Cheap drugs are one of the great things about living in Africa. Today I purchased a five-day course of Amoxicillin for Angel Dog for just under fifty pence. For those not acquainted with the drug, it is the antibiotic of choice for children with ear infections, bronchitis, coughs and all other trivial, but not very, ailments. It also works perfectly for dogs who’ve been mauled by their friends and don’t want to develop abscesses. So instead of forking out £80 on trip to the vet and three days’ worth of injections, in Africa I can just drop into the local pharmacist and buy whatever I please over the counter. Of course, if I didn’t live in Africa there would be no need for the antibiotics in the first place as there would be no monkey to sit in the avocado tree and spit pieces of fruit at the gaping canine jaws below; never mind wander nonchalantly down to the lowest branches to grab a particularly enticing fruit only inches above the swarming pack, and arouse such a frenzy of fury and frustration that a little doggie altercation would ensue.
Monkies are smart. Dogs are not.
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