From:
Russell Prater
Date: 2002-09-04 23:31:09 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Rabies Vaccine
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <3D7697BD.EEC1960C@worldnet.att.net>
hferretluv@msn.com wrote:
> 1. Is rabies vaccine currently on the market all that safe?
Yeah, it was tested and approved by the U.S.D.A. on ferrets. That would
be the Imrab-3 which is the only approved rabies vaccine for ferrets.
> 2. Is a rabies vaccine for ferrets even really necessary? I have seen at various sites, that there has not been one recorded case of a ferret with rabies. Is all this true?
It is where I live. State law requires that ferrets be vaccinated just
like dogs and cats. It's true that the incidence of rabies in ferrets is
vanishingly rare, but having can save your ferrets life if he happens to
bite or scratch someone.
> I'm also, not a vet.
I'm not a vet either.
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Russ, Booger, Bonnie & Clyde
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