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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 12:37 AM Original message |
People without health insurance are taking fish antibiotics |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
1. I went to the doctor today and was given a prescription for antibiotics. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 01:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. and in Mexico you could buy the antibiotic without a doctor visit |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 02:17 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Well, I didn't know exactly what was wrong with me, just that I couldn't breathe. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 02:35 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. My husbnad's meds went missing in the mail and we had to buy some |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 02:51 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Holy ....!!! |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 06:09 AM Response to Reply #10 |
23. Buying antibiotics without a doctor's visit is a very bad idea. |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 09:38 AM Response to Reply #23 |
38. Dieing because you are too poor to afford a doctor's visit and prescriptiions |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 07:49 AM Response to Reply #10 |
32. Overuse and misuse of antibiotics is a huge problem. |
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IndyPragmatist (556 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 08:47 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. I agree, this is not good. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. That is true, but if you live close to the border, and you have a prescription |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 08:39 PM Response to Reply #41 |
81. Tijuana has pharmacies block after block. Teen girls in white coats |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 09:22 PM Response to Reply #81 |
89. Gotta be careful with those "teen girls in white coats". |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 10:51 AM Response to Reply #89 |
92. good to know |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 09:44 AM Response to Reply #32 |
65. +1 agreed! n/t |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 02:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. I went to the doctor |
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vets74 (714 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 08:42 PM Response to Reply #44 |
82. Did you check Wal-Mart ? For example, Wal-Mart is cheaper than fish meds for amoxycillin 500mg. |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 08:52 PM Response to Reply #44 |
86. dollar stores now have fresh fruits & veggies, as well as milk cheese meats |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 07:59 AM Response to Reply #86 |
90. that's a good idea. nt |
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I Have A Dream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
2. That is very sad. |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
3. I've done it myself. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 02:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Me too. I've also stitched myself and pulled my own stitches |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 01:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
43. I put in my own stitches too, but mostly because I did not want to |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 12:09 AM Response to Reply #43 |
61. yikes! |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 08:37 PM Response to Reply #43 |
80. that's intense! |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 09:00 PM Response to Reply #15 |
52. I've stitched myself up too |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 04:14 AM Response to Reply #3 |
19. Yep, me, too... |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 09:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
88. The claim that they are identical is often false, but the sources do vary. |
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DocMac (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
4. My friend's dog had seizures. |
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kas125 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 01:15 AM Response to Original message |
5. Ha, I had an infected tooth last month and ordered fish antibiotics. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 09:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
53. I have bought Tetracycline online from Pet stores for years. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
6. That's an oldie but goodie. Did it myself in the early 70s |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 01:42 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Apparently you caused the apocalypse |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 01:41 AM Response to Original message |
7. Our society is collapsing? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 02:37 AM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I believe the reference is to the desperation people feel today, whether or not you "did it" in your |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 02:57 PM Response to Reply #14 |
45. ...but have you kept an aquarium? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 01:44 AM Response to Original message |
9. The eye meds our vet uses for our kitties is the exact same as mine |
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flpab (210 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 07:20 AM Response to Reply #9 |
28. vet meds 1/2 the price |
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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 02:32 AM Response to Original message |
12. When I broke my toe, I took my dog's Tramadol. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 08:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
76. I have a full prescription of Tramadol that I used to give my dog for pain. |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 03:22 AM Response to Original message |
17. Been doing it for almost 30 years |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 08:52 PM Response to Reply #17 |
85. Me too. Buy though pet websites. n/t |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 04:05 AM Response to Original message |
18. Open the damn pharmacies |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 04:18 AM Response to Original message |
20. I've taken my dog's prednisone when my asthma has flared up. |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 04:52 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Just curious, did you ever get an urge to chase cars or anything like that? |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #21 |
67. No but I sometimes want to lick myself. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Glad you've never developed the poop eating thing! |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 08:20 PM Response to Reply #67 |
75. Hee hee, reminds me of an old joke. |
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999998th word (555 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 08:47 PM Response to Reply #75 |
83. Ha-ha-one of my favorites. Heres another- |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 05:14 AM Response to Original message |
22. It isn't all bad, my wife came down with the shingles...... |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 06:39 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. They make a semi-effective shingles vaccine. |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 06:13 AM Response to Original message |
24. The replies on this thread are seriously scary |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 08:17 AM Response to Reply #24 |
33. I'm guessing that agricultural use in livestock feed has swamped |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 02:59 PM Response to Reply #24 |
46. You can't get any of the newer broad spectrums for this |
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Sanity Claws (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 06:47 AM Response to Original message |
26. I will keep this in mind for next time |
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flpab (210 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 07:19 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Feed stores are the best-Central Tractor |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 01:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
40. You mentioned two things I'm |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #40 |
49. you can make your own Veterycin much more cheaply |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #49 |
70. Thanks. I'll google. |
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XanaDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 07:25 AM Response to Original message |
29. Yet another reason we need comprehensive healthcare in this country |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 07:37 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. There are days when I feel like a good dose of Captain Trips would solve a lot of... |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 07:29 AM Response to Original message |
30. There's a lovely black market for these also. |
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HipChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
34. I've done it too...I was between jobs...no healthcare and had a bad sinus infection |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
36. Mexican pharmacies can be your friend. |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
37. I never knew this. Good to know, though beyond sad at the same time. :( n/t |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 01:43 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. People can read about this stuff, any disease or condition, on the internet. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 08:36 PM Response to Reply #42 |
79. The internet changed the world. |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
39. I hope no one in the government notices. |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
47. I really wished you would not have mentioned this. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 09:08 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. Why? |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 12:04 AM Response to Reply #54 |
60. New person appointed to regulate even natural products might take a serious |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
48. you can get FREE or dirt cheap antibiotics at some supermarket pharmacies. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 09:16 PM Response to Reply #48 |
56. Not without a prescription. |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 10:31 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. true, but there are free clinics for that. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 03:16 AM Response to Reply #57 |
62. Please. Don't be ridiculous. |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 09:40 AM Response to Reply #62 |
64. manhattan has free clinics that are genuinely free. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 10:59 AM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Great- right where some of the richest people in the world live. |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 01:21 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. manahattan also plenty of extremely poor people. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 12:06 PM Response to Reply #48 |
69. Target shifted my pain med from their list. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 01:26 PM Response to Reply #48 |
73. But you have to get a prescription from a Dr. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. If you are a new patient somewhere, its more like $400. |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
50. Worst industrialized nation on the Planet. |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
51. I haven't found the Fish Mox available locally. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
55. http://www.mexmeds4you.com/ |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
58. I've done it |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-08-11 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
59. Well back when I didn't have health insurance, couldn't afford a doctor's visit, |
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Mr Deltoid (694 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 03:24 AM Response to Original message |
63. Welcome to Republamerica |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
71. I'm NOT paying over $200/month for Advair and Spiriva either. |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
77. I advocated this very thing when I read of that guy who died of a toothe infection |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 08:34 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. if the "authorities" get wind of this, pet antiobiotics will be locked up, requiring prescription |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #78 |
84. I hope the Hell not! People will be irate that their fish are dying because of |
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999998th word (555 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-09-11 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
87. Thanks-good to know. If 'my pet' gets sick I can't afford a vet. |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-10-11 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
91. That's a squatter punk rock remedy. |
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