From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2009-01-11 18:37:35 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: Vaccination reaction(s)
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
Okay, what is going on is that your vet is wondering if
you are seeing a reaction
OR
if you are simply seeing a strong but correct immune
system response.
Sometimes it can be hard to tell a weak allergic
reaction (and what you describe would not be
a huge allergic reaction) from a strong but correct
learning process of the immune system.
You know how people can sometimes feel sick and
even have fevers after vaccines? It's the same thing.
Vaccines work by teaching the immune system that
something is an invader so the immune system has
to control it. Therefore, a normal but strong learning
of that lesson will produce sickness symptoms.
An allergic reaction occurs when the wrong portion
of the immune system decides the thing is an
invader and then over-reacts badly.
So, if there had been a mild post-reaction illness
in symptoms that would be just normal learning.
If there had been a stronger set of symptoms then
that would scream "allergic reaction"
BUT in this case what has been seen is between the
two, so it is confusing because the level is not
clear cut.
Now, if this ferret is never around others who might
get nipped or might make accusations even when
nothing happened, and if this ferret does not go
outside, and if you don't regularly get wildlife
or unvaccinated domestic mammals in the house,or
if the ferret does not go to shows or playgroups or the
like then certainly you can easily consider just not
vaccinating this individual.
--- In ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com, Andrea <brascoben@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
> This may seem like a silly question, but, with the answer I got from a ve=
t, I'm
questioning what I know.
> =A0
> My female Diti had a reaction to her rabies shot back in Aug '07, a mild =
one, vomiting
and diahhrea, but concerning none the less.=A0 So, she was due for her annu=
al checkup a
few months ago, and I told the vet of her last reaction.=A0 I asked shouldn=
t she not be
vaccinated, since she will probably have another reaction and it could be w=
orse?=A0 He said
'not neccessarily'.=A0 Now, this is a pretty well known vet in our area who=
sees many ferrets,
and Diti is a biter, so I reluctantly said ok.=A0 Well, of course she had a=
nother reaction.=A0
Vomiting and diarrhea again.=A0 So I asked him, if next year we should defi=
nately not
vaccinate, and he said we can talk about it then.=A0
> =A0
> Now, I have 2 other ferrets that are due for their annual next month, and=
I'm
questioning on going back to this vet for their exam/vaccinations.=A0 After=
all, I thought the
train of thought was, that if a ferret has a reaction, that re-vaccinating =
for that *same*
vaccine, should be avoided if possible becuz more than likely they will hav=
e another
reaction??
> =A0
> Thanks,
> Andrea
> =A0
> =A0
>
>
>=20=20=20=20=20=20
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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