From:
"Roger Vaughn"
Date: 2004-07-28 13:14:14 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Meningitis and ivermectin connection?
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-ID: <59500.161.254.5.251.1091020454.squirrel@mail.seaconinc.com>
I haven't heard of such a connection before, but I do know that
ivermectin has been used successfully with ferrets for years, without
side effects. I used it with several of mine before switching to
Revolution (selamectin).
Were you giving him a death sentence? Definitely not. Ivermectin is
usually safe. Did he have a rare reaction to the treatment?
Possibly. You can't blame yourself for it if that's the case.
Two questions: Did you use injected ivermectin or topical in the ear?
Also, did you have post-mortem pathology done to confirm the
meningitis?
roger (not a vet)
> My little boy, WingNut, just was PTS due to possible meningitis (he
> started convuling etc...normal Blood Glucose). We ran many tests