From:
"Tressie"
Date: 2009-03-19 14:19:15 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Distilled water and other drinks
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Hi Janet,
It is not safe to give pedialyte as a treat. Pedialyte is a serious substance than can really throw off the biochemistry if not given appropriately and at the correct dose. Good for you for checking!
I had posted about this before but will repeat the information here (http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/message/8444):
I called a pharmacist to find out what the underlying mechanism was and he told me the reason one does not mix pedialyte with anything else is that it affects its osmolality, which can cause a serious imbalance in the body. Osmolality increases with dehydration and decreases with overhydration.
Pedialtye on its own restores lost electrolytes but giving either too
much of it or too little, which happens when you mix it with something
else, really throws the body's biochemistry off and may make things
worse. The body responds by pulling more stored fluid into the stomach
or gut thus dehydrating more - or flushing stored fluid out of the body and expelling it making diarreah worse. Either way it dehydrates if mixed with other things, especially sugar based fluids.
To avoid giving too much or too little best to check with vet to know
how much is correct to give.
As you can see it should not be given lightly and is not intended as a treat.
Tressie
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "jhayd@..." <jhayd@...> wrote:
>
>Occasionally I give Tug and Bunny flavored Pedialyte (which is doctor recommended for children with diarrhea) as a treat. ... Is this safe? Thank you, Janet
>
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