My 7 year Dachshund has a fungal condition on his paws. I have tried shampoo and oral fungal medication. But it persists. He licks his paws all the time. I want to know if Neosporin is good for this condition instead of oral medications.
By beatriz from Weston, FL
Hello,
Please take your fur baby to the Vet. A fungal infection can be treated with oral medication.
No, don't apply Neosporin anywhere where he can reach to lick. It's not good for them to ingest. It is perfectly good to use on places where they can't reach to lick though.
I also have dachshunds. One is 7 yrs old and one is 10 yrs old. My 10 yr old constantly licks at her front paw. The vet can't find a thing wrong with it. I found some stuff at the drug store called "Bite the Habit" and it's like a clear nail polish but it's got a horrible taste to it and one lick will keep the taste on their tongue for a long time!
I paint my dog's paw with this and she quits licking immediately. And it doesn't hurt her at all. You could try this, or any similar product that's made for teaching kids not to suck their thumbs or for helping people break the nail biting habit. "Bite the Habit" is to break the nail biting habit and does work!
You can use Neosporin on dogs, but in this instance, I'd be concerned that it really isn't what the dog needs. If it's a fungal infection, there are a few different causes (ringworm being one of them, which is also contagious to you!).
Check this link:
www.ehow.com/
It suggests doing what you've already done and possibly also washing the area with diluted warm water and iodine, as well as applying an anti-fungal OTC preparation. Think jock-itch or feminine itch type creams.
It also notes that if two weeks of home remedies aren't working, time to go to the vet. There are also other possible causes for it that can include internal parasites.
There is a dachshund website which is full of information. Can't think of the name right now. Just type in the word dachsund and see what comes up.
Use Athlete's foot spray, just not in the eyes.
One more thing to consider would be an irritant. It is spring and many dogs' feet and bellies are irritated by fertilizer people put on their lawns. I had a friend that had to put a muzzle on his dachshund because of all the chewing. He changed to organic fertilizer and never had another problem.
My worry is that your baby will lick it off his paws and get sick from it because it's an external only medication :-( If you do use it on his paws please wrap them with bandages he can't chew off. The best thing to do though is call his vet again or even ask another vet or two what to do.
Neosporin does not kill fungus. Please take your pet to the vet. He is miserable.
Neosporin should not be used on animals where they can injest it. It should only be used when an area can be bandaged. It is an external product only. That said you should research Apple Cider Vinegar as a topical application as well as adding it to drinking water.
Athletes foot spray. Old fashioned vet gave me this advice says dogs pick up fungus same as people do. In public shower, in the grass. Simple, you can even use this on ringworm which is a fungus but do not spray into the eyes.
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Can neosporin be used on my dog's eye injury?
Donna from LA
No -- it is not to be used in the eyes, according to the directions on the Neosporin tube.
I don't think I'd use people medicines on a dog anyway....might be best to take your dog to the vet and get proper treatment or atleast call.
Hum, wouldn't it be best to contact a vet? Take your dog in and let his eye injury which could be serious be treated professionally. I wouldn't think people medicines would be good to use on a dog necessarily but neosporin is a antibiotic cream I think and not meant for the eyes.
My Vet told me to use it on my dog and it worked fine, Don't think he would have told me to do it if it wasn't safe, I did it twice a day until the eye was completely healed, hope this helps you. Shannon
Neosporin is not to be used in eyes of any kind. There are special meds for eyes....it is best not to put anything in your dog's eye that you wouldnt put in your own eye.
Our Vet. told us to use neosporin on our dogs skin...he had scratched himself till it was bloody....but I sure wouldn't put it in eyes...even in a dog....Neosporin must be OK for a dogs skin....
Do not home treat. Go to your Vet. You could be doing danger to your dog.
Jennifer
Northern Virginia
I would imagine that it would depend on how close to the eye the injury actually is. Many people medicines can be used on animals and many animal medicines can be used on people (believe it or not!). Best, though, to call a vet and many times they will tell you over the phone.
Back in my single days when I was poor, I once used an antibiotic pill (that I was allergic to) on my cat when she got an infection from a cat fight. My vet told me over the phone how much I could use and it worked great and saved me the expense of going into the vet.
Ask your vet. Or better yet, take your dog to the vet.
Neosporin has the exact ingredients in it as does presciption medication Vetropolycin ointment; EXCEPT for one ingredient out of the three has half that amount of units which is Polymyxin B sulfate. The Vetropolycin has 10,000 units while Neosporin or its generic form has 5,000 units.
Hi,my "Panda"12yrs.old for the 1st time in her life got fleas. Anyway,I took her to my vet, because she'd scratched herself to the bleeding point under her arm. Yes, you can use it like that, but near the eyes! No,l ike it says on the container. Better safe than sorry.
