>From:    Yvonnethe tech <[log in to unmask]>
>To anyone who has bought or is planning on buying a ferret from either a
>Petco or The Pet Company in NJ, please have them tested for ADV.  I have
>recently had a 9 wk old turned over to me that tested +....
 
Sometimes a recent distemper shop can result in a false positive.  Check
sources smarter than me, but I'm not sure the ADV antibodies can show up
in a ferret that young.
 
KG
[Posted in FML issue 3159]