Ferret distemper - help!https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/10285/ferret-distemper---help We don&#39;t see many ferrets at my practice here, what vaccinations do other people use, and can you order them individually or do you have to have a whole box full? Does anyone know what the risks are for unvaccinated ferrets catching distemper? I haveen-USTelligent Community 10Re: Ferret distemper - help!https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/52324?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:52:38 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:52d2bab0-7b03-475a-8938-33aa556d44feRebecca MacMillan<p>That&#39;s brill, thanks so much for your help! I rang Intervet to confirm and they said (off license of course), one vial of DHPPi per ferret with dilutent, given once anually in ferrets over 12 weeks of age.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Ferret distemper - help!https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/52303?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:33:07 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:c2c4e150-0498-4967-a40d-bc7082d0d082Noweia<p>In the recent outbreak it appears that ferrets who got a full vial of vaccine survived, those that got a half vial didn&#39;t.&nbsp; Not sure if this is confirmed or not yet, but something to think about.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Ferret distemper - help!https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/52299?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:40:47 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:0bf7943c-9b8a-4d03-b363-98bf013b34b4vs0u <p>You can use the DHPPi dog vaccine but not the Lepto component, just mix with sterile water (or a diluent vial from a cat or rabbit vaccine)</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Ferret distemper - help!https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/52290?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:07:20 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:64356805-7edd-4e50-88c2-173b5132c35dUtlendigur<p>There was a thread recently on a distemper outbreak in ferrets</p> <p><a href="http://www.vetsurgeon.org/forums/p/9673/49517.aspx#49517">http://www.vetsurgeon.org/forums/p/9673/49517.aspx#49517</a></p> <p>I ended up having to vaccinate eleven in one afternoon<img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/emoticons/v2/Oh_my_God_smiley.png" alt="Surprised" />&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>