From:
"possum1213"
Date: 2009-01-02 17:39:47 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Vit B12
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, Sukie Crandall <sukie@...> wrote:
> Often when B-12 is needed it is not absorbed well enough orally. In
> that case injection is the way to go. The amount needed orally to
> equal the same level that would be gotten by injection is very
high.
> So, think injection. Later, if the ferret seems to absorb it well
> enough the oral route can be used to maintain levels if the vet
thinks that more is needed.
In the two cases that we used B12 for appetite stimulation, a single
injection did the trick. I remember one case where we gave an
injection, he started eating almost immediately, and ate well for
another several weeks before needing another injection.
Katharine
Florida
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