To Bill and Claire Sebok: >As some of you may recall, one year ago in May our 3 ferrets, Ben, Jerry, and >Buttercup, were vaccinated against canine distemper with Fervac-D. Ben and >Jerry came down with severe anaphylactic reactions. s I see it, the choice >of distemper vaccine for Ben and Jerry is Galaxy-D (not recommended for >ferrets) or nothing. Which choice should we follow? DVM's? Bill - yes- Fervac appears to be out of the question. If they were my ferrets - I'd go with the Fromm - better than no protection. Make sure that you spend at least 30 min. in the clinic after the shot, and have Benn and Jerry loaded up with antihistamines 15-30 minutes before the shot. Any protection from distemper is better than no protection at all, and I have only heard of one potential reaction to Fromm-D so far.... -- Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP Department of Veterinary Pathology [log in to unmask] Armed Forces Institute of Pathology [log in to unmask] Washington, D.C. 20306-6000 (202) 782-2600/2602 [Posted in FML issue 1162]