From:
FHbytheSea@aol.com
Date: 2003-03-28 22:27:20 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Fervac vs. Purevac
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <198.17ec4411.2bb62648@aol.com>
In a message dated 3/28/03 2:01:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,
sukiec@optonline.com writes:
> Lisa, was that Purevax batch ever checked for possible handling problems in
> transit? I recall a situation mentioned in the midwest long ago (either
> Fervac or Galaxy but I can't recall which) in which they had a lot of
> reactions and decided to have the vaccine shipped directly to them
> overnight instead of using a distributor and they mentioned that their
> reaction rate decreased after doing that
>
>
The vet had 2 more boxes of the vaccine from the same batch. He had one or
two (I forget) reactions as well but according to Merial there were no
problems with that batch.
Possibly you didn't understand or are not familiar with ordering Purevax -
the vet orders this directly from Merial. There were no distributers and I
trust that my vet would have taken the appropriate precautions with shipping
vaccines. The reactions also happened in late November when it is typically
in the 30s and 40s outside during the day and colder than that at night.
I have heard of others having reactions with Purevax as well. There was even
a ferret in the initial clinical trials that reacted. Unfortunately, IMO, it
is not the "bulletproof" vaccine the ferret community was hoping for.
Lisa Leidig, Head Ferret
The Ferret Haven "By-the-Sea"
www.ferrethaven.org