>Has anyone ever heard of or had their ferret doctor use the MERIAL >canine distemper vaccine? Merial makes the Purevax canine distemper vaccine for ferrets. It has only been out a handful of years, and seems to have a lower reaction rate than the older two CD vaccines: Galaxy-D and Fervac-D. Imrab 3 is the only approved rabies vaccine I'm aware of. I'm sure your vet tech just got herself confused when she was talking to you. Fervac is indeed a distemper vaccine. It's not really clear to discuss the "Merial vaccine" in those exact words as Merial makes many vaccines and other pharmaceuticals (including Heartgard, Enacard and Ivomec). There's a little room for confusion that way. But, to answer your question, their Purevax vaccine is indeed a distemper vaccine, and is currently regarded as the safest to use in ferrets. roger [Posted in FML issue 4444]