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Date: | Tue, 6 May 1997 00:23:31 -0400 |
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>My question is, I know those of you that give your own distemper shots
>usually pre-treat with childrens Benadryl. How much do you give (orally I
>assume), and how far in advance of the distemper shot do you give it? If
>the ferret does have a reaction, do you give more Benadryl, or do you either
>head for the vets, or give a shot of something like Recover?
I have NEVER pretreated a ferret with Benadryl or anything else before
giving a distemper shot. If the shot is safe, you should not have to
pre-treat. I have used about 50 FERVAC and over 1000 FROMM / GALAXY D
shots. I give all my vaccinations in the rump area, and try to do shots
during vet office hours, but have never needed to take a ferret in for a
reaction. I have had a ferret react to a rabies vaccination given at a
clinic, and she was given something and then we went home. I just have not
revaccinated her since then, and she is now 8 years old and doing just fine.
Pamela Troutman Grant
[Posted in FML issue 1924]
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