To Kimberly Johnson:
 
>Dr. Williams, Hi, I'm a bit confused (nothing new there) :) Anyway in the FML
>6A their was a question concerning the use of a laxative, your first response
>was: For a normal heathy ferret with no GI problems they are probably not
>required. Then at the end of the article you state...If no history of
>hairballs, once a week for good measure is probably the best approach. ?????
>Which is best ??
 
        Kimberly - Sorry about the confusion.  I was answering a question
from somebody who had been given Laxatone for a while along with several
other preparations.
 
        I don't give my ferrets any laxative at all, except when they have
eaten something that they shouldn't have.  Normal healthy ferrrets don't
require it.
 
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]