From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2002-09-04 11:49:09 UTC
Subject: Re: Moths poisenous???
To: ferretlove@ntlworld.com, ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-Id: <p05111708b99ba0a3206a@[192.168.1.102]>
Well, my refs on such things are pretty well old, and they are not
specifically for members of Carnivora, so there could be ways that
moths cause problems for ferrets that they don't for humans which
simply are not in my references.
I wondered about a mechanical possibility, like parts tickling or
irritating the throat or stomach.
Moths are not listed in my text on human poisoning, but Carbon
tetrachloride which was used to kill moths when this book was
written, can cause rapid vomiting (which is lucky since it can cause
worse problems if it stays in). BTW, for humans when this book was
written (I strongly suspect there are likely improvements in
approaches since then because it's rather old.), if carbon tet
poisoning gets bad then breathing is sometimes assisted, 5% glucose
is given intravenously, stimulants are completely avoided since the
combination is a bad one, ditto avoiding diuretics, high carb diet
is/was used in people to help protect the liver and blood ammonia
controlled if needed, sometimes potassium chloride is used if needed
for kidneys, and blood electrolytes sometimes have to be corrected so
need monitoring.