From:
"sukiedaviscrandall"
Date: 2010-01-11 00:27:55 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Baby Orajel
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Here is some benzocaine info for ferrets:
Toxicosis from benzocaine in ferrets:
<http://www.aspcapro.org/animal-poison-control/documents/toxbrief_0900.pdf>
including:
Benzocaine toxicosis cases reported to the ASPCA APCC involved either ingestion of topical preparations or
application of a laryngeal spray before endotracheal intubation. Clinical signs in cats and ferrets with benzocaine
toxicosis included varying degrees of vomiting, depression, cyanosis, dyspnea, and tachypnea. (ASPCA APCC
Database: Unpublished data, 1995 to 1999). Additional effects seen with local anesthetic toxicosis in any species can
include prolonged sedation, vasodilation (leading to hypotension), cardiac arrhythmias, respiratory depression,
tremors, and seizures, and death may occur.2
http://www.animalresearch.msu.edu/policies_and_guidelines/Anesthesia_Analgesia_Ferrets.pdf>
in that benzocaine is mentioned for use in fish but NOT in ferrets
Google searching gets others like
Anesthesia of ferrets - Elsevier
by A Tom Evans - 1998 - Related articles
V: terinarians are asked to provide general nesthesia of ferrets for .... Benzocaine topi- cal anesthetic aerosol sprays should be avoided because of the ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1055937X98800571 - Similar
<http://www.mendeley.com/research/benzocaineinduced-methemoglobinemia-attributed-to-topical-application-of-the-anesthetic-in-several-laboratory-animal-species/>
Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/
http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
all ferret topics:
http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html
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