From:
NCFerretMom@yahoo.com
Date: 2002-11-08 22:33:45 UTC
Subject: RE: Bag Balm
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <5668408.1036794825614.JavaMail.root@scandium>
Valerie, I love Bag Balm for my guys. You get it warm in your hands and rub it on AGAINST the fur. You can coat it on thick on areas like the tail. My itchy ferrets have been soothed by this on many occasion. Use it for several days, don't expect a miracle on the first use. Over time the skin becomes softer and smoother. Also, increase water intake by putting ferretone on the water or give pedialyte. this will help with the skin condition, I have observed.
Caution: if there is some reason you shoot not give pedialyte, don't. You may want to check with your vet, but I give it to my nonsurgical candidate adrenal ferrets intermittently.
Oh, I think Sukie likes the olive oil treatment instead of Bag Balm.
renee :)
Author wrote:
> After Noodles first surgery, her tail was the victim of bar slapping (from itching too bad and "shaking off the itch") On her tail, she had what looked like peeling skin and it was really dry, and a bad scab on the tip of the tail. I found a little green can hiding in the bathroom called Bag Balm. I read the ingredients, and basically *tested* a little bit on her tail. I put some on I think one day, and two days later. on the fifth day it had cleared up and fur was starting to grow.
> I'm wondering if it would be safe to try and smear some on her body and see if maybe it would soothe the itching and hopefully grow a little bit of hair. I just want to ask the experts to see if it was safe for her skin.
> thanks!
> -val