Message Number: SG1580 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Ferret Wise Shelter
Date: 2002-09-27 22:53:26 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] RE: Distemper Vaccinations
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-Id: <12090468.1033182783922.JavaMail.nobody@magnesium>

>I am not a vet, but I thought that the maternal antibodies were passed on, in
>part, through the mother's milk, and therefore, when they wore off was
>dependent on when the kits stopped nursing.

This too has always been my understanding - and why nursing to get the best
boost to the immune system is beneficial.

Alicia
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