Message Number: YG11616 | New FHL Archives Search
From: kath0524
Date: 2002-03-02 05:27:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Vick's Vapor Rub

--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "Sirron" <sirron@e...> wrote:
> I have a ferret who is congested and has a stuffy nose (like a
head cold), and I am using all medications prescribed by my vet, but
I was wondering if Vick's Vapor Rub applied lightly to my ferret's
nose would help for stuffiness?

I have put a tiny dab of Vick's on my wildlife babies'noses when
they are stopped up. Another thing you could do is saturate a
cotton ball or piece of cloth with some and hang it in the cage
where the ferrets can't reach it. The fumes might help some also.

Katharine