evans@mhuxt.UUCP (crandall) (07/11/85)
According to our ferrets' vet they need both distempers, rabies, and parvo vaccines. All vaccines have to be dead ones which were not bred in mustelids (in this case read that as bred in ferrets or mink). The problem with not descenting early is that some try to replace the missing identity marker with whatever is handy, usually urine. If this happens the critter will sometimes happily accept perfume as a substitute (personal experience). The main reason to not operate early is that some ferrets' livers are damaged by the anesthesia; our vet advises against early operations. I'd better point out that our vet specializes in exotics and is in regular contact with the vet staffs of several major zoos. We lost an innoculated ferret to parvo which she caught by playing with our shoes. Sukie
jcc@uvaee.UUCP (Jay Colognori) (07/23/85)
In article <981@mhuxt.UUCP> evans@mhuxt.UUCP (crandall) writes: >According to our ferrets' vet they need both distempers, rabies, and parvo >vaccines. All vaccines have to be dead ones which were not bred in mustelids >(in this case read that as bred in ferrets or mink). I have raised two ferrets, and I fail to see the need to give a ferret which is to be kept in the house a rabies vaccine. As long as they do not get out, they cannot contract rabies, can they? There is the possibility that they could contract the disease from the vaccine, so I cannot justify giving them one. Can anyone out there tell me if I am mistaken? - Jay