Hello Fellow Fuzzy-lovers, I've read about the risk of vaccine reaction in ferrets. That's why we separated the rabies and distemper vaccines by at least a couple of weeks. I'm glad we did, because our youngest, Arwin, a silver Path Valley Farms spayed-female, scared us. She reacted to her distemper booster, so quickly and so systemically that I thought we'd loose her. Within seconds of the shot, she started vomiting and had diarrhea. Our vet moved quickly. She gave her Benadryl and solu-medrol injections. Even so, Arwin went into a animal oxygen hut because she became lethargic, pale, and limp. I tell you!! The pediatric critical care nurse in me wanted to reach for the intubation box. Thankfully, she revived without having to be intubated. I asked our vet what we should do when she's due for a booster again. She said that we could pre-medicate for a week with oral Benadryl. What experiences have you had with boosters after a vaccine reaction? Is the oral Benadryl enough? Our vet is open to suggestions. On a lighter note, check-out the ferret pages on our website http://toledolink.com/~jubilatores/ferret.html Each of our fuzzies, Belle, Snoopy, and Arwin, have a page. The website is underconstruction. We'll be adding ferret links. *********************************************************** Charissa Ebersole Toledo, OH 43606 http://toledolink.com/~jubilatores/ email: [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] ************************************************************ [Posted in FML issue 2834]