APO-CIPROFLOX

[Luvr of Wabbits and Polar Bears]

I took D.C. in to see the vet today 'cause his eye was watering. They flushed his eye and found a piece of hay. His eye was scratchedpretty good i'd imaging 'cause they said when they dyed it, it lit up.

Is APO_CIPROFOX a good eye drop for this? He has to have 1 drop 4 times a day/every 6hrs.

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

I encouraged her to post this as I'm not familiar w/ this drug, so if anyone knows about it, please let her know(Namely, Randy, Sas??). I tried looking it up on Medirabbit and such and didn't find anything.

Thank You!

 

[tonyshuman]

It's just like Baytril for eyes. The active ingredient, ciprofloxacin, is almost the same as the active ingredient in Baytril, enrofloxacin. It's going to be better than an oral antibiotic because it's applied locally to where you'd expect to see an infection. You don't have to worry about any GI side effects. As long as he doesn't get a lot of Baytril-resistant infections it should do a good job at keeping the eye clear of infection.

 

[jamesedwardwaller]

Luvr of Wabbits and Polar Bears wrote:

I took D.C. in to see the vet today 'cause his eye was watering. They flushed his eye and found a piece of hay. His eye was scratchedpretty good i'd imaging 'cause they said when they dyed it, it lit up.

Is APO_CIPROFOX a good eye drop for this? He has to have 1 drop 4 times a day/every 6hrs.

good job...found particle in the eye,,eyes heal quick.//.the cipro eye drops are to keep an infection away--??--might be over kill.//.watch for any redness/wet fur-either eye/.,any change in behavior or habits---good job...sincerely james waller:biggrin2:

 

[Luvr of Wabbits and Polar Bears]

james waller wrote:
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good job...found particle in the eye,,eyes heal quick.//.the cipro eye drops are to keep an infection away--??--might be over kill.//.watch for any redness/wet fur-either eye/.,any change in behavior or habits---good job...sincerely james waller:biggrin2:[/quote]

My guess is as good as yours as to why they choose the Cipro eye drops. I didn't even get to stay when they flushed his eye :(
They came out after they were done and told me what they were doing.

 

[jamesedwardwaller]

Luvr of Wabbits and Polar Bears wrote:

james waller wrote:
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good job...found particle in the eye,,eyes heal quick.//.the cipro eye drops are to keep an infection away--??--might be over kill.//.watch for any redness/wet fur-either eye/.,any change in behavior or habits---good job...sincerely james waller:biggrin2:[/quote]

My guess is as good as yours as to why they choose the Cipro eye drops. I didn't even get to stay when they flushed his eye :(
They came out after they were done and told me what they were doing.[/quote]
they acted quickly when they did find something,,i wish there were more efficient,,exotic experts around my area...cipro is an antibiotic-it may not even be needed/or/was this a surgery.??-i thought not.??.//.i adopted a-black and white dutch female bun--whose right eye has a suspicious area on the cornea-which i have been treating with terramycin-no results,,the dvm said its from mal nutrition,,i might try cipro eye drops.??--sincerely james waller :?:P:biggrin:

 

[Luvr of Wabbits and Polar Bears]

No surgery was preformed. The only thing they did was flush his eye and dye it. They said it lit right up showing it was scratched up.

 

[tonyshuman]

It's common to use antibiotics in an eye with a corneal abrasion because if the scratch gets infected, as it can because of the opportunistic bacteria in the rabbit's eye/nose area, the eye itself can be fragile. I've seen a bunny at our shelter who had to have his eye removed after weeks of a small scratch that turned into a terrible infection, and the eye even "popped". Gross, painful, and such a sad situation. This is one of those few times when preventative antibiotics makes sense in rabbits, like for scratches (that can get infected, and you put neosporin on them).

 

[Luvr of Wabbits and Polar Bears]

Not sure as to which threads this belongs in.

I decided to go ahead with D.C.'s recheck for his eye.
He's going in Thursday at 930am. He's doing a lot better. His current hangout is top of igloo.