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Post by krazychica on Aug 30, 2008 19:15:59 GMT -5
Well I was very happy with his progress till about 11 AM when he woke up and I took him out to examine him. The top part of his incision had pus coming out of it! So another trip back to the vet, an antibiotic shot and a prescription for antibiotic drops (oh ya, and TWO HOURS) later we were home again. We also got peroxide to clean his wound and petroleum jelly to make it easier to take his temp. How do I make him take his liquid meds without an aspiration risk? I asked the vet but he just said "oh, he'll take it!"
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Post by Heather on Aug 30, 2008 20:27:25 GMT -5
You're using a syringe, I'm guessing....place the syringe at the side of the mouth, right by the jaw hinge. A ferret has to open their mouth when pressure is applied there. If you syringe the meds through the side of the mouth you're less likely to fire that stuff straight down Rocky's throat and make him choke or worse aspirate the meds. The easiest way to give meds to a ferret is: --fill syringe (do this before picking up ferret, it's a real pain trying to do this with wiggling ferret in your arms) --scruff ferret....place wiggling bum of ferret along your forearm and tuck his little feet and bum under your armpit. --so now you should have a scruffed ferret, laying along your one forearm (preferably the one you don't have the syringe in) He should be looking up at you with all 4 feet in the air (probably not too happy)-- actually if you have this correctly there will only be 2 front feet visible. The other two will be sticking out the back of your armpit (hopefully not kicking and scratching too badly) --take syringe in free hand, apply to "side" of ferret's mouth and when ferret either opens mouth or allows the syringe end into mouth, gently release meds. This is the method that Bob Church demonstrated at the ferret symposium in Toronto and it works like a dream. I rarely wear the meds, rarely get scratched, and never get bit. Oh, if your a real awesome ferrant you will then offer a chaser of "tone or some such liquid refreshment Good luck, it gets easier with time. Don't be hard on yourself regarding the infection, it happens and it's part of having surgery. It's very hard to keep bacteria out of an incision that gets dragged through the litter box. ciao
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