Neosporin Ophthalmic Ointment substitute

[Trails]

I did a search on here re: Neosporin and see that it has been unavailable (thread was from 2013). I would love to know what products are available and are any of them non-prescription ointments? What are you using for minor eye irritations.

Thanks in advance.

[reay6790]

http://www.amazon.com/Pfizer-001-6913-Terramycin-Ophthalmic-Ointment/dp/B00063KGUK

[Lieslot]

https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=2e87c5f9-7b6a-11d5-a192-00b0d0204ae5

[SugarCubes]

I use plain old Neosporin, vet said steer clear of the neosporin + pain relief and just use the original. Works great!

[Highflyer]

My vet has switched to the terramycin ointment.

[MysticOakRanch]

I’ve been using Terramycin for years!

[beau159]

Kind of curious why you (or anyone) would want to treat your horse with an ophthalmic antibiotic without your vet’s guidance?

[Doctracy]

I use a prescription, either erythromycin,sulfa or cipro. The cipro works fantastic for corneal ulcers. My pony got a terrible one this spring and several other treatments weren’t working until she was switched to cipro.
Even though I’m a doctor,I still get all eye issues checked out ASAP, emergency! Eyes can go south so quickly and there’s no getting back a lost eye.

[Trails]

Thanks everyone for all your replies. Greatly appreciated!

[MysticOakRanch]

[QUOTE=beau159;8361093]
Kind of curious why you (or anyone) would want to treat your horse with an ophthalmic antibiotic without your vet’s guidance?[/QUOTE]

For a slightly drippy eye, I will start with Terramycin, and put a call in to the vet. It helps soothe the eye, and doesn’t cause any damage (there is no steroid in it). And with some horses with a history of something, it is nice to have it on hand. I do agree, with eyes, I generally contact my vet too!