Message Number: YG7823 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Steph
Date: 2001-10-09 09:33:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Thermometers

Hi,
At the vet clinic where I volunteer they have the ear thermometers. One day when I was there they tried both the rectal and the ear one on an animal as they could not believe the reading of the ear one. The ear one was wrong. It may be how it was held, but now we use mainly rectal. The ear ones do have there purpose though for the really difficult animals. I have not seen them used on ferrets yet.
take care,
Steph
----- Original Message -----
On Mon, 8 Oct 2001, Melissa Russo wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone had tried the ear scan thermometers on
> ferrets and/or other animals? Do these give an accurate reading?
> Does anyone have both kinds that can test? TIA...the furkids say
> there has to be a better way! ;)