I said:
>>... one year ago in May our 3 ferrets, Ben, Jerry, and Buttercup, were
>> vaccinated against canine distemper with Fervac-D.  Ben and Jerry came down
>> with severe anaphylactic reactions.  ... Use of Fervac-D is out of the
>> question for them.  As I see it, the choice of distemper vaccine for Ben and
>> Jerry is Galaxy-D (not recommended for ferrets) or nothing.  Which choice
>> should we follow?
 
Dr Williams replied:
 
> Bill - yes- Fervac appears to be out of the question.  If they were my ferrets
> - I'd go with the Fromm - better than no protection.  Make sure that you spend
> at least 30 min. in the clinic after the shot, and have Benn and Jerry loaded
> up with antihistamines 15-30 minutes before the shot...
> I have only heard of one potential reaction to Fromm-D so far....
 
I wish I had Fromm-D as option but unfortunately the manufacturer withdrew
Fromm-D and replaced it with Galaxy-D, made from a simian cell line.  Ben &
Jerry had previously been vaccinated with Fromm-D with no ill-effect before the
vaccinations with Fervac-D that caused reactions.  I was all set to go back to
Fromm-D for this year's vaccination before the replacement of Fromm-D with
Galaxy-D was reported here in the FML.  So I'm afraid the choice remains:
Galaxy-D or nothing.  I still need to know which choice is better.
 
Or is my information out of date: has Fromm-D been brought back for ferrets?
Or would it still be possible to obtain somewhere some old Fromm-D that has not
yet expired?
-- Bill Sebok
[Posted in FML issue 1163]