From:
Weasellover@aol.com
Date: 2002-11-17 22:54:17 UTC
Subject: Vaccine Reactions
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <ff.20f5e1e2.2b084061@aol.com>
In a message dated 11/16/2002 5:18:25 PM Eastern Standard Time,
FHbytheSea@aol.com writes:
> I don't believe that his case is that unusual - Merials'
> Purevax has not been on the market that long and I do think that the more
> it
> is used, the more reactions will be reported.
>
I agree with that. My ferret, Brandy, had a reaction to the ferrevac in
Apr 2001 and she recieved the new Merial Purevax in May 2002 and was
pre-treated prior to recieving the vaccine and had such and extremely violent
reaction that my vet did not think she was going to make it. I went in
blindly thinking that she would not have a reaction to the Merial but I was
so wrong. She is not getting vaccinated for distemper any longer.
*****Holly*****
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From: Sara Munz <saraferrets3@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <20021117225417.29215.qmail@web20106.mail.yahoo.com>
Before I moved to Oregon a year ago, I co-founded and
ran a shelter in Missouri. In the course of five +/-
years, we took in approximately 700 ferrets, 95% of
whom were not vaccinated. They all went to the vet
for their Fervac-D shots. We never did pre-treatment.
Out of all those plus personal ferrets I saw a grand
total of three reactions (less than 1%). Yes, it's
really scary when it happens, but I don't think that
figure of 1 in 1000 may be that far off.
I'd love to see posts from other shelter operators
about their experiences with reaction rates.
Sara & her four fuzzies
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