{"topic_id":"exotic_tox_ferret_cannabinoid","category":"exotic-pet-toxicology","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_tox_ferret_cannabinoid\ncategory: exotic-pet-toxicology\ntitle: \"Cannabinoid (e.g., marijuana/edible) intoxication in ferrets — ingestion toxicosis\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"First-hand veterinary toxicology reference, saved to source_file; every claim is a C1 byte-substring of it. Deepened 2026-08-01.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/exotic-toxicology/ferret_cannabinoid.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-01\ntokens_estimated: 447\nverification:\n  method: substring_match\n  claims: 10\n  passed: 10\n  date: 2026-08-01\nrecovered: false\npath: exotic-pet-toxicology/exotic_tox_ferret_cannabinoid/01_exotic_tox_ferret_cannabinoid.md\nsource_document: \"Huerta C, Lamarca A, Lam WYE (2025) Severe Cannabinoid Intoxication in a Ferret (Mustela putorius furo) Treated With Intravenous Lipid Emulsion. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. PMC12614668 / PMID 41085075. Wiley Open Access, CC BY.\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Huerta C, Lamarca A, Lam WYE (2025) Severe Cannabinoid Intoxication in a Ferret (Mustela putorius furo) Treated With Intravenous Lipid Emulsion. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. PMC12614668 / PMID 41085075. Wiley Open Access, CC BY.\"\n  title: \"Severe Cannabinoid Intoxication in a Ferret (Mustela putorius furo) Treated With Intravenous Lipid Emulsion\"\n  url: \"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12614668/\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-01\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"open-access journal article\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: cc_by\ncopyright_note: 'Reclassified from mislabeled \"Merck Veterinary Manual\" (source_file is the open-access Wiley article PMC12614668, CC BY). Verbatim reproduction with attribution permitted per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §2.'\nauthority_tier: T2\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T2:oa-journal\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\n\n# Cannabinoid (e.g., marijuana/edible) intoxication in ferrets — ingestion toxicosis\n\nThe text below is reproduced verbatim from the first-hand source.\n\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n\n- `Seventeen hours after admission, the owner reported that the ferret potentially ingested three cannabinoid containing candies.`\n- `An over‐the‐counter urine test confirmed cannabinoid intoxication.`\n- `10.1111/vec.70044\nThis case report was presented in part at the 2023 International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium in Aurora, Colorado.AbbreviationsBPM\nindirect systolic blood pressureRR\n11‐nor‐9‐carboxy‐Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinolTP\ntotal plasma protein concentration\nMarijuana legalization is making cannabinoid products more accessible to pets [1].`\n- `There are multiple reports of cannabinoid toxicosis in dogs and cats, but only one case of cannabinoid toxicosis in a ferret has been published.`\n- `In pets, cannabinoid toxicosis typically occurs after ingestion of cannabinoid products, and the common clinical signs are ataxia, hypermetria, hyperesthesia, urinary incontinence, lethargy, and mydriasis [1, 3].`\n- `The diagnosis of cannabinoid toxicosis is commonly based on the clinical signs and the history of exposure to cannabinoid‐containing products [1, 3].`\n- `Over‐the‐counter tests intended for people measure 11‐nor‐9‐carboxy‐Δ9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC‐COOH) and are not sensitive enough for the diagnosis of marijuana exposure in dogs due to the low concentration of THC‐COOH in canine urine [4].`\n- `There is no specific antidote for cannabinoids [3].`\n- `Therefore, treatment of cannabinoid toxicosis is based on decontamination and supportive care [3].`\n- `This report aims to describe the clinical signs of a ferret intoxicated with cannabinoids after ingestion of cannabinoid‐containing candy, the diagnosis with an over‐the‐counter urine test after ruling out other possible etiologies for its clinical signs, and treatment with intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) and supportive care.`\n\n---\n\n**Source:** `pdf-raw/exotic-toxicology/ferret_cannabinoid.txt` · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12614668/\n","sources":["exotic-pet-toxicology — Severe Cannabinoid Intoxication in a Ferret (Mustela putorius furo) Treated With Intravenous Lipid Emulsion (retrieved 2026-08-01)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-toxicology","title":"Severe Cannabinoid Intoxication in a Ferret (Mustela putorius furo) Treated With Intravenous Lipid Emulsion","url":"https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.70044","retrieved":"2026-08-01","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Huerta C, Lamarca A, Lam WYE (2025) Severe Cannabinoid Intoxication in a Ferret (Mustela putorius furo) Treated With Intravenous Lipid Emulsion. 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