From:
Steph
Date: 2001-05-15 07:46:00 UTC
Subject: [Ferret-Health-list] Re: vaccine question for the
please
I am very sorry if I have caused any problems with my answer.
I had already pushed the send when I realized that it was
about ferrets and not about cats. I also belong to a cat
list. I readily admit that I did not know why ferrets would
receive their vaccinations there, but thank you for your
response as I now know.
Again, I am sorry if I have caused any problems.
Steph and Woolf
----- Original Message -----
From: Steph
To: Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 7:27 AM
the vets please
I made a mistake. I also belong to a cat list and missed
the fact that it was about ferrets. I am sorry for any
problems which I might have caused. I do realize that the
vaccination site sarcoma is related to cats.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bruce Williams, DVM
To: Ferret-Health-list@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 12:22 AM
vets please
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "Steph" <rumtum99@s...>
wrote:
> My understanding that they are given in the hind leg, so
that if
there is any sign of cancer due to the vaccine the whole
leg can be
amputated.
that may be the rationale that is in favor with
vaccinating cats
today. Cats have a rare but tragic ability to develop
highly
malignant neoplasms at the site of vaccination - this
phenomenon
developed in the early 1990's and we still don't really
know why.
Because of the malignant nature of these tumors,
amputation is
usually required. Current thinking is that intramuscular
injection
may actually be more protective.
In ferrets, however, this same reaction has not been seen
(actually
one has been reported in the literature), so the question
is
generally not applicable. In ferrets, injection into the
muscle may
be associated with more pain, but due to the more vascular
nature of
the area, absorption is better, and the chance of a
reaction is less.
The scruff is a site of subcutnaeous vaccination, and has
a higher
chance of poor absorption and formation of a local
inflammatory
nodule. However, it doesn't hurt as much, it is easier to
control
the ferret, and there is a diminished chance of hitting a
nerve (the
hind leg has a large sciatic nerve which if hit, may
result in
significant loss of function in the leg.)
With kindest regards,
Bruce H. Williams, DVM, DACVP
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