To Michelle:
 
> With this total lack of information, when should we give her her
>distemper and rabies shots?  Should we wait a month?  A couple weeks?
>Six months?  I really need some advice on this one.
 
        Since we're dealing with a three-year old ferret with absolutely no
vaccination history, the best thing to do, is to get two distemper shots at
three-week intervals and a rabies shot.  (Remember to wait in the office 30
minutes after all of the shots....).  I don't think you would want to wait -
even if she got them last week, it won't hurt to give them now.
 
>We've had our other three all on heartworm medication for the past couple
>months now, since we live next to a mosquito swamp and heartworm is on the
>rise in Colorado (although not serious yet).  Dr. Bock perscribed 0.1 mgs
>for each fuzzy.  That sound like an OK dosage to everyone?
 
        That sounds about right to me - .1 mg/kg is the published dosage.
 
        Congratulations on the new family member....
 
Bruce H. Williams, DVM         Dept. of Veterinary Pathology
Chief Pathologist, AccuPath    Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
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[Posted in FML issue 1230]