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My cat scratched me under my eye near the lash line and on the eyelid. what otc antibiotic can i use?

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Eycat scratchconcern: Effective antibiotics can not be purchased without a prescription. My concern would be to ascertain if a claw of the cat did not puncture through the sclera of the eye. This could be a potentially serious trauma. An ophthalmologist should be consulted immediately.

Answered 2/1/2018

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