From:
"Susan Liszewski DVM"
Date: 2007-04-07 03:30:48 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Purevax reax
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
I don't agree that they are rare. I still see them. I usu keep
owners a min of 1/2 hour sometimes an hour. It doesn't matter if
they never reacted before. I think the Fervac had even more
reactions but one should always be prepared and err on the side of
caution. Glad your little one is okay now.
Dr. Sue
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, "Susann" <zeetwo98@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Just want to let ferret owners and vets on the list that my Ollie
had
> a bad reaction to his Purevax distemper vaccine. He's four years
old
> and has never had a bad reaction previously. Thank goodness I was
> barely out of the parking lot when he began vomiting, because he
went
> down very fast. In less than five minutes we were back in the
hospital
> and Ollie was turning blue as the vet began working on him. She
> brought him back, and he's fine now, but it was a horrible and
painful
> experience for my poor little boy.
>
> It's ironic because my vet had said she would rather not vaccinate
> Ollie at all than use another brand. We waited two months beyond
> Ollie's vaccination due date until she could obtain the Purevax.
>
> Just want owners and vets to be aware and prepared - I know Purevax
> reactions are pretty rare, but no vaccine is risk-free.
>
> Susann Thiel
>
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:ferrethealth-digest@yahoogroups.com
mailto:ferrethealth-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
ferrethealth-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/