From:
Russell Prater
Date: 2001-12-31 15:33:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [Ferret-Health-list] Re: prednisone liquid vs tablet
Roger Vaughn wrote:
> I have given nothing but pills to one of ours. I don't know about the cost,
> but there are some specific disadvantages that may make any extra cost for the
> liquid worth it. First, the smallest pill we could get was much too large a
> dose for a 2lb animal, so it had to be broken up into eighths. This means
> you're giving slightly different doses every time. Second is the difficulty of
> feeding a pill (or anything they don't want) to a ferret. We had to crush the
> bits of tablet and mix them liberally with Nutrimalt or Nutrical to get the
> fuzzball to take it. Unlike a cat who will doggedly swallow the good part but
> spit out the pill, our fert didn't mind the pill as long as it was wrapped with
> something tasty.
>
> Personally, I'm going to ask my vet about the liquid next time one of ours
> needs pred.
When Booger had ECE, I gave him 1/8th of a pill twice a day. I just
opened his mouth and dropped the piece of pill over behind his tongue.
Didn't have a choice because we didn't even know about PediaPred. I
think it would be extremely easy if you got a plastic cat balling gun
from your vet.
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