From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2004-11-03 19:48:57 UTC
Subject: RE: LYSOL "SPRAY"
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <3636474.1099511337342.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Searching on
Lysol poisoning veterinary
got a lot of hits
(and you can add the word "ferret" to that and search again for things by v=
ets)
Tip of the hat across the "pond" to Britain for:
>From Feline Advisory Bureau (founded in 1958 to try to learn more about cat=
medical needs):
http://www.fabcats.org/poison_article.html
Includes sections such as
>Disinfectants containing phenols =96 those that turn cloudy when mixed wit=
h water - are of particular concern >because cats are unable to eliminate t=
he toxins following ingestion. A cat may swallow the product by licking >hi=
s paws after they have come into contact with it.
and
>Alex Campbell of the Veterinary Poisons Information Service commented: =91=
We very much welcome the news >about additional label information for these=
products. Phenol and some phenolic compounds and coal-tar acid >derivative=
s used in some disinfectants, specialist soaps and wood treatments, such as=
creosote, are >potentially problematic in many animals
I don't have time to look into their qualifications but this looks potentia=
lly interesting:
http://www.workingdogs.com/doc0175.htm
More:
http://www.valleyhumanesociety.org/adopt/welcomecat/index3.cfm
http://www.valleyhumanesociety.org/adopt/welcomedog/index2.cfm
http://www.valleyvetservice.petplace.com/articles/artShow.asp?artID=3D4665
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