Sentences with phrase «ferret distemper»

Throughout 2013 and 2014, veterinarians experienced long periods when Merial's PUREVAX ® FERRET distemper vaccine was unavailable.

My preference is to use Purevax Ferret Distemper Vaccine.

There are special vaccinations just for ferrets, like a ferret distemper vaccine.

Not exact matches

A research team reports in the April 16 Science Translational Medicine that after a small group of ferrets were exposed to the canine distemper virus — a close cousin of measles — and then three days later treated with a newly developed antiviral medication, the disease was completely suppressed.

Despite its name, canine distemper virus can infect plenty of non-dog species, including ferrets, seals and cats (though not the domestic variety).

Several thousand Ferrets have been produced, many of them returned to the wild, but the species may be suffering from inbreeding and it is severely threatened by two exotic diseases — slyvatic plague and canine distemper virus.

A sometime pet and, since the 1960s, lab animal, the ferret reacts to viruses and toxins much as humans do and has been used to research the flu, canine distemper and neuroendocrinology.

Live distemper vaccinations that were made for dogs were given to wild ferrets and caused fatal distemper infections in them.

ALL ferrets have their rabies and distemper vaccination, are microchipped, and have had a health exam to check for teeth, heart, or tumor problems.

Vaccination: Ferrets should be vaccinated for Canine Distemper Virus and Rabies.

Not only does Canine Distemper affect dogs but it affects other animals such as ferrets, seals, mink, weasels and their kin among the Mustelidae family as well as raccoons, pandas and other members of the Procyonidae family.

Ferrets, raccoons, minks, skunks, badgers, otters, weasels and wolverines can contract and transmit the canine distemper virus.

Kits (young ferrets) should be vaccinated for distemper at 8, * 12 and 16 weeks of age then at one year of age.

It is important for ferrets to get an annual physical exam with blood work, distemper vaccines and a deslorelin implant to help prevent adrenal disease.

Canine distemper actually effects all dogs, wild canines such as foxes, coyotes, and wolves, raccoons, skunks, weasels, ferrets, and most other members of the weasel family.

Distemper virus is a deadly and highly contagious disease of dogs, coyotes, foxes, ferrets, raccoons and a few other species.

• Distemper, Adenovirus, and Parainfluenza: Distemper is a highly contagious viral disease of dogs and other animals such as raccoons, ferrets and skunks.

Distemper affects other animals as well; raccoons, coyotes, wolves, foxes, ferrets, skunks, weasels, mink, badgers, hyenas, and jackals can also catch the disease and a population of lions in Africa has been decimated by it.

All ferrets must receive a checkup and vaccinations against canine distemper within 24 to 48 hours of purchase.

Canine Distemper — Ferrets are very susceptible to Canine Distemper, which often leads to fatality.

Although rabies gets more press, the canine distemper vaccine is much more important for your ferret's health.

At least be sure that it's a vaccine for canine distemper which is a MODIFIED LIVE virus and was NOT cultured in ferret tissue.

Distemper refers to one of a few diseases caused by a virus that can be contracted by dog, cats, ferrets, and if you happen to have one as a pet, your raccoon, skunk, weasel, or bobcat.

Ferrets, weasels, raccoons, skunks, and bobcats can all contract the feline version of distemper.

Additionally, it is recommended ferrets receive yearly inoculations against canine distemper (yes, «canine»).

All ferrets should have new pet exams, as well as annual rabies and distemper vaccinations, and wellness exams every 6 months.

Young ferrets should have an annual physical exam and annual canine distemper and rabies vaccinations.

We provide rabies and distemper vaccinations for ferrets.

Ferrets are susceptible to canine distemper and Aleutian Disease Virus.

Ferrets should also be vaccinated with an approved vaccine to prevent canine distemper.

Given the incidence of rabies in wildlife (which your ferret could be exposed to if he / she gets out) and the occurrence of distemper virus in dogs (which you can carry into your house on your shoes), it is essential that your ferret be protected.

First, while certainly anyone (ferret, person, or other animal) can have a reaction to a vaccine, the incidence of vaccine reactions has dramatically decreased since newer brands of vaccine against both rabies and distemper virus have been developed for ferrets and since we started administering a Benadryl injection just prior to giving the shots.

Ferrets are highly susceptible to the Canine Distemper Virus.

When they are very young Vaccinations Kits (young ferrets) should be vaccinated for distemper at 8, * 12 and 16 weeks of age then at one year of age.

The group is also working in conjunction with the Mongo Memorial Distemper Titer Study Fund to support a research study headed by Ruth Heller, DVM, on ferret canine distempeDistemper Titer Study Fund to support a research study headed by Ruth Heller, DVM, on ferret canine distemperdistemper titers.

Canine distemper can also infect pet ferrets.

Ferrets should be vaccinated against canine distemper virus and rabies virus.

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Distemper is seen in dogs, foxes, wolves, ferret, mink, skunk, raccoon and coatimundi.

Ferrets are also susceptible to human influenza virus which can share the same symptoms as distemper.

Supportive care is the only treatment available for distemper in ferrets.

Influenza in ferrets is self - limiting and has a much better prognosis than distemper.

Internal parasites, such as Coccidia and Giardia, can cause diarrhea, as can viruses such as rotavirus (seen in young ferrets in North America), epizootic catarrhal enteritis (ECE, which is becoming more common in ferrets, typically in either very young or old ferrets) and, sometimes, human influenza or canine distemper (fatal in ferrets).

Ferrets that contract distemper have been exposed to a dog that was incubating the distemper virus or recently recovered from an infection.

Because of this the ferret's first distemper shot never causes a problem.

The company will say that if you wait until 14 weeks of age, your ferret might encounter the distemper virus and become infected.

Ferrets also need annual vaccinations against distemper (they will need 2 vaccines a month apart initially as kits).

I have never seen a case of canine distemper in a ferret or dog that received even one vaccination after the age of 14 weeks.

Although there is no effective treatment for ferrets that contract distemper, vaccines on the market are very effective in preventing the disease.

Distemper incubation time in ferrets is 7 - 10 days.