Message Number: SG13040 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: Ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 19:52:42 EST
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Subject: Feline Distemper Re: [ferrethealth] Digest 8 Mar 2005 18:34:33 -0000 Issue 940
Message-ID: <158.4c26c8be.2f5fa2da@aol.com>
In a message dated 03/08/05 2:03:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ferrethealth-digest-help@smartgroups.com writes:
Should ferrets be getting feline distemper vaccines, or is it more common for
veterinarians to use canine distemper vacs for fuzzies?
Feline distemper vaccines will do nothing to protect ferrets against
anything. As the moderator pointed out, ferrets do not get feline distemper (despite
their being websites out there that that claim that they do), and the feline
distemper vaccine is completely unneeded and could end up being harmful. They
need to be vaccinated against canine distemper.
Dr. Ruth
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