March 21, 2020

Fish Medications for Your First Aid Kit

By Joseph Parish

With the increased occurrence of the virus it is important that we consider alternative remedies when we are ill. Every prepper and survivalist has a first aid kit in their automobile or in their RV in anticipation of emergencies which may be encounter when traveling, however, one should also have such a kit in their home. Accidents can and do happen at any time and anywhere.

In addition to the kits contained in the car we maintain one in the RV as well as an elaborate one in our home. Our emergency first aid kit is adequately combined with an emergency supply of pills. All of these items are safely contained within an older, antique style china cabinet located in our Food Room where we can readily get to them. An emergency first aid kit should never be stored within a bathroom as such a room has a tremendous amount of humidity present. This moisture would put your supplies at risk especially your pills and tablets.

Within the cabinet can be discovered the usual first aid components which one would uncover in any other first aid kit. On the cabinet shelves you can easily locate an assortment of dressings and bandages, perhaps some medical tape, a mixture of antiseptic wipes, compresses, a few pairs of latex gloves, tools such as tweezers and scissors, along with several digital thermometers. Enclosed are also many over the counter pain relievers and a good selection of ointments and creams to compliment the list.

These typical supplies are fine for your general emergency uses; however, the main delight of our home first aid kit is composed of our medical tablets and dosages which we keep securely in the cabinet. As mentioned, there is a large amount of the usual over the counter tablets and capsules along with a generous supply of fish medications which provides us with the reason for this article.

There may be some controversy taking place on the internet as to the use of fish antibiotics by survivalists and preppers, but they do in fact work and I have stockpiled a sufficient quantity for emergency use only. Most of the fish antibiotics are in the same format as you would acquire for human use with prescriptions supplied by your family physician. These pills are not in powder or pellet form as you would customarily expect for fish. They are in fact your usual prescription pills and tablets.

Your first response may well be, "how are the fish expected to swallow a tablet or pill." This immediately causes concern and makes us suspect that the antibiotics before us may not have been intended for our finned friends at all. The key to these amazing antibiotics is the lack of a required prescription to purchase them. The manufactures are well aware that preppers and survivalists are seeking a nonprescription substitutes for the same drugs provided by their doctor. This allows them to use the same products as found in prescription form for "Fish" use.

Animal antibiotics are usually formulated differently according to the makeup of the selected animal that it is for. A cow's antibiotic is certainly different than that for a human, in that the cow has four stomachs. In some cases, they are the same pills and tablets as used for humans. Take the case of fish antibiotics, when you open a container of fish antibiotics there are small letters and numbers on them which not surprisingly correspond to the same human capsules. These are known as Imprint Codes.

The FDA requires all human prescriptions to be imprinted with a unique code to identify the medications. An Imprint Code will identify the drug type and its strength. You should never take a pill which lacks an imprint code, as it could be hazardous to your health. One survival doctor has openly stated that these fish medications are the same as we would purchase for our own use. The fish medicine companies source the pills from the same manufacturer who creates them for humans and merely repackages them for the fish.

The biggest difference which I see in the tablets and pills is the quality of care taken when they are fabricated, but if these are reserved strictly for SHTF emergencies they would work fine. Please be advised that anytime you purchase, and use fish antibiotics you are assuming a measure of risk since the animal meds are not held to the exacting standards as those for humans.

Some of the more common fish antibiotics are Fish Pen Forte which is in fact Penicillin and Fish Mox which is the popular Amoxicillin. Others include Fish Flex Forte (Cephalexin), Fish Zole (Metronidazole), Fish Cin (Clindamycin), Fish Cillin (Ampicillin) and Fin Flox (Ciprofloxacin). Each contained in the exact same dosage as for a human. Why would a small fish need 500 mg of Penicillin, the same as a human would take?

As you can see it is entirely possible to be equipped for any sort of emergency which you may encounter but let me state here and now for the record that these medications do not take the place of those prescribed by your doctor, nor am I in no way advising you to use them. I am merely relating to you my personal experiences. This is not medical advice and as in anything else you should do your homework.

Standard Disclaimer: This information is provided for educational purposes only and you should use it at your own risk. It is not endorsed by the author and you are advised to consult with a qualified medical professional.