Hi List, First I'd like to thank all who responded to my post on the difference in frequency of reactions to vaccinations, in relation to the site the vaccine is injected. It was very helpful. Now I'm really in a dilemma about this whole vaccine thing. I'm hoping you can help me out once again. I took Slinky in for her distemper shot on Friday. I took all the information I had on vaccines and reactions to the vet. She didn't have a problem giving the vaccine in the rump. So Slinky had her shot. We waited at the vets for about 40 minutes to make sure things were fine. On the way home Slinky started violently vomiting, so back to the vet we went. She was given some Benadryl. We waited a bit, and she started to bob her head around and drool. The vet gave her some nutracal, figuring she might feel better if she had something in her stomach. Within a few seconds she started vomiting again. She recieved a bit more Benadryl and something to settle her stomach. After waiting for another half an hour she was sleepy but otherwise okay. I fed her chicken baby food the rest of Friday and Saturday at which time she started to eat her dry food again. Now this is my dilemma! I lost my ferret Bambi suddenly, after a rabies vaccine, and my other ferret Frisky (now at rainbow bridge) also had a reaction to Fervac. The reactions Slinky and Frisky had were not life threatening but they could have been. Slinky is now almost 7 years old and I'm concerned about these vaccines to the point that I'm considering not vaccinating her anymore. On the other hand, I don't want her to come down with distemper. Any thoughts on this would be much appreciated. Another thing, I posted a question about the difference in the frequency of reactions if given in the neck or rump area. The vet gave the vaccine in the rump area but it was under the skin, not the muscle. Does it matter? Would love to hear from the vets out there regarding this issue. Thanks Again Cathy ************************************* Cathy and Don Ruetten [log in to unmask] http://home.golden.net/~ruetten/ ************************************* [Posted in FML issue 2704]