Hi everyone! Thank you all so much for so many responses to my post about where to get vaccines. I started to reply to all personally, but they just kept pouring in, so here I am... First, I found out the problem I was having with ordering FERVAC-D from Jeffers... the woman who answered the phone there was an idiot. They DO sell it. Didn't mean to scare anyone there. Next, I got a lot of responses telling me not to vaccinate for rabies myself. (Also got a few saying not to vaccinate even distemper myself). I was trying to be brief in my message yesterday, but now I realize I may have been sending a message I didn't mean to... I would *never* recommend self-vaccinating for rabies. The whole reason we need rabies vaccine is not because they might be bitten by an infected animal, but because our furries could be beheaded without it, and without a vet's signature stating it was done by a vet. Our situation here is that I've got 13 ferrets that need to be vaccinated, NOW. Our shelter funds total $1.95--no kidding. So, I called up the most wonderful vet in the world, and said "what can you do for me?" This angel of mercy said that if I ordered the vaccines, she would come out to the house, vaccinate all 13, do exams on all 13, and she'd even vaccinate my cats for me. I asked what she would charge... not a penny. Just the cost of ordering vaccines. This woman should be sainted in the ferret world, I'm telling you. As far as distemper vaccinations out of a vet's clinic--please, do not do this unless you are experienced, have supplies on hand in case of a reaction, and access to a vet -quick- if your treatment isn't helping. My vet is bringing everything that she might need in case of a reaction. Believe me, and I know that Laurie Murchie (Slinky the Moondancer) knows what I'm talking about. The day before I brought Spaghetti to her (she adopted him--I MISS HIM!) I had him in for routine vaccines, he'd been vaccinated every year on time before, and he had a major reaction. Three hours on oxygen, pumped with a number of drugs, hooked up to IV fluids, you name it. If not for this saint of a vet I mentioned, he wouldn't have made it, he was thisclose to dying. He's good now, in good hands, but whether he's vaccinated for distemper in the future is questionable. Even the vet recommended against it. Anyway, I should have explained the situation better, I figured those who read my post would know that I'd never do anything that's not in the best interests of the ferts. But, there are many out there that don't know me, and many who are still learning, and I guess I made it seem as though it was no big deal to self-vaccinate. AACK! I'm guilty of poor education! Final note: it does turn out that the rabies point is moot: my vet will have to order them herself anyway. It's not legal in PA. Have a ferrety day! Kymberlie Becker Barone Director, Pennsylvania Ferret Rescue Association "Forget Puppy Love...There's nothing Greater than Ferret Love!" TM http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/ferretlady [Posted in FML issue 2230]