From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2004-01-02 00:09:57 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] pyrethrine poisoning in my ferret
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <Law12-F68iBsbrL1SCe00011c85@hotmail.com>
Sounds like you caught it early and if so they should be fine, just don't
allow reexposure. They have residual problems if they have a longer more
chronic exposure. Be sure to talk woth your vet before treating the house
or the ferrets with anything to avoind problems in the future. Good Luck
and best to you and yours in the new Year.
Dr. Sue
>From: "Desi Stanton" <desithepooh@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] pyrethrine poisoning in my ferret
>Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2004 11:39:21 -0500
>
>I have two ferrets one that is 9 months and one that is a little over 2
>years. During Christmas they were around several animals and one of them
>had fleas. I found a couple fleas on my youngest, Sylvia and so we dipped
>both of them and purchased raid flea killer room and carpet. I followed
>the
>directions and sprayed, not around them of course. Well, we also sprayed
>their bedding like the can says and let the bedding sit for over 3 hours
>before we put it in the cage. Well about 7 pm the following day, we came
>home to our oldest coughing and twitching. I thought he had a hairball but
>I called the vet to make sure that was the case. I was going to wait it
>out
>for a couple before I took him in but, I freaked out and drove him to the
>vet right away. As he examined him I told him what we had done the day
>before, which is then that he said he had poisoning from the flea spray.
>He
>treated him by giving him an injection and a bath. Snickers started to
>seem
>almost instantly better. Minus a couple twitches for the past couple days.
>Nothing serious, just random. I guess I was just wondering if anyone has
>had this happen and if he will make a full recovery. The vet thinks he is
>going to be fine, but I did not find anything on the internet about this
>particular poisoning in ferrets. I guess I am just being a worry wart, but
>since Snickers can not exactly tell me how he is feeling it is hard to have
>a peace of mind. Thanks for any info!!! Happy Holidays
>
>[Moderator's note: For poisoning info the consultants to use can be found
>by
>reading
>http://www.napcc.aspca.org/ ASPCA National Poison Control Center
>http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=apcc (alternative link to
>above site)
>Pyrethrine poisoning has killed ferrets in the past; there are only a few
>flea
>preparations which are safe for ferrets and all others need to be avoided.]
>
>
>
>
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