How to drip Otipax
The medicine should be dripped into the external auditory canal of the ear.
For an adult, it will be enough to drop 4 drops into each ear 3 times a day.
The maximum duration of treatment is 10 days. Before starting treatment with Otipax, you need to ensure the integrity of the eardrums. Therefore, you must first be examined by a doctor and study the instructions in detail.
Before dropping the medicine, you need to hold the bottle in your hands for a while so that it warms up. This will prevent the discomfort that usually occurs when cold liquid enters the ear.
First you need to remove the cap from the bottle, then turn it over and point it into the ear canal. After this, you need to press on the center of the dropper and squeeze out the required number of drops (depending on age). After the manipulations, you need to tightly close the bottle and put it back in the packaging.
Reviews
Experts and cat owners speak positively about the drug for various reasons. Owners note ease of use and accessibility. Veterinarians - product safety.
Konstantin, owner of Oriental, Moscow: “Orientals have huge ears and a genetic predisposition to ENT diseases. Although I examine him regularly, I missed the onset of inflammation. I only noticed when the cat began to shake his head and refuse to eat.
The clinic diagnosed otitis media. We recommended Otipax. At first it was very difficult to get him to lie still. But then the tailed one realized that I was trying to help. The symptoms disappeared on the 5th day of treatment. But on the doctor’s recommendation, I took the drops for another 2 days.”
Olga, cat owner, Ryazan: “What I liked was the accessibility. If necessary, the medicine can be bought at any pharmacy closest to your home.
The effect comes very quickly. Within 15 minutes the cat calmed down, stopped itching, and slept peacefully for the first time in several days. Everything went away within a week. I no longer find any discharge or brown crusts in my ears.”
Yulia Mikhailovna, veterinarian, St. Petersburg: “I do not advise self-medication, it is better to show your pet to a doctor. But if you need emergency help, Otipax is an affordable and effective medicine.
During my entire practice, side effects occurred only twice, and in both cases it was an allergy. The drug is completely safe even for kittens.”
How to properly drip Otipax for children
In children, one of the common problems is the penetration of infection from the nasopharynx into the middle ear, which ultimately leads to otitis media. In such cases, the most effective and harmless remedy is Otipax. It can also be used for ear congestion, otitis externa, purulent otitis and after foreign objects have been removed from the ear. It is allowed to give the drug to children from birth.
Before using drops in your child’s ears, you need to be examined by a pediatrician. This is necessary to ensure that there is no rupture of the eardrums, as this is one of the main contraindications. If you ignore this point, the child may develop inflammatory reactions, which can have serious consequences.
For babies under 1 year old, it is enough to drop 2 drops into each ear once a day.
A child aged 1 to 2 years is allowed to increase the number of drops to 3.
Older children can drip 4 drops 3 times a day.
After the solution gets into the ear, you need to cover the passage with a cotton swab pre-treated with Vaseline so that the medicine does not evaporate.
Are the drops suitable for cats?
Otipax is a medicine whose beneficial effect alleviates the condition of both people and animals equally. The peculiarity of the drug is its local effect. Those. the components do not penetrate into the blood and do not in any way affect the overall well-being of the pet.
Therefore, doctors prescribe Otipax drops to furry patients both as the main therapy and as an additional remedy if damage to the auricle and ear canal are side effects of any general disease.
Thus, ear inflammation also occurs against the background of infectious or viral diseases. And sometimes - due to deep-seated internal abscesses.
The drops anesthetize and act as a strong antiseptic, evenly distributed inside the auricle and destroying pathogens. The combination of these properties allows not only to eliminate the inflammatory process, but also to prevent possible relapses.
In the treatment of otitis
Otipax is recommended for otitis of any etiology: acute, barotraumatic, influenza, etc. The drug is also prescribed for the prevention of complications after removal of a foreign body or opening of an abscess. And also in cases of congestion in the ear canals, if making an accurate diagnosis based on the results of the initial diagnosis is difficult.
