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FARM HEALTH NEWSLETTER MEDFORD VETERINARY CLINIC June 2013 Medford office 715-748-2341 Dr. R.L. Shiffler Dr. H.H. Hildebrandt Dr. J.M. Osen Colby office 715-223-2858 Dr. M. Ortengren Dr. C.A. Miller Dr. B.M. Grandaw www.medfordvet.com Dr. H.J. Grandaw Dr. M.R. Moodie Dr. A.L. Ahles Serving the dairy industry by providing prevention, treatment, and promoting efficiency – since 1958 New Colby Clinic We have opened the new building at our Colby Clinic location! It’s at the same site and same phone numbers with expanded hours. We hope this building will allow us to serve our clients in a better and more efficient manner. Bloodwork in Colby We are now offering blood work to be run in Colby for cows and horses. This is especially useful in down cows with suspected milk fever. Be sure to pull a blood sample BEFORE you treat her and we can run it if the cow doesn’t respond. Keep the blood sample refrigerated. We can then check calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium levels to ensure proper treatment. We can also check for signs of severe muscle damage, liver and kidney function, and several other health parameters in cows with difficult to diagnose diseases. Be sure to keep blood tubes on hand and you can bring these into the Colby or Medford office to be run right away. These are some common questions about proper drug usage: 1. Can non-prescription antibiotics (ex. Penicillin and Sulfadimethoxine) be used illegally? YES! If these drugs are used off-label in any way, they then become either prescription use or illegal. Penicillin is labeled at 1cc/100lb, and treatment doses are usually higher than that. It is then “Extra-label” drug usage and requires a VCPR. Sulfadi is a drug which is illegal if used off label in any way, including a higher dose or unlabeled disease (treating mastitis). 2. Can I use a drug like LS50, labeled for poultry in cattle? No. This is both extra-label and “drug compounding”. Compounding is illegal, and there is a zero tolerance for any milk or meat residue. 3. If it is a pain to give a drug like Banamine IV as it is labeled, can I give it in the muscle? No. Using a drug off label for “ease of administration” is prohibited. This instance also increases the meat and milk withholding times. Proper Drug Usage The topic of proper drug usage in dairies is becoming more important than ever as drug policies are becoming stricter and milk and slaughter plants are increasing residue testing. Proper drug use is important to ensure that we will continue to be able to use these drugs and to assure the public of a safe and wholesome food supply. Always be sure to follow drug labels for dose, duration of treatment, route of administration, the type and age of animal, and for the labeled disease. If any of the conditions are different from the label, it is either “Extra-label” usage which requires a valid VCPR (VeterinarianClient-Patient-Relationship) and veterinary oversight, or possibly “Illegal” usage. 4. If a lactating cow has a really bad pneumonia, could I use a drug like Nuflor or Draxxin, labeled for younger heifers? No. It may be possible for a vet to prescribe this as legal “extra-label” use, but this would be a rare situation. If you ever have any questions about proper drug usage, or want to make sure you are doing things correctly, give us a call and we can go over these issues together.