Ran into another thing that might be useful for vets to ask about before surgery. Aloe vera should not be given to ferrets, anyway! If memory serves the problem goes beyond the standard listing below and into kidney damage in ferrets from it: http://www.aspca.org/Pet-care/poison-control/Plants/aloe.aspx Anyway, in Lee A, Po Chui PT, Aun ST, et al. Possible interaction between sevoflurane and Aloe vera. Ann Pharmacother. 2004;38:1651-1654. it is also noted that the combination appears to worsen the blood thinning effects of sevoflurane so vets should know if a ferret got into that before surgery. 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/ 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) A nation is as free as the least within it. [Posted in FML 7692]
