scottie Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Excuse the cat question - but this is a medication that is prescribed for dogs as well so I thought someone on this forum might have had experience ofthis medication. I have a couple of rescue kittens slowly recovering from cat flu - one of them is suffering from a 'gunky' eye which I am trying to get rid of. After a couple of weeks on fusidic acid eye drops it is marginally better,but still obviously there & my vet today changed his medication to Chloropt P ointment (which I've never come across before).By this evening his eyes look worse not better ! He was also vaccinated today which of course may be the reason behind his more miserable appearance. Has anyone had any experience of this medicine ? Not sure whether I should persist with it or whether it's an adverse reaction & I should stop it. I can find very few references (good or bad)on the internet to it at all. Any input appreciated ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlemum Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I have used it on my dogs in the past and found it good. However, you should have seen a marked improvement in the eye - if it's looking worse then I would be back to the vet. BTW - Chloropt is also good for healing cold sores (although I never got around to asking the person who told me this how SHE found out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldielover Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Humans have pretty much the same product for eye infections as well. I would imagine it would take at least 3 or 4 days to see any improvement? Being an ointment of course the eye will look a little gunky when you apply it. If you're worried about a reaction, perhaps give the vet a ring today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 It sounds like it is chloremphenicol based which is a type of anitibiotic. From my knowledge, chloremphenicol based ointments are commonly used for eye infections. Perhaps give you Vet a call and discuss your concerns with him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottie Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 Spoke to my vet - apparently animals can sometimes react to the carrier ointment in these products (paraffin based) - which is what they think has happened in this case. I hadn't even thought of this as a possibility ! Apparently if this is the case you revert to eye drops rather than ointment - & problem solved ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Thanks, that is an interesting thing to know. Glad to hear it is all sorted. I hope the bubs will now be on the mend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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