How to medicate a ferret who doesn't want to be medicated.
You should know how to do this in the event your ferret needs
treatment. I am not a medical person, but I do have two
insulinomics who need medication. I have been doing this now for
well over one year and didn't have anyone to show me how to do
it. I learned through trial and error.
Ferrets can and will spit medications out. They have a spitting
range of about 8 feet.
A towel to place the ferret on
A very small syringe. A one cc works best
medications mixed with something good tasting (like chicken baby
food) and watered down.
Nutrical for a treat afterward.
One calmed down ferret.
The method:
With the ferret on your lap Picture#1
get comfortable and let him/her see and smell the syringe Picture#2. Put the end of your finger in the
side of the mouth to gently force it open from the left side, and
insert the end of the syringe into the right side Picture#3 Picture#4 Picture#5 Picture#6
squirt in no more than 2 to 3 drops while holding the head up so
the liquid runs to the back of the throat and massage the throat
so the ferret doesn't try to spit. After two to three squirts,
let the ferret run into a hutch where it can compose itself for a
few seconds. While this is happening, refill your syringe if all
the medication isn't used up yet. Repeat the procedure until the
medication is gone Picture#7.
The finale: Use the nutrical as a Treat and also to cleanse the pallet of the ferret. This will also give the ferret something to look forward to the next time you have to medicate it.
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