>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]