From:
mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2004-08-12 01:01:12 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] RE: Fria''''s Adrenal Surgery
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <5142467.1092272472777.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
My vet would never allow me to fast them that long, nor would I feel comfortable doing so. But I understand that everyone has their own protocol. Whatever works for you and your vet, but most of all, whatever is safest for the ferret.
mike
Author wrote:
> Mike,
> When I first started getting surgeries for mine, I fasted them four
> hours, but then I had my vets tell me my ferrets vomitted during the
> procedure. Since then I fast from midnight (roughly), which usually
> ends up being 9-14 hours. Unless you're dealing with insulinomics,
> it's perfectly fine for them, and *guarantees* you're going to get
> empty stomachs.
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