Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Other | Unknown - Other | Male | neutered | 10 months and 27 days old | 2 lbs
My ferret has a cold, how much children's cold medicine can I give him? He weighs about 2 pounds.
1 Answer
Published on May 28th, 2017
Hello. Thank you for your question. I am sorry Riki is not feeling well however, you cannot give over the counter cold medicine to ferrets. Please do not do that. If he is sick you need to take him to a vet for an exam. If he has an upper respiratory infection he will likely need antibiotics and not cold medicine. Here is a link to respiratory disease in ferrets: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=11+2071&aid=565 I hope this helps. Best wishes to you and Riki. Dr. Amber
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