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Nest box eye

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Laura_s

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Hiya, One of kits has a case of nest box eye. I plan to go and get some sort of treatment tomorrow, but unt then do you think it's ok to use leucillin antiseptic? Its something i used for my cat when he had an eye infection
 
Laura_s said:
Hiya, One of kits has a case of nest box eye. I plan to go and get some sort of treatment tomorrow, but unt then do you think it's ok to use leucillin antiseptic? Its something i used for my cat when he had an eye infection
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I would call the Vet and ask him/her. Personally I would not not use anything but cooled boiled water to bathe the eye until you have consulted a Vet.
 
Laura_s said:
Hiya, One of kits has a case of nest box eye. I plan to go and get some sort of treatment tomorrow, but unt then do you think it's ok to use leucillin antiseptic? Its something i used for my cat when he had an eye infection
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Hi Laura

Sorry to hear about your kit.

The leucillin is probably OK to use, but my preference would be to bathe the eye with a cotton pad soaked in cooled boiled water.

I guess you could always call your vet before using it, but they may be reluctant to say without seeing the kit first.
 
Treatments for eye infections should only be used for the one animal for the infection it was prescribed for, then it should be disposed of properly. Re-using it for other animals or later infections puts the animal at risk of cross-contamination. As others have said, using cooled boiled water and a separate wipe for each eye would be the recommended way forward until you have appropriate veterinary advice.
 
Shimmer said:
Treatments for eye infections should only be used for the one animal for the infection it was prescribed for, then it should be disposed of properly. Re-using it for other animals or later infections puts the animal at risk of cross-contamination. As others have said, using cooled boiled water and a separate wipe for each eye would be the recommended way forward until you have appropriate veterinary advice.
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:thumb:
 
Shimmer said:
Treatments for eye infections should only be used for the one animal for the infection it was prescribed for, then it should be disposed of properly. Re-using it for other animals or later infections puts the animal at risk of cross-contamination. As others have said, using cooled boiled water and a separate wipe for each eye would be the recommended way forward until you have appropriate veterinary advice.
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Leucillin isn't a prescription item. It's an antiseptic spray :)
 
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