TriCare Wound Ointment--WARNING!!! DO NOT USE ON BIRDS!!

[Biddieacres]

Cynthia, I am glad you posted this because out of all the products 4 shelves high, I picked this one yesterday and used it as you know. The smell is so strong I still smell it in the coop even though I washed it off immediately after you warned me.

And by the way, the stuff does not come off easily. It is similar to vaseline and even with a mild soap and water it was still on her feathers in spots. I didn't want to tug too much at the wound so I only did as much as I could get. Stubborn stuff.

 

[verthandi]

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I'm glad that you posted about this ointment, I used it on one of my horses. I had a horse have a reaction to it too. It was due to me not reading the whole label. He had an injury to the inside of his lower nostril and I applied it to the edge of his nose. It started burning my hand from the pain reliever medication in it. I can just image how that felt on his cut skin. I washed it off as fast as I could, but it burned his damage skin. I would imagine the strong odor would be hard on birds too.

I'm sorry that you lost your precious rooster to this product, but am glad that you warned others.

 

[speckledhen]

Here is some reference material for you on this subject.

http://www.worldwidewounds.com/2003/aug … sment.html

Avian Wound Management
at the bottom of the page (summary treatment measures):
"...Local anaesthetics should not be used in birds due to the suggested sensitivity of birds to drugs of the procaine group ..."

 

[CityChook]

Speckled Hen -

How strange - I was just thinking about you today and now I find this post in a totally unrelated search. I was wondering what the name of the offending medicine was so I would remember to steer clear of it. I still remember the day Hawkeye died. So sad. You will save others with your warning, so hopefully you can find a little comfort in that.

Hugs to you.

 

[Buster]

Thank you for posting Cyn. Thanks also for your advice via PM when Diesel was injured and I was patching him up. Your advice kept me from using a couple of remedies I may have used otherwise that could have been detrimental to him.

 

[chick818]

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Does the same go for neosporin? I checked the ingred. and I don't see any benzocaine.

 

[Judy]

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Does the same go for neosporin? I checked the ingred. and I don't see any benzocaine.

Good question. Pramoxine is the pain killing ingredient. It is evidently unrelated to the "caine" drugs, such as novacaine, lidocaine, benzocaine, etc.

Well, that's the pain relieving version of Neosporin. It is also sold without the pramoxine.

 

[ChickenCharmer]

Thank you! "smart people learn from their mistakes; wise people learn from the mistakes of others"

And I'm very sorry about poor Hawkeye- he must have met a terrible end.

 

[speckledhen]

Neosporin with the praxo-something pain killer is not a problem. I do use that on occasion. Just read labels and be sure it isn't a "caine" product. Some birds may be less sensitive to the caines than others, but it's not worth the chance.

 

[novice sue]

i just read this warning- HELP- JUST PUT ON MY BIRDS 2 DAYS AGO- AND NOTICED THINGS ARE WORSE- COMB AND WATTLS WHAT DO I DO?/??????
no wonder my roo wanted to kill me