seeh2o Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Carl cannot tolerate Tacromlimus ointment or the Cyclosporin ointment, he had a bad reaction to both of them. He is on the Pred 2 x a day for now. I'm wondering if the problem is with the agent in the ointment rather than the medications themselves. Anyway, I have one tube of each, used once each, sitting in my fridge, if anyone is So Cal can use them I'd be happy to give them to you. I don't think it would be a good idea to ship them as I believe they both need to be refrigerated all the time. Please PM me if you want one or both! Sunsands Doodles: Doodles aka Claire, Bella Run Softly: Softy aka Bowie (the Diamond Dog) Missing my beautiful boy Sunsands Carl 2.25.2003 - 4.1.2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytmonty Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Carl cannot tolerate Tacromlimus ointment or the Cyclosporin ointment, he had a bad reaction to both of them. He is on the Pred 2 x a day for now. I'm wondering if the problem is with the agent in the ointment rather than the medications themselves. Anyway, I have one tube of each, used once each, sitting in my fridge, if anyone is So Cal can use them I'd be happy to give them to you. I don't think it would be a good idea to ship them as I believe they both need to be refrigerated all the time. Please PM me if you want one or both! Monty too did terribly on a bunch of very expensive Pannus meds. We donated our Cyclosporine drops and ointment to our adoption group, in exchange for a free weekend of boarding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeh2o Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 Carl cannot tolerate Tacromlimus ointment or the Cyclosporin ointment, he had a bad reaction to both of them. He is on the Pred 2 x a day for now. I'm wondering if the problem is with the agent in the ointment rather than the medications themselves. Anyway, I have one tube of each, used once each, sitting in my fridge, if anyone is So Cal can use them I'd be happy to give them to you. I don't think it would be a good idea to ship them as I believe they both need to be refrigerated all the time. Please PM me if you want one or both! Monty too did terribly on a bunch of very expensive Pannus meds. We donated our Cyclosporine drops and ointment to our adoption group, in exchange for a free weekend of boarding! That's a great idea, thanks! If I don't hear from anyone here today I'll email them to see if they can use them. Sunsands Doodles: Doodles aka Claire, Bella Run Softly: Softy aka Bowie (the Diamond Dog) Missing my beautiful boy Sunsands Carl 2.25.2003 - 4.1.2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greensleeves Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Carl cannot tolerate Tacromlimus ointment or the Cyclosporin ointment, he had a bad reaction to both of them. He is on the Pred 2 x a day for now. I'm wondering if the problem is with the agent in the ointment rather than the medications themselves. I'd definitely look into that--there are other preparations (drops) and meds (Neo/Poly/Dex), as well as compounding pharmacies that can custom blend prescription medications (somebody here was saying she got her pannus meds from a compounding pharmacy just last week). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ss556 Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Alan didn't do well on the tacro either. He gets prednisolone sodium phosphate drops now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeh2o Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 I'd definitely look into that--there are other preparations (drops) and meds (Neo/Poly/Dex), as well as compounding pharmacies that can custom blend prescription medications (somebody here was saying she got her pannus meds from a compounding pharmacy just last week). Thanks, I'll ask the eye vet about it when we go to our follow-up visit, in about a week and a half. I'd just started wondering lately if it was the ointment agent rather than the medication itself, though, I think with the Tacro, because his reaction to that was so severe, it might have been both the medication and the ointment agent. Sunsands Doodles: Doodles aka Claire, Bella Run Softly: Softy aka Bowie (the Diamond Dog) Missing my beautiful boy Sunsands Carl 2.25.2003 - 4.1.2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomDoggy Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Tipper's been getting NeoPolyDex for four years now for his pannus with no ill effects. It's cheap too, about $11 per tube, and each tube lasts a good long time. I should add though, that our vet ophthalmologist did say that some dogs have a reaction to NeoPolyDex too, so maybe it'll work for you, maybe not. ~Aimee, with Flower, Alan, Queenie, & Spodee Odee! And forever in my heart: Tipper, Sissy, Chancy, Marla, Dazzle, Alimony, and Boo. This list is too damned long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jziegler Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Funny, Morgan didn't tolerate the Cyclosporin ointment well either. She gets the anti-biotic ointment (Vetropolycin) and lubricating drops, and seems to be doing very well on that combination. Our vet was a little surprised that she had trouble with the cyclosporin, but dropped it and gave us the lubricating drops when we said she was having trouble. She's had the pred some of the time, but seems to not need it now that her eyes quieted down. If we have more trouble, I'll ask about the NeoPolyDex, sounds like it could work well too. It's good to hear that we're not alone on having trouble with this stuff. So, for all those who have had trouble tolerating these medicines, what reaction did you notice? Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tampagreymom Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 So, for all those who have had trouble tolerating these medicines, what reaction did you notice? Jim My Jade had a reaction initially to Cyclosporin. The area in the corner of both eyes was red. I was told it was a reaction to the oil used by the pharmacy so now I ask for the "least reactive" oil to be used when getting the refills. She also gets Prednisolone on alternating days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 It is illegal to dispense Rx meds without a license. Talk to your vet if you'd like to donate what you have left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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