De-lurk. Hi! I am de-lurking in order to forward the following message from alt.pets.ferrets. I have never had a reaction in my ferts and am not sure what advice to give. Would those with more experience please contact this lady and help her through this? >Subject: Ferret in coma! >Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 11:58:15 -0500 >From: "Viki S. Rollins" <[log in to unmask]> >Organization: Paragon Industries, Inc. >Newsgroups: alt.pets.ferrets > >After several months of lurking on this site, I find that I am in desperate >need of advice. I took my ferret, Sebastian, in for a checkup this morning >after a particularly nasty coughing incident (it was a rather stubborn >hairball, it turns out, so that's not the problem). > >The vet (recommended highly by a local ferret shelter) checked Sebastian >thoroughly, and everything was normal. I had received Sebastian from a >friend who rescued him from solitary confinement at a pet store. We figured >his age to be roughly about three at the time, and I've had him for about >two years. > >I decided that we should go ahead and discuss vaccinations, since he hadn't >had any since I had custody. The doctor suggested we go ahead and take care >of it. I voiced my concern about any reactions, since I read about another >ferret on the FML who had a violent reaction and died after receiving both >shots. Mind you, I've owned four ferrets before, all of which went in for >regular shots, and never had a problem before. I don't know why the sudden >paranoia hit me, but it turned out to be more prophetic than I realized. > >The vet assured me that Sebastian was quite healthy and we proceeded with >the shots. After the second shot (distemper, I think), Sebastian literally >collapsed on the table. The vet at first thought he had just fainted from >stress. But when he took him back to put him on oxygen, Sebastian's heart >stopped. > >They have my beloved pet on oxygen, a heating pad, and an iv to bring his >blood pressure down; but he's still comatose. Please, if anyone's ever >dealt with this before, I beg advice now. I realize that I may have to face >the inevitable someday, but not this way...not today. He's all I've got >right now, and I can't bear the loss of my best friend when everything else >in my life seems to be tumbling down around me. Feel free to e-mail me >privately. I can't concentrate on work right now anyway. > >Viki > >[log in to unmask] ******************************************************** * David Caudill ---- [log in to unmask] * * Ste 778 3929 Overland * * Boise, Idaho 83705 * * F.A.N.G. - Ferret Association of Neverending Glee * * Vice President and Co-Founder * ******************************************************** [Posted in FML issue 1549]