From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2002-12-14 03:53:52 UTC
Subject: Effectiveness first for meds -- then find a palatable mode which
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
fits those cautions
Message-Id: <a05200f09ba20597b3e38@[10.0.1.7]>
With the prescribed meds check the nuances first: read package
inserts, read reference books (There are very affordable paperbacks
that give suchh data for just a few bucks)., ask pharmacists when
questions remain. Not taking into account which ones should not be
given with fats, which should not be exposed to water or saliva,
which should not be given with calcium, which should not be given
with iron, which should not be cut, etc. ALL can decrease the
effectiveness of the medications of doen to the wrong medication.
Not all thing which make meds easy to give are best for effectiveness
so it is a matter of finding out what to not do and then finding the
best way to give the med which takes those precautions into account.
That gives the ferrets their best chance of having gthe meds provide
optimal quality and quantity of life. Not doing so can at times
accidently reduce their comfort and their longevity -- which none of
us want or we wouldn't be here.