Animax

524.1600a Nystatin, neomycin, thiostrepton, and triamcinolone acetonide ointment.

Specifications: Each milliliter of petrolatum base or each gram of vanishing cream base ointment contains: 100,000 units of nystatin; neomycin sulfate equivalent to 2.5 milligrams of neomycin base; 2,500 units of thiostrepton; and 1.0 milligram of triamcinolone acetonide.

Conditions of use:

Dogs

Amount: Clean affected areas and remove any encrusted discharge or exudate, and apply sparingly either ointment in a thin film. For mild inflammations, use once daily to once a week. For severe conditions, apply initially two to three times daily, decreasing frequency as improvement occurs.

Indications: For topical dermatological use. Use either ointment for anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, antifungal, and antibacterial treatment of superficial bacterial infections, and for dermatologic disorders characterized by inflammation and dry or exudative dermatitis, particularly associated with bacterial or candidal (Candida albicans) infections.

Limitations: Not intended for treatment of deep abscesses or deep-seated infections. Not for ophthalmic use. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

Amount: Clean ear canal of impacted cerumen, remove any foreign bodies such as grass awns and ticks, and instill three to five drops of petrolatum base ointment. Preliminary use of a local anesthetic may be advisable. For mild inflammations, use once daily to once a week. For severe conditions, apply initially two to three times daily, decreasing frequency as improvement occurs.

Indications: For otic use. Use petrolatum base ointment for the treatment of acute and chronic otitis.

Limitations: Not intended for treatment of deep abscesses or deep-seated infections. Not for ophthalmic use. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

Amount: Drain gland or cyst and fill with petrolatum base ointment. For mild inflammations, use once daily to once a week. For severe conditions, apply initially two to three times daily, decreasing frequency as improvement occurs.

Indications: For infected anal glands and cystic areas. Use petrolatum base ointment for the treatment of interdigital cysts and for anal gland infections.

Limitations: Not intended for treatment of deep abscesses or deep-seated infections. Not for ophthalmic use. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

Cats

Amount: Clean affected areas and remove any encrusted discharge or exudate, and apply sparingly either ointment in a thin film. For mild inflammations, use once daily to once a week. For severe conditions, apply initially two to three times daily, decreasing frequency as improvement occurs.

Indications: For topical dermatological use. Use either ointment for anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, antifungal, and antibacterial treatment of superficial bacterial infections, and for dermatologic disorders characterized by inflammation and dry or exudative dermatitis, particularly associated with bacterial or candidal (Candida albicans) infections.

Limitations: Not intended for treatment of deep abscesses or deep-seated infections. Not for ophthalmic use. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

Amount: Clean ear canal of impacted cerumen, remove any foreign bodies such as grass awns and ticks, and instill three to five drops of petrolatum base ointment. Preliminary use of a local anesthetic may be advisable. For mild inflammations, use once daily to once a week. For severe conditions, apply initially two to three times daily, decreasing frequency as improvement occurs.

Indications: For otic use. Use petrolatum base ointment for the treatment of acute and chronic otitis.

Limitations: Not intended for treatment of deep abscesses or deep-seated infections. Not for ophthalmic use. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

Amount: Drain cyst and fill with petrolatum base ointment. For mild inflammations, use once daily to once a week. For severe conditions, apply initially two to three times daily, decreasing frequency as improvement occurs.

Indications: For cystic areas. Use petrolatum base ointment for the treatment of interdigital cysts and for anal gland infections.

Limitations: Not intended for treatment of deep abscesses or deep-seated infections. Not for ophthalmic use. Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

Tolerances are established for residues of parent neomycin in uncooked edible tissues as follows:

a. In cattle, swine, sheep, and goats: 7.2 parts per million in kidney (target tissue) and fat, 3.6 ppm in liver, and 1.2 ppm in muscle.

b. In turkeys: 7.2 ppm in skin with adhering fat, 3.6 parts per million in liver, and 1.2 ppm in muscle.

c. In milk: 0.15 part per million.

A tolerance of zero is established for residues of nystatin in or on eggs and the uncooked edible tissues of swine and poultry.