From:
AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: 2003-10-18 03:19:33 UTC
Subject: RE: Chocolate moose
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <43.239a8a6d.2cc20b45@cs.com>
Hi Linda,
Lets review the math on this case.
He weighs 3 lbs (1.4kg). He is getting
0.75mls of a 3mg/ml pred solution, so
that is 2.25mg (3mg/ml X 0.75ml)
of the pred that you are giving him twice
a day. The usually recommended dose is
up to 2mg/kg twice a day. Moose is getting
1.6mg/kg (2.25mg/1.4kg) twice a day, so he
is still in the normal dose range. I will even go
as high 5 mg/kg three times a day when needed.
Now that you have added proglycem, you may
be able to reduce the amount of pred he is getting.
Then adjust upwards as needed to control his glucose
and clinical signs. Remember ferrets tolerate pred
rather well.
Hope that helps,
Jerry Murray, DVM