What kind of eye drops are safe for cats?

“Do not use any over-the-counter eye drops for your cat, unless it’s artificial tears,” Jones says. “Anything medicated can have a negative effect.” Holt adds that eye drops for dogs should also be avoided.

Can you put human eye drops in a cat?

What antibiotics treat eye infections in cats?

Vetropolycin® Veterinary Ophthalimic Ointment – Bacitracin-Neomycin-Polymyxin: Vetropolycin® is a triple antibiotic ointment often prescribed by vets for the treatment of bacterial infections of the eyelid and conjunctiva in cats.

What are the side effects of chloramphenicol in humans?

Chloramphenicol is effective against a wide variety of microorganisms, but due to serious side-effects (e.g., damage to the bone marrow, including aplastic anemia) in humans, it is usually reserved for the treatment of serious and life-threatening infections (e.g., typhoid fever).

Which is better for cattle, chloramphenicol or Thiamphenicol?

Thiamphenicol is less effective but safer than chloramphenicol; florfenicol, a thiamphenicol derivative, is significantly more active in vitro than chloramphenicol against many pathogenic strains of bacteria. Florfenicol is approved for use in cattle. Chloramphenicol is a relatively simple neutral nitrobenzene derivative with a bitter taste.

What are the dosages of chloramphenicol for bovine respiratory disease?

Florfenicol is approved for use in treatment of bovine respiratory disease. General dosages for chloramphenicol and florfenicol are listed in {blank} Dosages of Chloramphenicol and Florfenicol. The dose rate and frequency should be adjusted as needed for the individual animal.

How does chloramphenicol interact with peptidyl transferase?

Chloramphenicol is a semisynthetic, broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from Streptomyces venequelae with primarily bacteriostatic activity. Chloramphenicol diffuses through the bacterial cell wall and reversibly binds to the bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit. The binding interferes with peptidyl transferase activity,…