Text of the article: Disease manifestations of canine distemper virus infection in ferrets are modulated by vitamin A status. http://jn.nutrition.org/content/137/8/1916.long or http://jn.nutrition.org/content/137/8/1916.full.pdf+html Yes, the dose amount IS correct. When the abstract was at one point put in the FML and FHL an FHL member asked about that and I contacted the researchers, Dr. Brian Ward: http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL9659 --- <http://www.onlinedrugtest.info/generic-metronidazole-benzoate-information.html> (which also contains links) <http://www.justanswer.com/pet-cat/1h2k8-metronidazole-benzoate-safe-give-cat-vet-gave.html> (Scroll to the expert answer from a Dr. Z in the link above.) <http://www.newdruginfo.com/pharmacopeia/usp28/v28230/usp28nf23s0_m53710.htm> VETS and PHARMACISTS, this has the decomposition rates for this drug depending on prep: <http://books.google.com/books?id=Urax9nIU_GcC&pg=PA434&lpg=PA434&dq=metronidazole+benzoate+%2Bstorage&source=bl&ots=v6BRas9aPD&sig=6_Wd9tKRa7Hx79TYm1q6yrRac4Q&hl=en&ei=TkG8TYTtCMjb0QHI9c3GAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&sqi=2&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=metronidazole%20benzoate%20%2Bstorage&f=false> It is page 434 of the _Saunders Handbook of Veterinary Drugs_ <http://www.medicines.org.uk/guides/Metronidazole%20benzoate/protozoal%20infections/> and <http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Gum-disease/Pages/MedicineOverview.aspx?condition=Amoebiasis&medicine=Metronidazole%20benzoate&preparation=Metronidazole%20200mg/5ml%20oral%20suspension> (U.K.) Various things keep pointing to compounding pharmacies as being the usual way to get this variation in the U.S. , including the textbook and one compounding pharmacy's own page: http://www.centurysquarepharmacy.com/pets.html (I am NOT personally familiar with this particular compounding pharmacy, but if FHL members go to the FHL website (addy in my sig lines) and open the Files section there is a list of compounding pharmacies recommended by FHL members and kept by Moderator Pam Sessoms who also keeps the list of recommended ferret vets and the separate FHL archives with over 10 years of info which can be linked to from multiple places on the FHL homepage.) 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 "All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow." (2010, Steve Crandall) On change for its own sake: "You can go really fast if you just jump off the cliff." (2010, Steve Crandall) [Posted in FML 7049]
