New Ferret Disease for those who haven't heard of it:
DISSEMINATED IDIOPATHIC MYOSITIS (DIM) IN FERRETS
 
To break it down..
 
Disseminated: Spread throughout the body
Idiopathic: They don't know what it is
Myositis: muscle infection of uknown origin
 
You can learn more about this through this The American Ferret
Association.
http://www.ferret.org/news/2005-03-28%20updated%20DIM.htm
 
Usually 100% fatal
 
Andria Ludwig
Michigan State University
BA Animal Science Ag. Business
[Posted in FML issue 5142]