From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2002-09-27 23:00:30 UTC
Subject: RE: Distemper Vaccinations
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Cc: williamsb@comcast.net
Message-Id: <p0511170ab9ba923a08fb@[10.0.1.42]>
>I am not a vet, but I thought that the maternal antibodies were
>passed on, in part, through the >mother's milk
If I recall right, mother's milk has some antibodies but the large
influx is actually from the colostrum which the mother gives early in
the nursing rather than the later milk, and it is the effect from the
colostrum which wears off. Let's not hold me to being sure of this,
but I think that is the case.
This has been an interesting discussion: friendly on all sides and
it's evolving to discuss several points so far, including:
1. Where the kits receive their antibodies
2. How long those levels stay high and how they affect the timing of
vaccinations
3. How effective or ineffective titers are and why
4. What remains unknown about titers
5. How standards are set for vaccination timing