I have heard from Dr. Sandra Kudrak Mitchell who checked into this that
G. Bion Richards, Merial Senior Sales Development Representative says
the difficulty is just a temporary one one in getting product to the
warehouses and should be settled within two weeks.
The problem still remains that mergers have happened and product lines
always are re-evaluated in such situations. In that case it becomes
possible that those who are trying to avoid duplications can miss
noting that a product needed for one species. Merial does need to be
aware that IMRAB 3 and Purevax Ferret CDV vaccine both serve a market
which is lacking in options (or low in options for the second). We
can't afford to have only one vaccine which may disappear. There is a
need to make sure not only that IMRAB 3 remains as a product but also
that there is work done to have an officially accepted alternative. It
is important that any groups with an interest in keeping ferrets safe
and available politely encourage Merial to continue this product and
that efforts be made to have an alternative vaccine.
Many thanks to Dr. Mitchell for following her contacts to someone high
enough to check on this!
Sukie (not a vet)
[P.S]
ADDITION: In a follow-up note Dr. Mitchell says that IMRAB 3 is
probably one of the best selling rabies vaccines in the world so is
unlikely to be lost soon , but thatshe does not know if the Purevax
CDV vaccine has high enough sales for people to feel as secure about
that product. --SDC
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/http://ferrethealth.org/archive/http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.htmlhttp://www.miamiferret.org/http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/http://www.ferretcongress.org/http://www.trifl.org/index.shtmlhttp://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
all ferret topics:
http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html
"All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow."
(2010, Steve Crandall)
[Posted in FML 6680]
