Assessment and prescribing
Combine examination, history, environmental findings and relevant tests before prescribing a suitable treatment.
Veterinary therapeutics
Evidence-based prescribing, regulated medicine supply and treatment follow-up for aquatic animals, with protocols adapted to each species and facility.
Our areas of support
Expertise tailored to your situation, animals and facilities.
Treatment and medicine supply
Define administration protocols and supply veterinary medicines where regulatory conditions are met.
Therapeutic follow-up
Monitor efficacy, tolerance and clinical progress so that care can be adjusted or discontinued appropriately.
A structured approach
A clear process from needs assessment to practical recommendations.
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Assess
Review the health situation, species, environment and previous treatments.
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Select
Choose a proportionate strategy compatible with the animals’ status.
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Implement
Define administration, precautions, traceability and any applicable withdrawal periods.
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Follow up
Assess efficacy and tolerance, then adjust the strategy where necessary.
Treatments designed to work in practice
Vetofish defines practical administration conditions and can train or support teams when implementation requires a technical procedure or specific monitoring.
Prescription and medicine supply
Select a suitable medicine, dose, duration and route of administration, then supply it where regulatory conditions are met.
Injections
Calculate volumes, select the site and route, prepare the animal and define a protocol that teams can apply in practice.
Bath treatments
Define the concentration, actual water volume, exposure time, oxygenation and water-renewal conditions.
Group treatments and medicated feed
Assess biomass, feed intake, medicine stability and distribution uniformity before selecting a group strategy.
Anaesthesia and analgesia
Select the product, prepare the solution, organise monitoring and recovery, and address pain according to the procedure.
Surgery and perioperative care
Prepare equipment, anaesthesia, asepsis, the surgical procedure and post-operative monitoring for aquatic animals.
Therapeutic care extends the diagnostic process: understand the situation, select a proportionate intervention, organise administration and assess the outcome.
Implement treatment safely
A written protocol must be clear, practical and applicable by the team under the facility’s real operating conditions.
- Actual treated biomass and accuracy of weighing or estimation.
- Usable tank volume and dilution throughout the system.
- Potential effects on biological filtration, oxygenation or non-target species.
- Required equipment, operator protection and effluent management.
- Criteria for stopping, adjusting or reassessing treatment.
Individual dose
Weight-based calculation, injectable volume and administration schedule.
Concentration in water
Actual volume, water displacement, contact time, oxygenation and renewal.
Group treatment
Distribution uniformity, feed intake and group monitoring.
Efficacy monitoring
Clinical criteria and, where useful, post-treatment sampling or testing.
Prescription and medicine supply
Where regulatory conditions are met, the prescribing veterinarian may supply the medicines required.
Available veterinary medicines
Evidence-based selection among veterinary medicines compatible with the situation and animal status.
Compounded preparations
A preparation specifically tailored to aquatic animals may be made by Vetofish or a dispensing pharmacist where the regulatory framework permits.
The right treatment is one that can be administered correctly, monitored and stopped at the right time.
Frequently asked questions +
Can you prescribe treatment remotely?+
Prescribing requires adequate knowledge of the animals and their health situation. A visit, examination, sampling or an established veterinary health relationship may be required.
Can Vetofish supply prescribed medicines?+
Where regulatory conditions are met, the prescribing veterinarian may supply the necessary medicines. A pharmacy or another authorised establishment may be involved depending on the medicine and situation.
Do you support bath or in-feed treatments?+
Yes. Vetofish can design individual or group protocols using baths, feed, injection or local application. Selection depends on species, biomass, facility and medicine properties.
What if no medicine is specifically authorised for the species?+
The veterinarian assesses available options under the applicable framework, including species, animal status and possible entry into the human food chain. An authorised pharmaceutical establishment may be involved where necessary.
How do you monitor treatment efficacy?+
Criteria are defined before treatment, including clinical progress, mortality, feeding behaviour, water parameters, tolerance and relevant follow-up test results.
Need to define or reassess a treatment?
Let’s assess the situation and define a proportionate, compliant response.
Our sectors
Explore the sectors where Vetofish adapts its veterinary expertise to each organisation.
Aquaculture
Veterinary support for aquaculture facilities, combining prevention, diagnostics, biosecurity and health monitoring to control risks and protect stocks.
- Health monitoring
- Diagnosis and treatment
- Biosecurity
Public aquariums
Veterinary support for public aquariums covering prevention, collection welfare, clinical care, biosecurity and practical guidance for animal-care teams.
- Aquatic collections
- Quarantine
- Regulatory support
Environment
Veterinary expertise for wild aquatic animals, supporting health surveillance, conservation, sampling programmes and environmental research.
- Studies and monitoring
- Scientific fishing
- Transfers and rescue
Research
Veterinary support for research facilities using aquatic animals, covering health monitoring, welfare, protocols and biosecurity within scientific programmes.
- Animal health
- Animal welfare
- Biosecurity