Mary,
 
I've done a search on the Internet and found this mention of Delvosteron
but I can't say whether that is what it's called in USA.:
 
http://www.redmap.co.uk/ferretsabout/myths.htm
 
In an article published in the December 2003 issue of the National Ferret
Welfare Society newsletter, vet Matthew Fry BVSc. MRCVS stated that
"As is well known nothing, I repeat nothing, is licensed for use in
ferrets ... Even Delvosterone (sic), the jill jab, is not licensed ...
 
The Veterinary Formulary states quite clearly that proligestone,
marketed in the UK by Intervet as Delvosteron, is licensed for use in
dogs, cats and ferrets in the UK.
 
If you can't get the answer from a vet in California, PLEASE find a vet
in another state that can tell you.  Mary, this jill probably only has
hours left.  Once they go into aplastic anemia, they die and it's not a
nice death either.
 
PLEASE call a vet.  I can't do that from the UK.  I will post this as
well just in case others can help.
 
Regards,
Susan
 
>Dear Mary,
>
>You'll probably be flooded with emails but you must get this jill to
>a vet urgently for a jill jab.  It is an injection that will bring her
>out of season.
>
>If you don't, she could die. I know owners that have lost their ferrets
>this way so please, please, get her to a vet asap.  Once she is out of
>season, it would be a good idea to have her spayed to prevent this
>happening again.
>
>   Best of luck,
>   Susan
 
Quoting Mary Jo <[log in to unmask]>:
>We know this but the problem is that we don't know exactly what a jill
>jab is.  Do you know the name and dosage for a 900 gram ferret?... The
>vet doesn't know and we have asked A LOT of people here trying to
>resolve this.  ALso, the name might change from UK to USA.
>Hope you have my answer thanks in bunches, MAry
[Posted in FML issue 5032]