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Hello Fellow Fuzzy-lovers,
I've read about the risk of vaccine reaction in ferrets. That's why we
separated the rabies and distemper vaccines by at least a couple of weeks.
I'm glad we did, because our youngest, Arwin, a silver Path Valley Farms
spayed-female, scared us. She reacted to her distemper booster, so quickly
and so systemically that I thought we'd loose her. Within seconds of the
shot, she started vomiting and had diarrhea. Our vet moved quickly. She
gave her Benadryl and solu-medrol injections. Even so, Arwin went into a
animal oxygen hut because she became lethargic, pale, and limp.
I tell you!! The pediatric critical care nurse in me wanted to reach for
the intubation box. Thankfully, she revived without having to be intubated.
I asked our vet what we should do when she's due for a booster again. She
said that we could pre-medicate for a week with oral Benadryl.
What experiences have you had with boosters after a vaccine reaction? Is
the oral Benadryl enough? Our vet is open to suggestions.
On a lighter note, check-out the ferret pages on our website
http://toledolink.com/~jubilatores/ferret.html
Each of our fuzzies, Belle, Snoopy, and Arwin, have a page. The website is
underconstruction. We'll be adding ferret links.
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Charissa Ebersole
Toledo, OH 43606
http://toledolink.com/~jubilatores/
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[Posted in FML issue 2834]
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