To medicate, I used alternative sources. I often needed antibiotics and turned to pet meds. Yes pet meds. They are the same dosages and made in the same facilities as the higher priced prescription meds. My stuff included 'Fish Mox', which is amoxicillin. But there are many others, all cheap and without prescription. There also is pet pain meds and all sort of other pet meds, cheap and readily available online or in pet stores.