From:
Russell Prater
Date: 2002-04-20 18:43:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Help! Reaction to distemper shot
diwilliams310@a... wrote:
>
> Please help if anyone is out there. I took my ferrets to get their distemper
> shot this morning at 11:00 am. It is now 9:00 and one of my ferrets has
> pooped all blood. He also threw up once.
He is having an anaphylactic (allergic) reaction to the distemper
vaccine. Get him to a vet immediately. He needs a shot of benadryl and
of dexamethazone. Depending on his condition he may also need oxygen and
a heating blanket. I am not a vet, but I've had this problem with one of
my ferrets twice.
--
Russ, Booger, Bonnie & Clyde
russellprater@w...
[something else commonly used is epinephrin (adrenalin) . -- Sukie]