May I quote and/or print this article to show my vet? (or are there other sources online?) We are vaccinating 2 of ours next week (we show and take them camping) and I'd like to discuss this with my vet as an option. E >>My question is, are those of you who are having reactions giving >>benadryl before the rabies shot? >I personally have had a ferret react to the rabies vaccine when >pre-treated with Benadryl. This happened nearly two years ago, so I >don't believe it's related to the more recent reactions, but it can >happen. Back then I posted on the FHL about it, and Dr. Ruth >responding saying that she no longer uses Benadryl to premedicate >because she was still seeing reactions with it and also because she >had heard of ferrets having reactions to the Benadryl itself. She now >uses dexamethasone instead and has seen a reduced number of reactions >that way. > >You can read her full post at http://ferrethealth.org/archive/FHL2771. [Posted in FML 6366]