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My dog has eye surgery infection. Is Synulox a good antibiotic?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pug | Female | spayed | 8 years old | 14.5 lbs

Hi my dog had her eye removed 8 days ago then suddenly today she had blood and pus dripping off her face like something had burst The vet cleaned her up and took a swab and gave her an antibiotic injection Tomorrow she starts a course of Synulox Is that a good antibiotic for this ? I'm so worried

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Answered By Ricardo Fernandez, DVM

Veterinarian, Veterinary Oncology Resident

Published on October 19th, 2018

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Assuming this antibiotic was prescribed based on the culture, then it should be effective. This is a broad spectrum antibiotic which tends to work well for a lot of infections. Good luck and have a great day!

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