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I heard a new "remedy" this weekend. LA200 in the eyelid for Pinkeye
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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1327867" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>They showed us how to do subconjuntival injections in veterinary school - it's NOT the same as just injecting into the eyelid. I did them a few times, while I was in practice... but I have some major doubts about them having any positive effect... for a number of reasons: </p><p>1.) Penicillin was the drug commonly used... probably not even effective against any strains of pinkeye, anymore. </p><p>2.) Once the needle-prick hole sealed over - within a few minutes - and the drug stopped leaking out... that 2 or 3 cc deposit of penicillin had no more effect on antibiotic levels in the tear film than if it had been injected at the other end of the cow. </p><p>Wouldn't do them now... would just treat with LA-200/300 or Draxxin, and put on a patch. </p><p>I would NOT inject LA-200 into the eyelid. </p><p></p><p>Anything that you 'squirt' in the eye will be washed away in less than 10-15 minutes with normal tear production... probably even faster in an irritated eye that's tearing excessively, like a pinkeye case.</p><p>Treating systemically with a drug like long-acting tetracycline or tulathromycin(Draxxin) that is present in the tear film at the same concentration that it achieves in blood/tissue fluids is the way to go... the eye is <strong>constantly</strong> being bathed in the antibiotic, at effective treatment levels.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1327867, member: 12607"] They showed us how to do subconjuntival injections in veterinary school - it's NOT the same as just injecting into the eyelid. I did them a few times, while I was in practice... but I have some major doubts about them having any positive effect... for a number of reasons: 1.) Penicillin was the drug commonly used... probably not even effective against any strains of pinkeye, anymore. 2.) Once the needle-prick hole sealed over - within a few minutes - and the drug stopped leaking out... that 2 or 3 cc deposit of penicillin had no more effect on antibiotic levels in the tear film than if it had been injected at the other end of the cow. Wouldn't do them now... would just treat with LA-200/300 or Draxxin, and put on a patch. I would NOT inject LA-200 into the eyelid. Anything that you 'squirt' in the eye will be washed away in less than 10-15 minutes with normal tear production... probably even faster in an irritated eye that's tearing excessively, like a pinkeye case. Treating systemically with a drug like long-acting tetracycline or tulathromycin(Draxxin) that is present in the tear film at the same concentration that it achieves in blood/tissue fluids is the way to go... the eye is [b]constantly[/b] being bathed in the antibiotic, at effective treatment levels. [/QUOTE]
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