>before scooter butt crossed i had to pretreat him!  i used the over the
>counter benadryl 1 teaspoon about 1/2 an hour to 1 hour before the shots
>where given!......the dose is 1/2 teaspoon - 1 whole teaspoon for every
>4 pounds of weight
 
That's way too much Benadryl.  The correct dosage is 2mg per kg,
according to Dr. Williams.  2mg of Benadryl is about 0.8ml, which is less
than 1/5 of a teaspoon (a teaspoon = 5ml).  A kg is 2.2 lbs.  He has
said that for ease, you can pretreat with 1ml per ferret.  I go up a
tad or down a tad for those who are extra large or extra small.
 
Katharine
[Posted in FML issue 3914]