I'm pretty thoroughly exhausted and stressed out with both of Steve's
parents having major health problems now. So, I don't know how many
times I wrote down the wrong bacterial genus. No, I would not
appreciate anyone doing a count, already having way more than enough
on my plate without that...
Dr. Jerry Murray wrote in
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/message/13634
>Hi Sukie and everybody,
>
>There seems to be some confusion on mycoplasma infections. Mycoplasma
>is a new respiratory disease for pet ferrets. It has been linked to
>some imported ferret kits from Canada. It is treated just like
>mycoplasma infections in rats (with long term Baytril and
>doxycycline). There is more information about mycoplasma, coccidia,
>and coronavirus infections in the ferrets magazine article, How MSU
>is helping ferrets. (go to ferretsmagazine.com and look for it in
>the featured articles section.)
>
>Mycobacteria is a completely different disease and a completely
>different bacteria. As most of you know, mycobacteria can cause
>tuberculosis (TB) in humans. Fortunately mycobacteria is a very
>rare disease in ferrets.
>
>Hope that clears up some of the confusion,
>Jerry Murray, DVM
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.htmlhttp://www.miamiferret.org/http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/http://www.ferretcongress.org/http://www.trifl.org/index.shtmlhttp://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 6796]
