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>In a message dated 02/23/07 7:55:53 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>also why if the funding could be arranged it would be great to have
>studies to know how long specific vaccines are good for beyond a year
>in ferrets (as opposed to in other species) so that they could be
>given less often.
>
>**This seems an opportune cue to post that, in cooperation with the
>American Ferret Association, I am beginning to collect data on canine
>distemper titers following vaccination in order to establish how long
>elevated titers persist in ferrets. Hopefully we will be able to prove
>that titers persist for lengthy periods of time. Preliminary data
>suggests persistence for at least three years so far, but much more
>data is needed to be statistically meaningful. If you or your vet is
>interested in participating in this, the *vet* needs to contact me
>with an address to which study forms can be sent, along with an
>explanation of the study procedure and needed data for each individual.
>
>Requests for forms can be emailed to me at this address (ferrethealer
>at aol.com) or mailed to my hospital at:
>
> Ruth L. Heller, DVM
> Borderbrook Animal Hospital
> 3741 William Penn Highway
> Murrysville, PA 15668
>
>Donations to help support the study can be sent to the AFA earmarked
>for the Mongo Memorial Canine Distemper Virus Titer Study. Mongo was
>a gorgeous big beautiful sable male of mine that I lost to an acute
>respiratory collapse following his distemper vaccine - he was in
>respiratory arrest within thirty seconds of getting the vaccine, with
>no prior history of reaction and having been pretreated with Benadryl.
>My goal and hope for this study is to establish durations of immunity
>that will minimize the chance of that happening to any other ferret
>in the future.
>
>Dr. Ruth
>*****************************************
>Save lives - spay or neuter your pet.
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