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Date: | Sun, 13 Aug 1995 18:49:20 -0700 |
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To Pat Patterson:
>Luferon is not listed for ferrets, but I recall Dr. Williams saying he
>used it. It says to give on a full meal.
Actually, I said that it should pose no harm for ferrets and that a lot
of people are using it, but I am not one of them. Our flea problem is such
that we have not had to resort to extra-label usage of this drug on the
ferrets. We DO use it on the dogs, however.
The literature does not say why it needs to be given on a full stomach.
The two most plausible reason sis that a) - it is mildly irritating to the
stomach lining, or b) the drug is fat soluble, and the presence of fatin
the stomach gives it a higher rate of absorption.
Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP
Dept. of Vet Path, AFIP
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Chief Pathologist, AccuPath
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[Posted in FML issue 1285]
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