From:
Russell Prater
Date: 2001-10-25 11:27:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Fleas
Colleen Grieshaber wrote:
>
> I recently found just one flea on one of my ferrets. (I have four all
> together.) Then yesterday I found just one flea on another ferret.
> So, needless to say I was a little upset and decided it was time to
> give all four of them a bath, separately, scrub them good with their
> shampoo and wash there beds and the cloths that are in the drawer that
> they sleep in too. I was just wondering if there is a safe flea
> killer to use on ferrets? and if so, how did your ferrets take to
> it? where should I put it on their fur? For someone who
> responds...did your ferrets react to the flea killer in anyway? (
> Sorry to ask so many questions I just worry about them because I know
> that fleas can be deadly to ferrets.) Thank you:)
Yes, Advantage is a very good flea killer. Using it on ferrets is "Off
Label" but it works really good. Just put 0.2 ml of Advantage on the
back of the ferret's neck once a month. My crew don't even notice when I
apply it. A trick is to buy the largest size of Advantage and just
measure out 0.2 ml per dose. You get 80 doses that way for the same
price you would pay for the small kitten package which has 8 ferret
doses.
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