I can't see is to deprive the
 JS> animal of medication that was aquired for the animal. How much extra
 JS> pain and suffering did the animal experience because of the
 JS> medication that was deliberately withheld?

 LL>>   As you know, some doggie medications contain penicillin or
 LL>> tetracyclines, and are perfectly useable by humans. And most of those
 LL>> doggie medications are available on the shelf at most pet stores,
 LL>> without the need for a prescription.

 JS>      Don't you think it would be better and alot smarter to let a
 JS> doctor decide what prescription drugs that someone needs?

Yes

 JS> Would you trust giving an animal medication to a loved one or a friend?

No.

 JS> Could you deal with the consequences if you screwed up and gave someone
the
 JS> wrong thing or too much of it?

It would be h*ll.

 JS> The dosages for humans and animals can be vastly different.

Probably are, given the difference in body mass.

 LL>> The problem is figuring out the proper dosage for human consumption.

 JS>      The problem can be avoided completely by not playing doctor with
 JS> animal medications.

Yep.

 LL>> That does not mean that Wayne has taken, or presently takes, doggie
 LL>> medication in place of medication intended for humans.  But doggie
 LL>> medication is a lot less expensive.

 JS> Then why did he choose not to give them to the animal?

I've never read anything *from Wayne* that he did that.  The accusation comes
solely from Ross, who has a visceral hatred for Wayne.

 JS> What alternative use did he have for the medications?

I don't think there was any 'alternative use,' most likely he gave them to the
dog.

 JS>      This whole idea is wrong for a bunch of reasons. People that are
 JS> willing to take chances with someones health and welfare to save a
 JS> few bucks on drugs is wrong. Drugs that aren't even meant for humans
 JS> no less. Now that is scary!

Actually, *some* animal drugs are exactly the same drugs given to humans.
As Lee noted, the problem is figuring out which drugs and the proper dosage
for them.

Some animal drugs are *deadly* to humans.  A couple of years ago I read about
a farmer who was giving shots to his cattle.  One of them jostled him at
exactly
the wrong moment and he inadvertently gave himself part or most of the shot
intended for the animal.  It took several hours, including an
ambulance/helicopter
trip to the nearest hospital, but whatever the drug was it killed him.

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