Message Number: YG9265 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Steve Austin
Date: 2001-12-09 20:26:00 UTC
Subject: ] Re Children's Tylenol

Be very very careful with giving animals
human meds. Acetaminophen can kill a ferret,
this is the ingredient in Tylenol.

Doesn't make sense for stuffy noses anyway, whereas,
maybe pediacare which is sudafed (pseudephedrine)
still wouldn't even give that, I don't like meds at all
for things that are viral. Best for human babies, and
probably ferrets are saline nose drops, and humidifier
use.

Patty

> Has anyone tried Children's Tylenol liquid to ease a stuffy and
> runny
> nose in ferrets? My ferret caught my cold and his vet suggested we
> try
> about 3-4 drops, 2 times daily, of the Tylenol.
>
> May I have some input from other vets and ferret owners please.
> Many thanks.
> Francine Prager