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How do you treat pink eye?
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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1807525" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>When we first see the eye problem will depend on the treatment. If just runny and maybe blinking or hold it partially shut, they get some Today or Tomorrow under the eye lid; couple days later, real runny and looking a little like that pinkeye whitish.... and they will get the Today and a sub Q shot of LA 200 or 300 .... If it is real white, filmy... or has the telltale white spot, they get 1 cc pen and 1/2 cc dex together, in the membrane under eye lid, a little squirt of today to help flush out anything and a patch (jeans are good cut up ) as well as LA2or 300 sub Q. If they are out to pasture and no way to get them contained, they get a shot of Draxxin with the dart gun... </p><p></p><p>Many times just the today/tomorrow will help to flush out the eye and because it can be used intramammary in cattle, it does not burn or sting. But it seems to soothe the inflamed eye and calves don't feel a burn or sting in the eye with it. And it is an antibiotic...</p><p></p><p>We try to save the "heavy duty" Draxxin for those out to pasture with little chance of retreating in 2 days... and for bad cases. </p><p> The patches seem to make it more comfortable for the calves by not having to squint to keep the sun out that hurts them. They will rub them off in a week or 2 but they have done their job.... We have brought them back in and repatched. We use the type of glue they use on the back tags for cattle at the stockyard.... the local co-op sells that type glue for use in pinkeye treatment as well as other needs.... </p><p></p><p>Also... they get an shot of Vit A/D anytime they are brought in for eye treatment. I have found that we have fewer problems or retreats of anything with the extra A/D vitamin.... my son used to think I was crazy until he was seeing that we had fewer cases and next to no retreats. Finally admitted mom might not be so dumb... It seems to help strengthen their immune system in the eyes... Vit A is the "eye" vitamin....</p><p></p><p>All shots are subcutaneous (subQ) in the neck triangle.... except the few with the dart gun.... then it is just try to hit in the neck area and get the drug into them....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1807525, member: 25884"] When we first see the eye problem will depend on the treatment. If just runny and maybe blinking or hold it partially shut, they get some Today or Tomorrow under the eye lid; couple days later, real runny and looking a little like that pinkeye whitish.... and they will get the Today and a sub Q shot of LA 200 or 300 .... If it is real white, filmy... or has the telltale white spot, they get 1 cc pen and 1/2 cc dex together, in the membrane under eye lid, a little squirt of today to help flush out anything and a patch (jeans are good cut up ) as well as LA2or 300 sub Q. If they are out to pasture and no way to get them contained, they get a shot of Draxxin with the dart gun... Many times just the today/tomorrow will help to flush out the eye and because it can be used intramammary in cattle, it does not burn or sting. But it seems to soothe the inflamed eye and calves don't feel a burn or sting in the eye with it. And it is an antibiotic... We try to save the "heavy duty" Draxxin for those out to pasture with little chance of retreating in 2 days... and for bad cases. The patches seem to make it more comfortable for the calves by not having to squint to keep the sun out that hurts them. They will rub them off in a week or 2 but they have done their job.... We have brought them back in and repatched. We use the type of glue they use on the back tags for cattle at the stockyard.... the local co-op sells that type glue for use in pinkeye treatment as well as other needs.... Also... they get an shot of Vit A/D anytime they are brought in for eye treatment. I have found that we have fewer problems or retreats of anything with the extra A/D vitamin.... my son used to think I was crazy until he was seeing that we had fewer cases and next to no retreats. Finally admitted mom might not be so dumb... It seems to help strengthen their immune system in the eyes... Vit A is the "eye" vitamin.... All shots are subcutaneous (subQ) in the neck triangle.... except the few with the dart gun.... then it is just try to hit in the neck area and get the drug into them.... [/QUOTE]
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