From:
dr_bruce_williams
Date: 2002-02-20 21:54:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Neosporin toxic?
The levels of zinc are not high enough to cause toxicity. The
majority of zinc toxicoses in veterinary medicine are the result of
eating pennines (actually pennies are made of zinc, with only a
superficial coating of zinc.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams DVM
> --- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "nlchipman" <nicole@m...> wrote:
> > I have really tried hard to figure out what caused Snoop's sudden
> > paralysis. The posting on topical ointment made me think back.
A
> > few days before the paralysis started, I put a small amount of
> > Neosporin plus pain relief on his incision because it appeared
> > enflamed and painful. I left it only for a few minutes and then
> > wiped it off. I know that high levels of zinc can cause
paralysis,
> > and I just read the neosporin label and it contains zinc. Could
> this
> > have caused his deterioration? Since he was put on Dexamethazone
3
> > weeks ago, his condition has not changed.
> >
> > Nicole