Of course, first have the physician's office check to see if any of the standard companies make one now. Some of these URLs are long so make sure you use the complete URLs. Here is a person whose allergies to ferrets were reduced by taking the shots for cat allergies: <http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/SCRIPTS/WA-FERRET.EXE?A2=ind0401&L=FERRET-SEARCH&P=R13586> I have also heard of people taking both ones for cats and dogs experiencing reductions. I don't think I have heard of the results for someone taking just shots for dog allergy and what happened. Should the URL give you trouble you can go to the Ferret Mailing List Archives http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html and search with these to directly get it: Subject: more on ferret allergies From: Terri Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 More: One on a cleaning product for the animals: <http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/SCRIPTS/WA-FERRET.EXE?A2=ind0411&L=FERRET-SEARCH&P=R7121> Subject: allergies From: Barbara Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 It may pay you to do a second search and see if she says how the product worked or didn't, or other considerations. The search engine there is easy to use. I think that this may be the post you recall: <http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/SCRIPTS/WA-FERRET.EXE?A2=ind0112&L=FERRET-SEARCH&P=R22692> Subject: ferret allergy shots From: "Donahue, Suzanna C." Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 Note the cautions because there are some very serious ones about possible contaminents; ask your allergist if it might be safer to use such an approach through the SLIT (sub lingual = under tongue) approach if you and physician decide to do it. Another: <http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/SCRIPTS/WA-FERRET.EXE?A2=ind0106&L=FERRET-SEARCH&P=R13538> Subject: ferrets and rodents and allergies From: Jamie Furr (but that isn't in the from line only in the text) Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 <http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/SCRIPTS/WA-FERRET.EXE?A2=ind0009&L=FERRET-SEARCH&P=R38885> includes Bill Gruber's digest number search note for issues 2626 and 3027 Are you sure that it is the ferrets to whom you are allergic rather than one of the products, for instance, their litter. We have found that we can not use the hard wood litters, nor the corn or wheat litters. The former has too much of a problem with molds, and the latter two with pollens. I'm okay with those, but Steve was in agony. Another note: make sure that your allergist or pulmonologist okays the type of air cleaner you use. Many of the free-standing electrostatic ones have serious problems, from the creation of ozone to sudden releases of large amounts of the particles during brownouts and blackouts, so you want to stick w the hepa filter ones. Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html [Posted in FML 5674]
