HICCUPS:
I find that offering the ferret a small treat, particularly a lickable one,
takes care of the hiccups.  I guess the breath control required to lick all
the Ferretone or Petromalt off of a finger helps, along with the general
calming effect of a brief break from playing.
 
Speaking of which, Rusty had always gotten hiccups once a month or so, but
recently he's been getting them much more often, maybe every few days.  Is
this symptomatic of anything in particular?
 
VACCINATION TIMING:
* Yes, giving the rabies and distemper vaccines a week or two apart is a
  good idea; it may minimize the chance of a bad reaction.
* Yes, you can give a ferret an extra vaccination (rabies, distemper, or
  both) to get him on the same schedule as your others, as long as it's been
  a month since he last had the shots.
 
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- Pam Greene
Ferret Central <http://www.optics.rochester.edu:8080/users/pgreene/>
[Posted in FML issue 1491]