Addendum to MUMS post
In the MUMS UPDATE post see number 108 for the new officially approved
(which requires more data than off label use) MUMS addition for ferrets
for heartworm disease prevention:
Imidacloprid/Moxidectin
ADVANTAGE MULTI for Cats
<http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/MinorUseMinorSpecies/ucm125445.htm>
So
Bayer HealthCare LLC
P.O. Box 390
Shawnee Mission, KS 66201
should wind up including correct dosing instructions from studies for
this use in future printings and maybe on their website. The last I
read the lowest dose that appears to work in frrets for heartworm
prevention is smaller than the one tube of adult cat strength (which is
known to be safe for ferrets) but larger than the one kitten tube size.
Watch here:
http://www.animalhealth.bayer.com
[Addendum].
When saying that the kitten tube is not sufficient for heartworm
protection for ferrets, it can be for SMALL adult ferrets, but not
for many others.
Sukie (not a vet) Ferrets make the world a game.
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/http://ferrethealth.org/archive/http://www.miamiferret.org/http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/
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)
A nation is as free as the least within it.
Sukie (not a vet) Ferrets make the world a game.
[Posted in FML 7968]
