These currently have to be imported from Peptech and that means that FDA importation papers must be filed. There are things in the FHL archives on this: http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL9577 There is currently some discussion going on in the FDA if they should allow it since the mare form (which is not an implant that releases slowly over time) is legal in the U.S. or if they should review more due to it being an implant. Mare (NON-implant) form: Date of Approval: June 18, 1998 http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/animaldrugsatfda/details.cfm?dn=14 1-044 for the entry in the Animal Drugs @ FDA database. Drug sponsor: Peptech Animal Health Pty. Limited 19 - 25 Khartoum Rd. Macquarie Par, New South Wales, 2113 Australia http://www.peptech.com/ http://www.peptech.com/HTML/Animal_Health/Animal_Health.html There are people who have successfully imported it and it certainly can be done. If your vet does it then there will be paperwork to expect up-front so use the links and proceed from there. 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/ 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 [Posted in FML 6419]
