I took my two little fert-buddies to the vet on Wednesday for distemper #2
(they are approx.  14 wks old) and my veterinarian questioned my insistence
on returning for a third vaccination.
 
Does anyone have any official references that recommend a set of three
distemper vaccinations?
 
All I have is the FAQ and a sheet I got from MF.  No offense to Pamela
Greene is intended, but what am I supposed to say?  ("Well, Doc., the Ferret
Underground has recommended for years...")
 
Taking a cue from another poster, I printed out the entire FAQ and all the
medical FAQs and I will be presenting this information to my vet when the
little buds go in for their rabies shots in a couple of weeks.
 
I wish I could be a little more eloquent when speaking to her about my
sources of information..  I tried describing the FML to her, the existence
of the FAQ, etc.  and I didn't get too far.  Explaining the internet to
someone who doesn't even have an email account is a little tricky.
 
Any help here?
 
I would really appreciate it.  This particular vet is very nice and one of
the few practitioners in the area who is ferret-friendly.  Two vets won't
see ferrets at all and one told me that it just isn't "standard practice"
to vaccinate them against rabies.
 
(sigh!)
 
Melissa A. Durfee
[Posted in FML issue 1756]