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Thank you to all responded to my email on the rabies vaccination
question. I wish I had asked earlier though so I could actually read
the responses before getting there and not after I get home. It was
almost a disaster.
Roo - 1.17 lbs.
Bandit - 1.55 lbs.
Oddball 1.20 lbs.
All vaccinated for rabies and distemper and over-all checkup was very
healthy.
Bandit had a reaction to the vaccine! More than half-way home from the
vet who does my exotics and ferrets (I live 73 miles from there), Bandit
started having bloody diarrhea. I only waited 10 mins not listening to
my better judgment or the others who have said to wait at least a half
an hour. The vet said most reactions come on after about 10 mins so he
should be fine to go home. I didn't feel comfortable with that, but went
anyway. He was also lethargic just laying on the bottom of the cage
carrier, slightly panting. I called the vet from a gas station with 3
mins left on my phone card and she said he needed to be seen. I couldn t
get back there for at least an hour so asked to go to my local, closer
vet. Dr. Phillips said to do that and get him a benadryl injection. I
got to my regular about 20 mins later and got .33 cc of benadryl for him
and he is now resting peacefully. Next year they will ALL be
pre-medicated with Benadryl.
I have learned my lesson here. I have scolded myself. I was lucky
and it could've been much worse, I know. This could have cost him
his precious life.
They are all fat! Much fatter than when I first got them. I know
they put on their winter underwear and fatten it up, but I think I was
spoiling them too much on duck soup, too. 2 full jars of baby food with
equal amounts of heavy whipping cream every morning. I ve cut it down
to one jar. Plus that gets expensive!
Veronica
Still missing Yuki (Her memorial page is done...it's not great, but it's
special to me http://www.geocities.com/clan_jennings/petpics.html just
click on Tama noYuki's thumbnail. Thank you again to all who made her
passing easier.)
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Henry County Humane Society http://www.phchs.petfinder.org
[Posted in FML issue 4087]
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