>        CANINE distemper shots!!!  Feline distemper is a completely different
>disease which does not cause problems in ferrets.  If your vet gives them
>feline distemper shots they will not be protected against canine distemper
>which is 100% fatal in ferrets.
 
        I read in a book (I'm not sure which one - the one you always see in
the pet store with either one ferret on the front or five baby albino's) that
ferrets are susceptible to BOTH canine AND feline distemper and should be
vaccinated for both.  What does the group say - I need to know as I hope to get
my third one soon.
                                                        -Clint Mahoney
 
[Posted in FML issue 0809]