Dr. Jerry Murray gave this info to me in a private exchange and when
asked said that I could carry it to the FML (where the conversation
originated) and the FHL, so it will be handy for both in both archives
later.

>Hi Sukie
>
>Idexx has a recombinant PZI insulin that should be approved by the FDA
>soon. They were hoping it would be approved this year, but hopefully
>by the spring of '09 it will be approved. Other countries (Canada,
>Australia, most of Europe) do not allow regular PZI to be imported
>there due to the beef part of PZI (ie fear of mad cow disease being
>imported). Thus Idexx is changing to a recombinanat PZI which works
>just as well but has no real beef in it. Idexx still has some stock
>of their regular PZI available, so no shortage of it yet.
>
>Jerry

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

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