From:
Russell Prater
Date: 2001-09-10 22:04:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Revolution
Cecilia McNamara wrote:
> Why would Revolution be dangerous for ferrets? What is this about heart worm? I thought heart worm could kill ferrets too.
The Revolution itself isn't dangerous, but the info says that it kills
heartworms. If your ferret has even a couple of heartworms it is in
serious danger. The heartworm is so large in relation to a ferrets
circulatory system that killing it can cause the ferret to throw
thrombosis resulting in death. The treatment for heartworm in ferrets is
a long 3 month period of treatment with prednesone and restricting play
and exercise after the worms are killed with caparsolate. Even so, it is
only about 70% effective.
If you give your ferret the CITE test and it says there are no
heartworms, then it is safe to give things like Revolution or ivermectin
for heartworm prevention.
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