From:
daneedv@aol.com
Date: 2002-06-07 07:23:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Very stinky, loose, projectile poops/now paranoid about
meds
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "Lynn Siegel" wrote:
>
> For the second dose I tried mixing it with Ferretone &
whipping cream, but
> even before I picked up the syringe he was pawing at his
mouth & making the
> retching sounds. I let it go for awhile. Later I tried to
give him his
> pred but the same thing happened & I could hardly get the
pred in, most came
> back out.
Lynn, can you give pills? When I have to use Flagyl, I find
it much easier to give as a pill. And, I do not mean crushing
it and mixing into some liquid, either. I just pry the mouth
open, and pop the pill way back in the throat. It is
important to get it far enough back that the ferret can't push
it forward with the tongue, though.
The Flagyl pills I get from my vet are fairly small to begin
with, and require cutting - usually I am giving 1/8 or 1/4 of
a pill, depending on the size and weight of the ferret.
We have never had any problems with the pills passing through
without being absorbed, either. They do not have a hard
shell, like some pills, and so apparently dissolve rapidly in
the stomach.
Anyway - just a thought.
Danee
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