>I have a question related to the blood transfusions for ferrets with flea
>anemia: I've never heard of flea anemia.  Is it related to extreme blood
>loss?  Some bizarre virus I haven't heard of?  Just wondering (mine got
>fleas almost every summer, so I thought I hould find out).
 
Apparently, if they're bitten by enough fleas, the fleas suck enough blood
that the ferret doesn't have enough red blood cells (or something like
that).  They can't make up the difference fast enough.  Kittens die from
flea bite anemia, too.
 
--Barb--
[Posted in FML issue 2554]