Hi, I was wondering, can distemper be contracted from other means than direct contact with other infected animals (such as contaminated fomites) Or for example the bottom of a shoe and then brought into the house. I know the virus is shed in conjunctival, nasal, oral exudates, urine, and feces. What about fleas (as vectors) transmitting the disease? If this is a possibility and distemper is 100% fatal, seems like vaccinating would be the way to go unless severe, life threatening reactions have occurred (anaphylaxis) One last question, one of my young ferrets had a reaction with vomiting, bloody feces and lethargy. He was promptly treated since I wait at least 45 min in the vets office. But it was still pretty scary. Will the next distemper vaccine cause a more severe reaction in him? Also, how much benadryl should be used to pre treat ferrets before shots? thank you suzi [Posted in FML issue 4113]