Please help - terrible RETF accident!!!

[Bolisnide]

Can I use a sterile eye-wash? I have some in my first aid kit... Would you reccomend I use a dropper and drop a few drops to clean the wound?

[Bolisnide]

I've called every vet in town.... no one is willing to see a retf
I'll email dr. frye

[GrifTheGreat]

I've called every vet in town.... no one is willing to see a retf
I'll email dr. frye

They wouldn't even suggest a treatment to use for wounds near an eye..

[Bolisnide]

They wouldn't even suggest a treatment to use for wounds near an eye..

Only not to get neosporin in the eye, but one vet did recomend bactine? I need to find out what exactly that is.

[GrifTheGreat]

Only not to get neosporin in the eye, but one vet did recomend bactine? I need to find out what exactly that is.

Its a antiseptic spray I believe. Send Terry (tgampper) a PM. Terry has suggested its use before.

[Bolisnide]

Only not to get neosporin in the eye, but one vet did recomend bactine? I need to find out what exactly that is.

Well... just googled bactine, and it specifically states not to get in one's eye!

[GrifTheGreat]

Well... just googled bactine, and it specifically states not to get in one's eye!

Well that certainly won't do then. I would still contact Terry and see if the sterile eye wash will suffice in the meantime.

[Bolisnide]

my husband just told me I'm confused... the vet recomended the red colored stuff? I mis-interpreded it as 'bactine', but the vet actually said betadine?

[GrifTheGreat]

my husband just told me I'm confused... the vet recomended the red colored stuff? I mis-interpreded it as 'bactine', but the vet actually said betadine?

I just read that it says never to use betadine with amphibians.

[GrifTheGreat]

Betadine contains iodine which is toxic to the frog. Can't even use Hydrogen Peroxide.

[IrishRonin]

Well a good friend of mine worked at the local vet 6+ years, the same vet that treats all the animals at the animal park I work at, and they have given us Betadine for use on facial wounds on or near the eye. He told me that is what they use when they do any eye related surgery as it wont hurt the eye. Now I have never used it on an amphibian so... you might want to look it up. If you do get it use a 10% betadine to water solution, hope it helps and sorry to see your little one hurt like that good luck

[Bolisnide]

Well a good friend of mine worked at the local vet 6+ years, the same vet that treats all the animals at the animal park I work at, and they have given us Betadine for use on facial wounds on or near the eye. He told me that is what they use when they do any eye related surgery as it wont hurt the eye. Now I have never used it on an amphibian so... you might want to look it up. If you do get it use a 10% betadine to water solution, hope it helps and sorry to see your little one hurt like that good luck

Thanks for the help..

[GrifTheGreat]

Can I use a sterile eye-wash? I have some in my first aid kit... Would you reccomend I use a dropper and drop a few drops to clean the wound?

You would have to use a dropper, but I'm uncertain if there is a specific saline solution to use. I've read where Vets have prescribed a saline solution to treat cloudy eye, but that's all. I do not know if it was a diluted form or not.

[Bolisnide]

Thank you.... I tried to get the wound near the eye with the neosporin, but am unable to get the injury on the corner of her eye - fear of getting it in her eye.
I'll email dr. frye and see what he recommends for the injury near the eye. And I can't quite tell if the eye lid was injured also. Like I said, here eye was open last night and she apears to have full use of the lid.