Author wrote:
>Hello, my dog was just diagnosed with kennel cough today (how that
>happened I dont know, he is up to date on his shots).  I was wondering
>if there were any chance of my ferrets getting it.  I have never heard
>of a ferret getting kennel cough, but I thought that I would ask this
>group to see if you happened to know more about it then I did.
>
>I am still gonna keep them well away from one another, and take extra
>precautions, but any info would be great.
 
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Kennel cough in the dog is a combination of viral and bacterial
infections and is specific to the dog.  While your ferret has a
remote chance of picking up the bacterial component, the syndrome
of kennel cough is not a consideration in the ferret.
 
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM
[Posted in FML issue 4178]