Message Number: SG15601 | New FHL Archives Search
From: mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2005-10-07 02:30:28 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] HELP! - VET ADVICE NEEDED - drug reaction?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com

Author wrote:
> Our Tigger the ferret was put on AZATHIOPRENE
> yesterday and today he is having great difficulty
> walking, his head is bobbing and he is very shaky and
> cold.

I'm not a vet of course, but a quick look at this...

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682167.html

begs the question... why is he on this? It appears to be used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and to prevent organ transplant rejection. Perhaps it has a different use in animals? That article also has a big, red IMPORTANT WARNING at the top on some possible severe side effects.

mike





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