Message Number: SG13676 | New FHL Archives Search
From: sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2005-05-01 02:56:28 UTC
Subject: RE: shots
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <3342160.1114916188121.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>

Author wrote:
> I was wondering if a ferret had a bad reaction to the distemper vaccine even
> though they was pretreated with benadryl will they have the same type of
> reaction to the rabies vaccine?
> Julie

Usually not, but it is possible.

The problem is that it is not possible know wnich component of the vaccine caused the reaction, so if that same component is in the rabies vaccine then it will happen. Of our few who reacted to multiple vaccines 2 reacted to the rabies vaccine as well as the distemper vaccine of the time (Fervac).

So, you simply can't tell beforehand though the chances are against it happening.