From:
aclavern33@aol.com
Date: 2003-07-07 03:13:55 UTC
Subject: Marshall's ferret shampoo and bad experience!
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <4890830.1057677209107.JavaMail.nobody@vanadium.smartgroups.com>
Hello all,
Well, today was fuzzie grooming day. I cleaned all 7 pairs of ears and clipped
all the toenails. I thought all was great until I started bathing everyone.
I usually use baby shampoo but got Mashell's ferret shampoo, cream rinse and
Spritz as a gift and thought I would try it out.
I was Fuji, my big silver mitt male in the marshells and all went well until I
started to dry him. His skin turn blood red and looked like he was bleeding!!! I
ran him back into the bathroom and washed him again in baby shampoo and
rinsed him throughly. The redness went away! So I would not recommend this
product for ferrets.
They should at least put a warning on the package to do a test stop before
washing the animal. Poor little guy is exhausted after his bath.
So I finished the other 6 in my usual baby shampoo. Everyone is clean, sweet
smelling and sleeping now.
Just thought I would pass this on. I plan to e-mail Marshells and let them
know what happened.
Dooks,
Toni and the six pack fuzzie pack
PS I checked up on Fuji's skin and its a bit moist and does look like he had a
pretty good skin reaction. If he doesn't improve by tomorrow we'll be off to
see the vet. He doesn't seem to be in pain or uncomfortable. Poor guy.
[Moderator's note: This post gives a good reminder that allergies are a very
individual thing so one has to remember that what may be fine for most
individuals can be bad or even dangerous for certain individuals. If the vet
doesn't think that it was an allergic reaction then more details are requested.]