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My sweet Ed had a bad reaction to his distemper shot last night. He
actually was whimpering, a sound I hadn't heard since my Mijiling was dying
in my arms. Ed is okay now, he even played with me a couple of hours after
his ordeal. He was a little quite this morning, but ate, drank and
otherwise was his happy little person. His reaction started with what I
now realize was an expression of general discomfort and searching for a
suitable place to hide. Then he started throwing up. I got the vet and
she gave him a steroidal shot and a benedryle shot, and he was offered
oxygen. His ears turned a bright red and the last emisis had blood in it.
After that, although still in discomfort, he mostly rested with my hands
cupped around him.
I am wondering if there has ever been a study regarding the possibility of
a connection to stress and vaccine reacations? Before his shot, the vet
was trying to check out a growth/abcess near his anus. Ed did not like
that at all, and it agitated him. In the past, I always brought the
fuzzies in two at a time, so they had company. This time I only brought
in Ed.
Any thoughts? Is there a connection?
Also, has anyone done a survey on life span of ferrets and diet? I know
some people on this FML have fuzzies over 9 yo. What are your fuzzies
eating/what are you doing that is different from the 'rest' of us?
Well, thanks for listening. I think I am still in shock about Ed's
reaction and will probably freak out and burst into tears sometime this
evening or tomorrow.
Trish & Crew
One short of a six-pack
[Posted in FML issue 2814]
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