From:
WOLFYSLUV@aol.com
Date: 2002-11-15 13:42:40 UTC
Subject: 1 in 1000?
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com, ferret-list@cunyvm.cuny.edu
Message-ID: <18d.114259c4.2b0653d0@aol.com>
Mmmm, I don't know about that number. I just saw an episode on Animal
Planets' Emergency Vets where a ferret presented with anaphalatic shock from
a vaccine. They acted like it was most unusual and rare. They stated there
there can a be a reaction in 1 in 1000 ferrets. Now, I'm not a vet. I'm not
even that experienced. But I surely have seen a higher rate that that!.
Oddly, I never saw a reaction to the canine distemper years and years
ago... but I didn't have enough ferrets to state that this was a
representative example. It was a small enough sample to have been a fluke.
But I have had enough fervacs in years to feel as if I can say something
about that. I feel like there is a much, much higher rate than what was
stated on TV. Those vets are pretty much on the ball, and if they seemed a
bit stunned and dumbfounded, I can't imagine the average vet. I know I had
to convince my vets that it was wise to premedicate my ferrets with Benedryl
despite the fact that they have seen two reactions in two years (out of about
14 shots). They still think I'm anal and a hyperchondriac for doing this.
In any case, would anyone know what the rate for reaction is to fervac?
And even what about the rabies vaccine, just out of curiousity? I know they
still need them, boy don't turn this post around to sounding like I am an
alarmist, or that I am paranoid about these vaccines. No, quite the contrary.
But I do believe that vets might be a bit misinformed out there about the
possibility of reactions... about the fact that they should be preme
dicated... and that just because you stay in the office for 30 min after a
reaction won't happen.
Wolfy
(sorry for the cross-posting)
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