Are ibuprofen and other NSAID painkillers toxic to ferrets?
Risks and signs
- Signs can include weakness, tremor, vomiting, diarrhoea, bleeding from the gut, coma and kidney failure. Source: RSPCA
Sources
Cornell University Hospital for Animals: Small animal toxins (Cornell University Hospital for Animals) (opens in a new tab)
“Ibuprofen … Toxic to dogs cats and ferrets.”
Cornell University Hospital for Animals: Small animal toxins (Cornell University Hospital for Animals) (opens in a new tab)
“Naproxen … Highly toxic to dogs, cats, and ferrets.”
RSPCA: Poisoning in ferrets (opens in a new tab)
“This group of drugs includes ibuprofen, diclofenac, naproxen and many others. Any quantity may be extremely toxic to ferrets if they eat them.”
RSPCA: Poisoning in ferrets (opens in a new tab)
“Eating NSAIDs can cause depression, weakness, tremor, vomiting, diarrhoea, bleeding from the gut, weight loss, coma and kidney failure in ferrets.”
RSPCA: Poisoning in ferrets (opens in a new tab)
“Some medicines for humans and other animals may be poisonous to ferrets.”