From:
mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2005-05-07 17:02:23 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] RE: Carafate to treat insulinoma discomfort
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <2417185.1115485343704.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Giving food prior to, or along with, the prednisone should be enough to prevent stomach irritation from prednisone. I've given pred for years without problem and never used carafate for that purpose.
They always got the pred mixed into a bit of chicken baby food. Worked great and they never even seemed to notice they were getting medication, though it still tasted bitter to me.
mike
Author wrote:
> My vet suggested carafate about 30 minutes before giving the prednisolone.
> The thing is, the ferrets hate it so much you would think that cause more
> stress then the pred would to their tummies. Is there anything else that is less
> yucky for them to take that helps coat their bellies?
> julie