Message Number: YPG1277 | New FHL Archives Search
From: "ncferretmom"
Date: 2007-02-17 02:42:55 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re:Ivermectin
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com

--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "David Whiteman" <whiteman@...> wrote:
>
> Our vet prescribed the same thing for our fuzzies. Just a drop or two in
> each ear from a very small needle syringe, the dosage you are describing.
> We didn't mix it with anything, just straight out of the bottle per vets
> orders. Trickiest thing is to make sure the li'l critter doesn't wiggle and
> get poked by syringe. On the plus side, the stuff worked well for us.

Instead of using a needle, just use a dropper or a syringe without a needle. Scruff the ferret,
put a drop in the ear and massage the ear so it works its way down to the eardrum. Do the
same on the other ear. I use Ivermectin for my ferrets for earmite prevention.

renee :)




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