It's pretty obvious that I am all about organic foods, but with treating an animal with antibiotics, it is no longer organic. I could have let her naturally die, could have culled her the moment I found her quietly laying wth her eyes unable to open, her breathing heavily labored. Many would have said it was the right thing to do. It wasn't the thing for me to do.
I am not against antibiotics, just the overuse of them. I don't treat my rabbits (or now my chicks) as a preemptive strike. I will give them probiotics, zealously clean a habitat and give them a lot if vitamin C in the firm of fresh veggies and fruit. However, once the diarreah begins, out comes a round of Duramycin, restricted diets and apple cider vinegar, teaspoons of apple sauce and also 1 ml of pepto every 4-6 hours. Coccidiosis and diarreah (in general) is incredibly dangerous and often fatal for animals. I can't stand to see them in pain, so I treat them, because everyone needs and deserves a second chance.
Why is it okay to treat our pets, but not our livestock? Why is it not okay to worry about a rabbit, a chick, a kid or a piglet? Why is it not okay to cuddle a baby or give treats to breeding stock? What, exactly, makes it wrong to treat our food with respect and love?
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