Message Number: SG15088 | New FHL Archives Search
From: "M. and M. FitzPatrick"
Date: 2005-08-19 14:44:46 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] dental health - anesthesia
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Cc: ddittman@csonline.net
Message-ID: <16720915.1124465124701.JavaMail.nobody@vanadium.smartgroups.com>

I strongly recommend you ask your vet to use GAS not
Ketamine for your ferret's teeth cleaning anesthesia.
I have what I feel are very good reasons to NOT use
Ketamine. If you want to know more email me outside
the group. I'm not sure the moderator will allow me to
elaborate here.
Michael
FSNW

[Moderator's Note: You are welcome to share your experiences. If it is an opinion not supported by facts, state it as such. And, we request that the treating vet/clinic's name be left out.]

--- laurel <ddittman@csonline.net> wrote:

> I will be taking Taz up for his
> cleaning on next Tuesday and I am very nervous about
> the risk of the anesthetic but I saw his gums and
> agreed that he had to be uncomfortable.