Based on responses to my post of yesterday, it sounds like we once again
have ECE in my household.  Those of you who find such things interesting
will find it interesting that Potpie, Friday, and Noodle all were present in
my house for the 'first wave' of ECE two years ago, but Noodle didn't show
symptoms then and he hasn't shown any symptoms now.  Also, Potpie and Friday
(Potpie got the first strain pretty badly, Friday moderately so) only showed
12 hours of symptoms during this strain at MOST.  They both seem fine two or
so days after I originally noticed their symptoms.  Friday stopped throwing
up and started going at her Duck Gumbo with gusto again and Potpie's stools
are back to normal and she's busy yelling at me about thatdamnkitten once
more.
 
When we had ECE two years ago the ferts apparently didn't become carriers
since no ferrets we met afterwards came down with the virus.  When we got
Easel, she didn't come down with it so that cemented it pretty firmly.
However, she's hardest hit with this strain.  She's going on her third day
of seedy mustard yellow stool.  She's eating and drinking fine but we're
forcing Duck Soup, electrolyte, and Kao-Pectate into her anyway.
 
Easel, btw, will NOT let you scruff her.  As soon as she realizes she's
being scruffed she starts clawing at your hand with both front legs and
twisting pretty violently to get away.  If you scruff harder she seems like
she's in genuine discomfort and she starts making gagging noises, and coughs
when you let her go.
 
We think we got ECE from a ferret who passed through our house early last
week, although we could've conceivably gotten it from the vet's office or
some other source.
 
Melissa
 
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[Posted in FML issue 2032]