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Sukie Crandall <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:36:47 -0400
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http://www.redditchadvertiser.co.uk/news/8095356.Is_your_ferret_ill_/

which begins:

>FERRET owners in Redditch and Bromsgrove are being warned of a virus
>outbreak that has claimed the lives of up to 80 ferrets.
>
>The Distemper virus normally affects canines, however it does pose a
>threat to other animals and can be deadly to ferrets.

and goes on to mention symptoms:
>scabby areas around the lips and groin, discharges from the nose and
>eyes, sneezing, coughing and thickening of the pads on the feet.

and what can be done to prevent it:
>we can use a vaccine to protect residents' ferrets against it with a
>simple injection given once a year."

as well as more info including a phone number to call for ferret
people in that area.

Sukie (not a vet)

Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/
http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
all ferret topics:
http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html
"All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow."
(2010, Steve Crandall)

[Posted in FML 6667]


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