From:
Ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: 2002-08-03 22:39:47 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Digest 3 Aug 2002 00:58:21 -0000 Issue 40
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <1ac.62c21db.2a7db5b3@aol.com>
In a message dated 08/02/02 8:58:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ferrethealth-digest-help@smartgroups.com writes:
> If I do the distemper first, I pay an exam fee and the shot. Then, because
> rabies must be done by a vet and not a tech, I pay another exam fee and the
> shot. However, if I do rabies first, I pay an exam fee and the shot, then
> when I do the distemper, they've recently had an exam and the shot can be
> given by the tech, without having to pay for the second exam in a 2 week
> period. So, by doing rabies first, I save $40 per ferret. Would this be
> okay?
If this is an adult ferret, that should not be a problem, and I do it all the
time that way. The really important thing is to not give both vaccines at
the same time, in my opinion. And of course to stick around for at least a
half hour following the vaccine in case of any reactions. If a kit, the
ferret will need physicals each time a vaccine is given to make sure that
he/she is growing properly withoug developing problems anyway.
Dr. Ruth
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