From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2008-05-17 06:12:35 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] a poisoning situation
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Sighing. I just had to find some info for someone whose ferret was in an avoidable
situation.
So, in case knowing this might protect another ferret:
Ref:
Smith, R. A. 1988. Coma in a ferret after ingestion of cannabis. Vet. Hum. Toxicol., 30:
486.
QUOTE
Symptoms in members of Carnivora who have ingested Cannabis (dose dependent):
hyperactivity, vomiting, somnolence, staggering, and glazed eyes. In another case, in
Edmonton, a pet ferret ingested the plant and became comatose after experiencing
sneezing bouts and ataxia
END QUOTE
from:
http://www.scib.gc.ca/pls/pp/ppack.info?p_psn=222&p_type=all&p_sci=sci&p_x=px
which also includes this info on cannabis ingestion by members of Carnivora:
BEGIN QUOTE
Dogs
General symptoms of poisoning:
agitation
drowsiness
gait, staggering
unconsciousness
vomiting
References:
Jones, D. L. 1978. A case of canine cannabis ingestion. N. Z. Vet. J., 26: 135-136.
Ferrets
General symptoms of poisoning:
ataxia
coma
temperature, depressed
References:
Smith, R. A. 1988. Coma in a ferret after ingestion of cannabis. Vet. Hum. Toxicol., 30:
486.
END QUOTE
The person can referred to Animal Poison Control. In the U.S. the numbers are
ASPCA Animal Poison Control:
http://www.napcc.aspca.org
Angell Memorial's ASPCA Poison Control:
http://www.mspca.org/site/PageServer?
If anyone misplaces the APCC URLs they are also in the FHL Archives (as are the phone
numbers) and in my list of ferret links:
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
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