>From: Sara Munz <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: New distemper vaccine from Merial > >OK, so I've been bugging our vet about this great new distemper vaccine, >can he get it for us, etc. etc. The vet tech called Merial and this >fantastic new distemper vaccine costs TWICE AS MUCH!!! as Fervac. Guess >what - our shelter is going to stick with Fervac for a while. We've been >pretty lucky as far as reactions go (knock on wood), but we certainly >can't afford to double our cost per vaccination. (Of course, it helps >that our vet never charges us extra when we DO have a reaction - bless him!) > >I'm surprised no-one else has mentioned this, because it is certainly >an issue for shelters and anyone else who has a lot of ferrets and/or >financial issues. I doubt that that makes much difference to the average ferret owner. To a shelter it might matter, but the person who has a few ferrets and has a vet give the vaccine isn't going to notice much difference. I pay my vet $18 for a distemper vaccination with Galaxy-D. THe actual vaccine probably cost less than $4 per vial in flats of 25 doses, so the charge for professional services is $14. If the cost of the Merial is $8 per vial, my vet would only need to charge $22 to make his same fee. -- Russ, Booger, Bonnie & Clyde [log in to unmask] URA Redneck if you sell rabits out of your car. [Posted in FML issue 3573]