>Anyone who has ferrets with documented cases of EE may want to comment.
>Other people who would like to jump in, like those who have vaccine
>reactions, or those who think there ferrets may have EE - you're only
>going to muddy the waters here!
 
Dr Williams:
 
I had a ferret diagnosed with Eosinphilic gastroenteritis, Misha.  He was
5 years old when diagnosed and was based on biopsied tissue removed from
his intestines.  If I remember correctly, you did the pathology (Jan 1999).
We owned Misha since he was approximately 7 weeks old, and never had any
reactions to any vaccinations (Imrab or Fervac).
 
He was my only ferret with this problem - we got his problem under control
with ivermectin and prednisolone.  Misha also had insulinoma - and so we
were never able to wean him off of the prednisone.  Misha was a very good
ferret and died this past October at age 6 (he would have been 7 in Jan).
 
I hope that this helps anyone that has a ferret with EG.
 
Lisa Leidig, Head Ferret
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[Posted in FML issue 3251]