>From:    Tanya Grave <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Sick kids...and what are we doing wrong?
>
>The question I would like to ask is why does it seem that so many young
>age ferrets are coming down with old age diseases - lymphoma, adrenal,
>insulinoma...?  Does anyone think it is diet related including the
>quality of water?  Or how about vaccinations - do you think this
>contributes to cancer growths?
 
I think it is a virus like the human papilloma virus that causes cervical
cancer.  Lets postulate that they are exposed to it by their mother and
it normally takes 3-4 years to develope enough to cause symptoms.  By the
time symptoms begin to show, the virus has done it's work and
disappeared.
 
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[Posted in FML issue 3867]