From:
lusid25@ai5.net
Date: 2004-03-26 08:56:06 UTC
Subject: RE: Pred and calcium
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <796015.1080291366585.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
I was on prednisone for 4 months and my doctor recommended calcium supplements. He told me that pred can cause bone density loss occasionally even in low doses for short periods of usage. I was on high does and had to have a bone density test after 2 months. I'm not sure if this would apply to ferrets. From what I understand they seem to have a different reaction to pred than humans...Thank God they don't experience the same side effects as humans.
Author wrote:
> I am writing on behalf of a friend. She said when humans are put on pred,
> that they get calcium as well. She wonders whether ferrets need calcium
> when they get pred or would benefit from it. I have never heard of giving
> calcium when giving pred and I also don't know why humans would get calcium.
> But she asked me to ask here so that's what I'm doing. :-) I'm interested
> in an answer as well. :-)
> All the best
> Ulrike
> West Wales Ferret Welfare
> E-mail: ulrike@ferretlove.co.uk