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From: Jane Bradley
Date: 2004-06-22 22:19:48 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] vaccine reactions
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <40D8B084.6030607@cox.net>

One of our vets doesn't like to give vaccines to our older ferrets every
year. She has also said that it can build up in their systems plus she
feels that they are more likely to have a reaction as they get older.
Our oldest, Weasel (6 1/2 yrs) has only had 1 distemper in the last 3
yrs and his rabies will average about the same. She decided to go ahead
and give him these simply because we take the babies outside some and
this increases their chances of being exposed.
Hope this helps,
Jane

ahartnett@cox.net wrote:

>I have had 3 ferrets that have had reactions to either distemper (1 was fatal) or rabies vaccines. They were all 2 1/2 yrs. of age. Someone else I know also had a ferret have a distemper reaction at age 2 1/2. Is this common to have reactions after the 5th distemper vaccine?
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