Sukie wrote:
>Some of our's can't be vaccinated due to severe reactions to multiple
>vaccines or due to their illnesses, but usually we vaccinate.  DO
>remember that the Purevax vaccine from Merial is not only less likely to
>produce a vaccine reaction from what the current numbers I've seen look
>like, but it might turn out to have higher success rate.  NO vaccine or
>medical procedure or test is 100%.
 
Sue Asks:
I have a question, you mentioned those with illnesses can't be vaccinated,
could you go into more detail on that for some new ferret owners & myself.
As I understand it, as a ferret gets older, and a high percentage end up
with adrenal or pancreatic tumors , it is not a good idea to vaccinate,
also as a ferret gets older, say 7 years and up, it effects them
differently and could even knock down the immune system and make them ill.
 
Could others please let me know what they have been told regarding
vaccinations in an older/ill ferret?  This is a subject I am most
interested in and definitely not an expert in. :-)
 
Thanks,
Sue & the fuzzies
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[Posted in FML issue 3800]