From:
drlambson@yahoo.com
Date: 2002-08-05 07:50:44 UTC
Subject: RE: vaccinations
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <3104014.1028533844035.JavaMail.root@scandium>
At the clinic I work at we give both vaccines at the same time, but we give Benadryl beforehand. We haven't had many problems at all with this practice.
Author wrote:
> Hello. I've looked through the archives, and it sounds like people usually
> suggest doing the distemper shot before the rabies shot. However, I'd
> like to know if it is okay to do it the other way around.
> 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?
> Kalee and the munchkins