From:
AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: 2008-06-11 02:16:00 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re:How to deal with heartworm exposure
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
The Idexx SNAP heartworm test (ie "the dog test") can
be used in ferrets. However the Idexx well test that Idexx
runs when you send blood samples into an Idexx lab is
even more sensitive and accurate. Thus the best test
is to have your vet send a blood sample into an Idexx lab
for a heartworm test. If it is positive, then a treatment
protocol (ie ivomec and pred or proheart 6) can be used.
Remember heartworms in ferrets is usually fatal, so
prevention is your best option. You can use Revolution,
Advantage Multi, Interceptor, Heartgard, Proheart 6 or ivomec
to prevent heartworms. Heartworms cause damage to the heart
and when they die, they cause damage to the lungs. Both can
be fatal to a ferret.
Hope that helps,
Jerry Murray, DVM
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