From:
ferrethealer@aol.com
Date: 2009-01-09 01:09:22 UTC
Subject: Distemper vaccine protocols Re: [ferrethealth] Digest Number 1395
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
In a message dated 01/08/09 3:54:21 AM Eastern Standard Time,
ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com writes:
It seems that I recall a vet (Dr. Heller?) on this list saying that
distemper vacs PROBABLY are not necessary after five consecutive years,
based on some preliminary titer studies.
**Wasn't me. Even before Mongo's death, I stopped vaccinating my personal
ferrets after three years old, and although I would vaccinate client owned
animals after that, it was only following a discussion regarding the risks of a
reaction vs exposure to the disease. Currently, I am vaccinating kits, then
doing annual titers and only revaccinating those with low titers.
That said, there is NO study existing proving protection over a year with
Purevax, and the only study using Galaxy D only went for 21 days after
vaccination. So, legally, I have to tell people that the only proven duration of
protection is a year with Purevax. Also, there is NO study proving what level of
titer is protective in ferrets, although the studies done so far in several
species seem to show a similar level to be protective in each species so far
studied, and we can cautiously extrapolate from that.
Would I vaccinate a seven year old ferret? Only under extreme duress, in a
situation where there was likely to be a high chance of exposure to distemper.
Dr. Ruth
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