Decta-2

Decta-2 is administered to dogs and cats for therapeutic purposes in the event of acute and chronic eye diseases of bacterial etiology including conjunctivitis, blepharitis, keratitis, keratoconjunctivitis, iridocyclitis, including those accompanied by allergic reactions. Decta-2 is also used to prevent eye diseases that may be caused by injuries or the animal getting any foreign objects into its eyes, as well as in eye surgery during preoperative and postoperative periods.

Gentamicin sulfate — 5 mg/ml, dexamethasone sodium phosphate — 1 mg/ml, excipients up to 1 ml.

Before using Decta-2, any profuse discharge from the eyes should be removed as follows: eye corners and eyelids should be cleaned from exudate and crusts using a gauze wipe moistened with the drug. Once the eye area has been cleaned, 2 to 3 drops of the drug should be put into the conjunctival sacs of the both eyes for 5 to 10 days until the clinical signs of the disease go away. The treatment may be repeated, if necessary.

To prevent complications that may be caused by the animal getting foreign objects and other irritants into its eyes, and in eye surgery during preoperative and postoperative periods, 1 or 2 drops of the
drug are administered into the conjunctival sacs 3 times daily for 3 days.

The drug should be stored sealed in the manufacturer packaging, protected from direct sunlight and kept separate from food products and feeds at temperatures between 0 ºС and +25 ºС. <br>

Contraindications include the animal’s individual intolerance to the drug components (including from past medical history), glaucoma and corneal ulcer.

The drug has a shelf life of 2 years from the date of manufacture, provided that the storage conditions are met at all times, and 10 days once the bottle is opened.