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Cheryl Hohler
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Username: Chohler
Post Number: 124
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, Mar 10, 2005 - 2:01 pm: |   |
What is the difference between nolvalsan and clorhex creme. Not sure of spelling?
I was looking for novalsan and my vet said he only had clorhex creme. |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 12263
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Friday, Mar 11, 2005 - 6:37 am: | |
Nolvasan creme is chlorhexidine in a hydrophillic base. Perhaps they are similar?
DrO |
Cheryl Hohler
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Username: Chohler
Post Number: 128
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Friday, Mar 11, 2005 - 1:33 pm: | |
hmm I will have to read the container to see what the base is then. |
ruth oconnell
Member
Username: Ruppert
Post Number: 6
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, Oct 6, 2005 - 7:44 pm: | |
Dr. O,
I have read your article on long term wound care, and it has helped us a lot with our QH who has a very deep leg wound.
My question is on Novalsan, as I would like to use that as described by you and several other articles, but I seem to only find Novalsan solution, which clearly states it is for equine premises only, so of course I did not proceed.
Can you refer me to a place where I might find Novalsan creme, or a solution weak enough to place on a wound? Thanks much, Ruth |
Vicki Zaneis
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Username: Vickiann
Post Number: 113
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, Oct 6, 2005 - 9:57 pm: | |
The Nolvalsan solution works great for deep leg wounds. My vet gave me a bottle of the concentrate and showed me how to to add just enough to the water to make the color not too pale or dark -- kind of in between, an aqua-blue, but paler than dark! It doesn't take much. I've never had a bottle that states for equine premises only so not totally sure if it is the same stuff! |
Amy M. Stika
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Username: Kayababy
Post Number: 7
Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, Oct 6, 2005 - 11:27 pm: | |
I know my vet provides Chlorhexidine products and I can buy Nolvasan solution & paste at the local tack shops/horse care aisle in feed mill/etc. I have used both Nolvasan "forms" interchangably for antibacterial/microbial, albeit they need to be administered differently if in solution vs. ointment. If no paste/ointment Nolvasan I use another product like Corona as a cream base to mix in... like 2 tbsp Corona/1 tsp Nolvasan Solution better ask Dr. O before doing tho! |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
Moderator
Username: Dro
Post Number: 13864
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Friday, Oct 7, 2005 - 8:37 am: | |
I would have thought that information would have been in the "First Aid for Wounds" article and to my surprise it was not. I have edited the article so that it is very clear how to prepare Betadine and Nolvasan solutions so that you can use them for wound care. There is a link to that article in the long term wound care article.
DrO |
ruth oconnell
Member
Username: Ruppert
Post Number: 7
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Monday, Oct 10, 2005 - 1:40 pm: | |
Thank you Vicki, Amy and Dr. O,
I have found some Nolvasan creme, as well as solution and hopefully well on our way to healing this deep wound. We appreciate all your help, Ruth |
