Just curious to see how many peoples vets actually prescribe meds for their fish? I havent had any luck with vets in my area. I was wanting to get some chloroquine phosphate prescribed today without any luck. Lets see.
Does your vet prescibe meds for fish?
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melypr1985
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I haven't tried. Mainly because copper is so readily available. I do believe Ill be able to get some sick fish in to experiment on soon, so I"ll probably try to get some soon.
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melypr1985
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It's a really good med that treats so many things. I want to try it as well. The pain part is getting the 99% pure stuff and not the junk from china
The problem is CP is an FDA controlled substance, so that makes some vets/doctors nervous about writing a prescription for it. Even though you can't get "high" or anything like that off of it. 
In the UK you can walk into any chemist and buy it without a Rx.
Sometimes printing out & showing the articles below has helped people convince their vet to write a prescription for CP:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2013/2/fish
http://www.saltcorner.com/Articles/Showarticle.php?articleID=41
In the UK you can walk into any chemist and buy it without a Rx.Sometimes printing out & showing the articles below has helped people convince their vet to write a prescription for CP:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2013/2/fish
http://www.saltcorner.com/Articles/Showarticle.php?articleID=41
Crackem
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Can cp be used instead of copper/cupramine? I'm lucky and was able to get Cp from a vet that actually came to my house to look at my tank. I haven't used it yet but if I can use it instead of cupramine I would rather. I already bought a scale to measure it out as well.
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As humblefish said..
Print any relevant paperwork.
I did this when I went to the vet and bought 500 pills of interceptor back in the day for aquarium use.
Print any relevant paperwork.
I did this when I went to the vet and bought 500 pills of interceptor back in the day for aquarium use.
Yes; IMHO CP is superior to copper for a few reasons:
- Copper only treats ich & velvet. CP treats those PLUS brook & uronema, making it a one stop treatment for all external parasites.
- With CP, you can go from zero to full therapeutic in one dose. With copper, it's best to slowly ramp the dosage up to therapeutic over a course of 4-5 days.
- Some fish suffer from side effects related to copper. Most common is appetite suppression. The only fish I have encountered so far that seem to have an adverse reaction to CP is Sixline Wrasses, Melanurus Wrasses and Hippo Tangs. I've treated many fairy/flasher wrasses without issue.
