To Margaret Zick:
 
>  I had a question about a posting on ece and Dr.  Williams stating that
>he believes it might be a corona virus.  I just lost my "babychild" Duncan,
>an 8 month old oriental shorthair [feline] to FIP...
>Do I need to worry about my 3 ferrets getting sick from this?
 
        No, Margaret - coronaviruses are very species specific.  Your
ferrets cannot contract Feline Infectious Peritonitis - a devastating
coronavirus infection of cats.  However, your other cats may be at risk
(although I'm sure you and your vet have discussed this at length...)
 
Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP
Dept. of Vet Path, AFIP
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[Posted in FML issue 1299]