From:
"Terri LaBelle"
Date: 2002-08-12 23:35:32 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: HELP :Reaction to vaccines
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-ID: <008401c24258$f45101a0$e9f7a4d8@oemcomputer>
HI Everyone,
As a vet tech I have started asking clients that are bringing ferrets in for
shots to leave them with us for the day.. We do pretreat, as well as doing
one shot per visit. We so not charge for the days stay. The ferrets have
appts made for the days I am there that way I watch over them all day long.
I visit every 5 minutes.In regards to reactions I have seen them up to 2
hours later!! I have gotten so good at seeing a problem coming before it
happens that most reactions are caught in the beginning stages. To date I
have not lost any fuzzies to do bad reations!!
Terri & the dirty dozen
----- Original Message -----
From: Sukie Crandall <sukiecrandall@telocity.com>
To: <titania@frontiernet.net>; <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>;
<ferret-list@cunyvm.cuny.edu>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 9:24 AM
> Okay, first rule of thumb: whenever a pet gets a vaccine ALWAYS wait
> in the veterinary office for at least 45 minutes. Waiting much
> longer is better since pets can not tell you is an eye is starting to
> get itchy, if a hidden hive may be present, if swallowing is becoming
> difficult, or if other early signs of a reaction are happening.
> (This is the same reason allergists have people wait 20 minutes in
> their offices after allergy shots.)
>
> Not being able to get immediate veterinary care can reduce the
> chances of good outcome, but fortunately, ferrets do usually survive
> these anaphylactic allergic reactions.
>
> Since both shots were given in the same visits you are stuck in the
> situation where you don't know which vaccine the ferrets reacted to.
> It's usually the CDV one, but not always. For that reason it is
> almost always advised that the shots be given at separate times, and
> to reduce the challenge the ferret is facing it is almost always
> advised that those visits be separated by at least two weeks.
>
> It is also usually recommended that ferrets be pre-treated with
> Benedryl. Some vets prefer their clients to do this ahead of time,
> while other vets prefer to give a Benedryl shot themselves beforehand.
>
> The new Merial Purevax ferret canine distemper vaccine has in field
> uses as well as the pre-release studies shown itself to have a
> greatly reduced risk of causing life-threatening allergic reactions.
> Yes, some still do react; that is true or anything. Some people die
> if they eat common foods, or get commonly taken medications due to
> such reactions. The reduction in risk is far better for ferrets,
> though. It also is important that folks do their best to make this
> economically a worthwhile venture by Merial to encourage further
> medical improvements for ferrets.
>
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