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Blu-kote is a topical antiseptic used in veterinary medicine to dress wounds and prevent infection. It is both antibacterial and antifungal. The active ingredients are sodium propionate 9.1%, gentian violet 1%, and acriflavine 0.15%.

History
[use Naylor company website here; find other sources; one good database might be BioMedCentral]

Blu-kote was developed by the H.W. Naylor company in Morris, New York, in the 1920s.

Composition
[describe active ingredients further; include other ingredients]

Uses
[this may be the largest section because of the range of applications; first, describe the topical antiseptic uses in veterinary medicine; I may need to add a caution about using it around eyes, since my photo suggests this use]

Because of its staining property, Dr. Naylor's Blu-Kote has been used to mark experimental animals in research)]

Gentian violet, a key ingredient in Blu-Kote, has recently come under renewed consideration.

This product is available as an aerosol spray, pump spray, and dauber bottle.

Safety
This product has not been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

[still need to do some research on this; might add an efficacy section too]