From:
craigkrisowen
Date: 2002-03-06 06:57:00 UTC
Subject: Re: distemper or flu ...update
Thanks,
Good point. I don't want to take a chance. I will put off the shot
until later if it wont help him now anyway. His face now looks a
little like a Shar-pei with rolls around his eyes. His chin and other
skin are starting to look a little more pink over red. Also his
eating and drinking has leveled off and is more normal again. I bet
he even gained weight while he was sick! Every day he is a little
more active it seems.(still sleeps a lot and not playing yet) Could
the paw pads and the white spots be from scabies instead of
Distemper? Kris
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "miamiferret" <mjanke@m...> wrote:
> I posted this earlier, but with the problems Yahoo is having, it
must
> have disappeared. If this ends up being a duplicate post, sorry!
>
> I would not vaccinate a sick ferret. If he does have distemper,
the
> distemper vaccine will not help at this point in time.
>
> In the distant past, I've vaccinated two ferrets who were not in
the
> greatest health at the time. The quickly went downhill after the
> vaccination. Coincidence? I have no idea, but it seems to me that
> in their weakened state, something that fires up the immune system
is
> not what they need. I don't see any harm in waiting a while until
> the ferret is recovered before considering a vaccination, as long
as
> there is no obvious risk of exposure to whatever you're vaccinating
> for.
>
> I'd love to hear how vets feel on this topic.
>
> mike
>
> --- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "craigkrisowen"
<craigkrisowen@y...>
> wrote:
> > and firm poop still. I have an appointment for him to get a
> > distemper shot on Thursday and the vet is going to bring a
> > dermatologist in to look at his skin problem. I will keep you
posted