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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1154689" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>cbcr - are you a pharmacologist? didn't think so...</p><p>Call me an a-hole if you want, but I'm tired of seeing this sort of thing pushed, whether by unknowing folks, or folks who should know better - including some of my veterinary colleagues.</p><p></p><p>DO NOT mix antibiotics/drugs in the same syringe unless you know what you're doing. Different carriers, pH, solvents, salts, etc., may render one or both drugs totally ineffective. </p><p>Also, it's not advisable to administer some antibiotic combinations, even if you're not mixing them. Case in point: Draxxin is bacteriostatic - it interferes with bacterial protein synthesis, so stops bacterial growth. Penicillin requires actively-growing bacteria in order to exert its bacteriocidal effect. </p><p>So... if you treat an animal with appropriate doses of Draxxin and penicillin... the penicillin is, for all intents and purposes, wasted and ineffective.</p><p></p><p>On the old subconjunctival injections... I used to do 'em; a couple of mls of PPG under the conjunctiva of the eyeball. I'm not convinced that once the needleprick hole sealed and the drug stopped leaking out - which probably occurred within just a few minutes - that it did anything helpful. </p><p>Treating with a systemic antimicrobial that reaches therapeutic drug levels in the tears - like oxytet, Draxxin, etc., and applying an eye patch are, IMO, a much better treatment plan.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1154689, member: 12607"] cbcr - are you a pharmacologist? didn't think so... Call me an a-hole if you want, but I'm tired of seeing this sort of thing pushed, whether by unknowing folks, or folks who should know better - including some of my veterinary colleagues. DO NOT mix antibiotics/drugs in the same syringe unless you know what you're doing. Different carriers, pH, solvents, salts, etc., may render one or both drugs totally ineffective. Also, it's not advisable to administer some antibiotic combinations, even if you're not mixing them. Case in point: Draxxin is bacteriostatic - it interferes with bacterial protein synthesis, so stops bacterial growth. Penicillin requires actively-growing bacteria in order to exert its bacteriocidal effect. So... if you treat an animal with appropriate doses of Draxxin and penicillin... the penicillin is, for all intents and purposes, wasted and ineffective. On the old subconjunctival injections... I used to do 'em; a couple of mls of PPG under the conjunctiva of the eyeball. I'm not convinced that once the needleprick hole sealed and the drug stopped leaking out - which probably occurred within just a few minutes - that it did anything helpful. Treating with a systemic antimicrobial that reaches therapeutic drug levels in the tears - like oxytet, Draxxin, etc., and applying an eye patch are, IMO, a much better treatment plan. [/QUOTE]
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