Malacetic Otic

Re: Malacetic Otic

Rajat — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:08:15 GMT

I love malacetic. Was very disappolinted to hear it was not available. Look up amazon.com for malacetic there's still some in stock. Alternatively you can get Trizchlor + keto wash which contains ketoconazole. Recent study showed ketoconazole may be mroe effective re yeast infections than clotrimazole(canesten). I buy enough stuff from amazon...soon we'll be getting all our drugs through them eh?

Cheers

Raj

Re: Malacetic Otic

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:06:12 GMT

All good, Bob. But I'll have to give it to Dermapet that 'Malacetic' is a clear winner

Re: Malacetic Otic

Bob Russell — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:03:28 GMT

It cannot be licensed by the VMD as vinegar. Better to try Vinevet or Vetagar. Not so sure about Acevet. Garavet drops perhaps?

Re: Malacetic Otic

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:28:08 GMT

[quote user="Andrew Mellor"]

I was told by a microbiologist at nationwide labs to use 1:10 water kills most things proteus, psuedomonas and malasessia but should not sting at that concentration. 1:1 seems a bit strong.

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Maybe he was using pickling vinegar? Distilled (or white) vinegar is typically about 5% acetic acid. Concentrations of 2.5-5% are suggested in the literature as a topical ear cleaner. No 'stronger' than 'Malacetic Otic'.

Re: Malacetic Otic

Mark Hedberg — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:02:05 GMT

Useful, isn't it? It's used in food safety tests a lot too! (FDA).

Re: Malacetic Otic

Andrew Mellor — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:33:55 GMT

I was told by a microbiologist at nationwide labs to use 1:10 water kills most things proteus, psuedomonas and malasessia but should not sting at that concentration. 1:1 seems a bit strong.

Re: Malacetic Otic

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:35:17 GMT

That said, I'm not aware of any clinical trials documenting the combination of 2%boric acid and 2% acetic acid to be superior to simple 2.5% acetic acid (in spite of Dermapet's claims http://www.dermapet.com/bulletins/MalAceticDetail.pdf), which has at the very least shown to be safe in the presence of a ruptured TM (how many licensed 'ear cleaners' can say that?) and to be effective against Pseudomonas etc... I think I'll submit my licensing application to the VMD on Monday --> 'Veterinary Licensed Vinegar' - soon to be coming to a wholesaler near you

Re: Malacetic Otic

Rob Davis — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:18:54 GMT

Thanks for that tip.

[quote user="David Beattie"](http://www.vinegartips.com/Scripts/[/quote]

Blimey, if vinegar does all the things suggested here (removes skunk odour, stops dogs barking, kills fleas, gives your dog a sparkling coat, stops cats fighting etc....) then I expect it will shortly be licensed as a POM-V, packaged in expensive looking boxes and sold at 200x it's current cost. The cost of fish and chips may be set to rise....

Re: Malacetic Otic

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:07:50 GMT

I encountered this problem this afternoon also. Advised the client to use white vinegar diluted 1:1 with water. She was delighted as she buys her vinegar in industrial-sized containers and uses it for all sorts of things already! (http://www.vinegartips.com/Scripts/)