Message Number: FHL5685 | New FHL Archives Search
From: "possum1213"
Date: 2008-07-30 11:33:27 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Sick ferret help! diarrhea, not eating, sore on lip
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com

--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, lissa0868@... wrote:
> Im not sure how it happened. Her teeth look fine. But...it has
drained in looks a little better and she's eating and drinking.

Try putting a dab of vaseline on the sore. It will help keep it
protected, allowing it to heal. It also doesn't hurt if she licks it
off.

I am allergic to Neosporin (triple antibiotics) and my dermatologist
told me to use vaseline instead. Should work for ferrets also.

Katharine
Florida

[Mod Note: make sure it is plain petroleum jelly rather than the
lotions or creams which have many other ingredients.]


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