From:
AFERRETVET@cs.com
Date: 2008-07-22 23:48:03 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re:Flomax dose
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Hi Joanne,
Flomax seems like a logical medication to try to
increase urine output, but remember Flomax does
not shrink the prostate. Thus Propecia/Proscar is a
better choice because it does shrink the prostate.
(Avodart is another medication that shrinks the prostate.)
With that said, I do not know if anyone has used Flomax
in ferrets yet. The human dose is 0.4mg (1 capsule), and a
suggested dog dose is 0.01mg/kg once a day. Please note
Flomax is not recommended for use in cats. Unfortunately
the article did not say why, so there may be a problem with
Flomax's use in ferrets also.
Hope that helps,
Jerry Murray, DVM
</HTML>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
------------------------------------
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:ferrethealth-digest@yahoogroups.com
mailto:ferrethealth-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
ferrethealth-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/