>From:    "Amy ." <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Heartworm/Vacs
>
>Heartworm could easily be prevented without using preventatives in alot
>of cases.  Don't take your ferrets outside during peak mosquito time,
>etc...
 
At the symposium in Atlanta, I believe Dr. Kemmerer said that a lot
of the heartworm positive ferrets she sees have NEVER been outdoors.
So keeping your ferrets indoors is not necessarily a good method of
prevention if you're in an area that has heartworm and mosquitos, which
is just about everywhere.
 
For the ferrets,
Mike
 
* Michael Janke, [log in to unmask]
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[Posted in FML issue 4630]