Ipecac (sp?) is being withdrawn from the market later this year due to way too many serious complications if I recall right. One of the emetics is, I think... BUT I DON'T FIND IT SO MY RECOLLECTION COULD BE FAULTY. [You are correct. BIG] Hydrogen peroxide has been used to induce vomiting BUT you do NOT want to create vomiting for all things. In some cases (for example acids or bases) you can double the damage and in others you can cause accidental suffocation (for example vomiting a piece of balloon) or aspiration pneumonia (oils and more). ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS have the treating vet or Animal Poison Control decide! These will get you started: Poison Control and helpful poisoning prevention references: ASPCA Animal Poison Control: http://www.napcc.aspca.org Angell Memorial's ASPCA Poison Control: <http://www.mspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=poisoncontrolhotline_pagewrapperlanding> Poisons to avoid: http://www.avonvets.co.uk/2ndyr_hands/Poisons.html Swallowed objects: http://www.heidihoefer.com/pages/ferrets/gi_foreign_body.htm Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html [Posted in FML 5998]
