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Dear XXXXX- for many years, I have cautioned against the use of injectable
anesthetics of any type in ferrets. The most common problem associated
with injectable anesthetic is what you have stated - prolonged recovery.
The longer that a ferret is anesthetized, the more susceptible it is to
hypothermia, the most common cause of post-surgical mortality.
Yesterday on the list we talked about why to avoid injectable drugs
whenever possible - once injected, they can't be retrieved. The same
principle applies with injectable anesthetics - once you inject them, for
the most part you have to ride them out. With inhalant anesthesia only,
if there is a problem and the animal gets too deep - you simply turn off
the gas, and the animal gets progressive lighter, and if needed, wakes
back up.
You can find this tip and others on my web site http://www.afip.org
in a section called "50 Things your Vet hasn't told you."
With kindest regards,
Bruce H. Williams, DVM, DACVP
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[Posted in FML issue 3358]
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