From:
"US7"
Date: 2005-11-19 03:46:25 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Heartworm
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Ah, I didn't know that. Makes sense, as I just read it only takes about one or two worms to kill a ferret. Reading that a ferret has a 50% survival rate (Miami ferret page: http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/heartworm.htm ), prevention is absolutely necessary. Thanks for pointing that out, Mike.
Roary
Albuquerque, NM
blog - http://ferretphilosophy.blogspot.com/
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To: (ferrethealth@smartgroups.com)
From: (mjanke@miamiferret.org)
: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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