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Old 09-22-2008, 04:09 PM   #6
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Just an FYI, I'm sure you know this of course , but if you use Chlorhexiderm, be very careful not to get it in their eyes! I believe Chlorhexiderm and Chlorhexadine are very similar (if not basically the same product??) Chlorhexadine is used for a lot of things, but one of it's functions is as a soap, which they are using in place of Betadine in surgeries a lot now because so many people have iodine allergies (I work in the medical field). My cat got ringworm when she was tiny on her nose, and besides treating it with over the counter Lamisil, the vet had me use a wash cloth and scrub the area with Chlorhexadine to kill the spores...he just said to make sure it didn't get in her eyes!! I don't know what would have happened if it had, but I got the impression it would be bad...because the spot was on her nose, and cats just LOOOVE water, he said to put mineral oil drops in her eyes to make absolutely sure I wouldn't get any in there. Just a heads up just in case you didn't know....

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