From:
Ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: 2005-06-22 00:54:21 UTC
Subject: Distemper vaccineRe: [ferrethealth] Digest 21 Jun 2005 20:34:31 -0000 Iss...
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <1ef.3e5ffed9.2fea10bd@aol.com>
In a message dated 06/21/05 4:35:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ferrethealth-digest-help@smartgroups.com writes:
Do we know of any tests that have been conducted... so like is Rayna still
susseptable to getting distemper because she's only 1/2 protected, or is she
protected for 6 months?
I would have to consider her to be unprotected. Although odds are that the
vaccine (if given properly the last time she had it done) will be protective
for over a year, the studies to prove that have not been done. And no studies
have ever shown that a half dose of a vaccine is protective for half the time.
Was she pretreated with Benadryl or dex? That can make a difference, I have
found.
And yes, wildlife can definitely carry distemper. You can also bring it into
the house on clothing, etc. It is a virus that is very easily spread.
Galaxy D, although I know that a number of my colleagues do use it, has not
had the studies done to prove that it conveys immunity and I cannot recommend
its use in ferrets.
Dr. Ruth
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