Happy Holidays, Keeper
No. Neosporin has oculotoxic properties. If it is used at all on or around the eyes, it must be used very carefully and in very small quantities. Don from Maryland
Can neosporin be used on my dog small cut on female area where groomer snip her?
This a little bit off topic but I have a matlis/podde mix hes 4 months old, but i cant bring him to the vet for a couple days or so because of a lot of work(at work at this moment). It looks like he scratched his eye or something along that lines cuz he has this red goop (not blood, cuz my aunts knows a little bit about vet.) but she doesn't know what to put on it till then. Does anyone know of something that can help it a little bit till i can take him? Something that can sort of start healing it or maybe just stop it from getting infected. I put some eye drops on him just to wash off anything in his eye.
Neosporin has drops for the eye, over the counter. It is oftentimes recommended for bacterial eye infections.
Yes, the prescription eye ointment the vet will prescribe for conjunctivitis is the same as Neosporin and can be applied by dabbing a bit on a clean finger and gently wiping into the bottom lid of the eye.
The FDA has approved Neosporin as an ophthalmic ointment for cats and dogs as seen here :
www.scribd.com/
Thanks for all your neat opinions but the FDA calls the shots officially on drug safety.
The warnings on the label apply to humans, not your dog. It is not manufactured to a standard for human eyes but is completely sterile and safe for your pets in small amounts, even in the eyes.
Our golden retriever gets conjunctivitis every couple years and shows green discharge like eye boogers first followed by watery eye and redness. Instead of paying $100 plus to the vet every time, I rub a little Neosporin into the corner of his eye twice a day and it clears right up in a day or two. The sooner you see the green eye goop and apply the antibiotic the sooner it will clear up.
MKULTRA, your feedback is misleading. The link you sent was for sterile Neosporin Opthalmic ointment. This is NOT the same as the basic Neosporin ointment you might have around the house. Regular neosporin ointment should NOT be used in the eye - it is not sterile, contains different concentrations of drugs, and it is the vehicle (the ointment itself) that makes us worry about irritation and opthalmic damage (not whether it contains the same drugs in the BNP ointment you may get from the vet). The sterile opthalmic Neosporin is safe to use in eyes. However, it is always best to consult your veterinarian, as there may be an underlying cause, such as an ulcer on the cornea, that is causing your pet problems.
"The warnings on the label apply to humans, not your dog. It is not manufactured to a standard for human eyes but is completely sterile and safe for your pets in small amounts, even in the eyes."
Why would you assume veterinary medications be manufactured to a lower standard than a human medication? Most veterinary medications are exactly the same as human medications and are often available from human pharmacies. What an ignorant statement!
I have raised big dogs since I was a kid. Now I'm pushing 60 and if you look at any medication prescribed by a vet it is usually the same medication taken by humans. The problem is when you don't know how dose the medication. Since my current 2 dogs are a 105 lb female rottie and a 75 lb male golden retriever adult doses are usually fine. I have used neosporin for cuts. so if the human medication says FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY then same thing for the dog. To treat eye discharge or pink eye use a product with Terramycin which is also know as oxytetracycline. It has worked for all 3 of my rotties that I have had seems like they get it more often then any other breed I have had. ONE MORE THING SHELTER DOGS ARE THE MOST LOYAL DOGS SO WHEN LOOKING FOR YOUR NEXT DOG GO TO THE SHELTER THE DOG REALLY WILL LOVE YOU FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE
The link you posted is for:
Neosporin OPTHALMIC - (for use in the *eyes*)
Do not use anything in the eyes for a human or animal that doesn't specify "ophthalmic" or you will permanently damage the eye ball or cause a horrible worse infection. The eyes cannot tolerate "topical products" especially since they are only meant for topical applications.
Our skin (topical) is not the same as the delicate eye tissues.
Many human remedies can be safely used on pets but I always double check. Vets make a fortune prescribing meds when they could suggest a cheaper alternative, some vets are considerate and do make the suggestion, others see the $
My neighbors son an opthamologist said antibiotic ointment can be used in a dog's eyes but only sparingly don't overdo it overkill can be bad! I'll try and let you know how he does he has infectious looking puss secreting from his eyes plural! If it blinds him then I can sue the opthamologist right? Anyway I've known my neighbor and his son for too long and know he wouldn't advise me if it wasn't true too, Shannon, I agree totally! James
Legally they have to say no but I have used the original formula (dont use the pain relief formula) in my eyes for years for pink eye. A pharmacist told me it was the exact same formula as the prescription ointment.
