Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
Keymaster
Hello. A lot of the drugs that you mention are prescription drugs. In the UK it is illegal to give them without a prescription. Indeed, it is unsafe because red eyes are frequently emergencies and can have a massive range of causes, from clotting disorders to glaucoma to foreign bodies. If steroids and antibiotics are given at random, the eye is as likely to get worse as it is to get better and time might be being wasted while the pet could be receiving the correct treatment. There is a process called triage that can be carried out over the phone, by which you can speak to a vet and they can establish how urgent an appointment is and what needs to happen next. Eye cases are frequently classed as emergencies, so if the appointment is too far away, you should ask to be triaged immediately by medical staff. Please do not put any drugs into your dogs' eye until then. I know that this is not the answer that you were hoping for, but our first priority is to do no harm. We hope that something here is useful.
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