CDFA1 wrote:
> All animals that get distemper must be put down, according to our
> vets, because if they survive they become what is known as an
> active carrier and therefore so does the owner.
 
Don't let this mislead you into thinking that your ferret *might* survive
without a vaccination.  It's my understanding that distemper in ferrets is
100% (OK, maybe 99.9%) fatal.  I think this sentence might be referring to
dogs, since they have some chance of surviving distemper.
 
Get 'em all vaccinated!
 
Dennis
[Posted in FML issue 1285]