From:
mjanke@miamiferret.org
Date: 2005-11-18 22:41:37 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Heartworm
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Author wrote:
> Just a reminder - do not just routinely start giving Ivermectin (or any other
> preventative) for heartworm. You will kill the microfilaria, but causing them to die in
> mass numbers in the bloodstream will cause shock, and possibly kill the animal.
While true for dogs, I don't believe this is true for ferrets (or cats). Seems to me I recall Dr. Cottrell saying that heartworms do not produce microfilaria in ferrets.
mike
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