Ferret cannine distemper

[fanatic]

Contacted the vet looks like I have:-

One dead
Two with signs of it

Hoblet okay so far

2 hobs okay so far

Bugger

when I asked previously told no licensed ferret vaccine and not keen or offered to use dog vaccine.

 

[blue beasty]

Not good Didn't know they were suseptable

 

[fanatic]

Hoping my pet sid doesn't go down with it, the rest are not pets as such-but still annoying

 

[robbh]

Contacted the vet looks like I have:-

One dead
Two with signs of it

Hoblet okay so far

2 hobs okay so far

Bugger

when I asked previously told no licensed ferret vaccine and not keen or offered to use dog vaccine.

That's not good sorry to hear this.

They are correct in saying that there is no licenced vaccine for ferrets as there isn't unfortunately.
I ended up taking mine to another vet in the end and one of the veterinary nurses (also a friend) that works there rehomes ferrets outside of her work and has no problem to vaccinate ferrets against canine distemper and has done so for a number of years. All hers are done before they are rehomed and mine are vaccinatd once every 2 years now The female also has an implant to stop her having babies as my jill and hob live together.

They are great little animals once they are trained and apart from them being a little bit smelly i wouldn't trade them in for the world

 

[DIFFLOCK66]

They are great little animals once they are trained and apart from them being a little bit smelly i wouldn't trade them in for the world

Bit like LRs then

Sorry to hear about your ferrets, Fanny. You sure the dog vaccine is not a way forward given that there's nowt else?

 

[robbh]

Bit like LRs then

Haha! Yea your not wrong!

 

[Trewey]

I use an old-school Vet.
He used to vaccinate my ferrets every year at the same time as the dogs.




Maybe I need some more now. Missing the cute lil critters.

 

[fanatic]

That's not good sorry to hear this.

They are correct in saying that there is no licenced vaccine for ferrets as there isn't unfortunately.
I ended up taking mine to another vet in the end and one of the veterinary nurses (also a friend) that works there rehomes ferrets outside of her work and has no problem to vaccinate ferrets against canine distemper and has done so for a number of years. All hers are done before they are rehomed and mine are vaccinatd once every 2 years now The female also has an implant to stop her having babies as my jill and hob live together.

They are great little animals once they are trained and apart from them being a little bit smelly i wouldn't trade them in for the world

I've one we call sid- super personality. Going to check them again later and see what situation is