Hi folks!
Blame it on El Ninio but there seems to have been an unusual amount of
Coccidia cases this year, so for those of you not aware here is the
information that I could find.
 
PROTOZAN INFECTIONS
Ferrets may suffer from various protozan infectious disorders, including
coccidiosis, pneumocystic pnuemonia, cryptosporidosis, and giardia.
 
COCCIDIOSIS
intestinal invasion by three distinct species of the order Coccidia has
been described in the ferret.  The pathogenicity of coccidia in the ferret
is unknown; it may be a self-limiting disease in otherwise healthy
aninmals.  In certain cases however, animals may develop diarrhea and
tenesmus.  Coccidia sp.  in the ferret may produce a chronic carrier state
so :( ****reinfection is a possibility.**** :(
 
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   Mia Emery
[Posted in FML issue 2463]