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Date: | Tue, 31 Oct 2000 21:52:38 -0500 |
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I have a question for more experienced ferret caretakers -
One of my ferrets, age 3.5, had a bad reaction to a distemper vaccination
about 5-6 weeks ago. We were lucky; the vet treated him appropriately; he
was able to come home the same day, and after a couple of days of seeming
exhausted we felt he was fine again. He looks great, is sweet-tempered,
eats & eliminates well, etc.
But he seems to have slowed down. He has always been one busy weasel,
intolerant of being held, going a mile a minute, resting far less than his
roommate. Since the vaccine reaction, he is still playful, but for shorter
periods & not as often. he is much more likely to go back to bed after
playing for a short time, or to not come out of his room when given the
opportunity. And he lets me hold him for longer periods - not that that's
a complaint... All of which I'd consider normal if i was just meeting him,
but it is different from his behavior before.
What do you think? Is he still in the process of a long recovery from a
trauma? going thru a normal low-energy phase? entering middle age? Or
should we worry that he experienced long-term damage from the reaction?
Are there commonly long term after-effects i should ask the vet to look
for?
As always, thanks for your input.
---sharin
[Posted in FML issue 3223]
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