The drops will also help if the animal’s ears are infected with ticks. Otipax does not eliminate the parasite itself, but helps ensure that side effects from the invasion are minimized. Reduces inflammation and pain, so your pet is less worried and does not worsen its condition by constantly scratching its ears.
Contraindications
People who have perforated eardrums or have increased susceptibility to the constituent components should avoid taking the drug. If there are ear injuries, then taking medication can only worsen the situation.
It is also not recommended for athletes to take before the start of competitions, since the elements present in the composition may show a positive response when tested for doping.
Particular caution should be taken when taking the medicine during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
What is otitis media in cats?
Otitis in cats, depending on its severity, can pose a serious problem for a domestic cat or be mild. There are three types of otitis in cats :
- internal is the most severe form of the disease;
- external;
- average.
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A doctor can most accurately determine the type of disease. Signs of otitis media in a cat are :
- unusual behavior of the animal or changes in the behavior of the pet;
- itching;
- refusal of food;
- head shaking;
- rubbing ears with paws.
More complex forms of the disease are accompanied by the discharge of pus, redness of the ears, baldness of this part of the body, and the appearance of black accumulations in the ears. Failure to treat your pet in a timely manner entails destruction of the eardrum and ear tissues and leads to further deafness in the cat. Excess pus can seep into the body rather than outside, which often leads to death.
Adverse reactions and overdose
After using the medication, undesirable reactions may occur, namely the appearance of an allergy at the site of use of the drug, the symptoms of which are a burning sensation, peeling of the skin, and redness.
If such signs appear, you should stop treatment and inform your doctor.
The drug is characterized by low adsorption. That is why, if the specified dose is observed, cases of overdose are not permissible. If you neglect the instructions, side reactions may appear in a more pronounced form.
Treatment of otitis media in cats
When diagnosing otitis in domestic cats, many pet owners are interested in whether Otipax can be administered to cats. Otipax has positive properties, which include :
- pain reliever;
- anti-inflammatory;
- antiseptic;
- local anesthetic.
The drug Otipax is suitable for the treatment of acute moderate, barotraumatic, post-influenza and other otitis in cats.
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Pharmacological characteristics
Combined drug Otipax with local anesthetic and anti-inflammatory effects.
- Lidocaine is a local anesthetic. It disrupts the conduction of pain impulses due to antagonism with sodium and calcium in the nerve fiber membrane. A successful combination of two active substances promotes rapid analgesic action, increases its intensity and duration. The drug stimulates the liquefaction of mucus and its removal from the middle ear cavity through the Eustachian tube and eardrum.
- Phenazone is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, an analgesic with anti-inflammatory action. Blocks cyclooxygenase and inhibits prostaglandin synthesis.
Otipax is a combination drug, the use of which has two effects at once: anti-inflammatory and local anesthetic.
Lidocaine hydrochloride is a local anesthetic. It causes blocking of impulses traveling along the nerve pathways, and as a result, the area of living tissue exposed to it temporarily loses sensitivity, including becoming insensitive to pain.
When these two components are combined in one preparation, the severity and duration of the analgesic effect increases and inflammation is relieved more quickly. The medicine also helps soften mucus and inflammatory products, which helps remove them from the ear.
The drug has only a local effect; its components are not absorbed into the blood unless the eardrum is damaged.
Local anesthetic - Lidocaine. It prevents the pain impulse from being transmitted to the brain by forming antagonism with calcium and sodium in the nerve fiber membrane.
This combination of Phenazone with Lidocaine promotes the onset of an optimal analgesic effect. Its intensity, as well as its duration, increases significantly. Together they activate the processes of liquefaction of pathological mucus, followed by its removal from the cavity of the ear organ.
The therapeutic effect of the drug Otipax is based on the action of the main components. Lidocaine produces an analgesic effect. Phenazone has an anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect, and is an antipyretic (reduces high body temperature). The combination of two analgesics helps to accelerate the onset of anesthesia and makes it possible to increase its intensity and duration.
