>My twin 19 mth old g-babies whom live with me were just diagnoised with
>Scarlett Fever.Can my fuzz butts catch it?  My vet says no,but I wanted
>to hear it from you.
>Thanks,
 
Dear XXXXX:
 
I don't know what a g-baby is.
 
However, Strep pyogenes is mildly infective for ferrets, but not especially
so.  I would suggest good sanitation and hygiene here, and you should be
OK.
 
Streptococcus is infectious for a wide variety of mammals, but it will take
quite a major exposure or injection of the organisms into the ferret to
result in clinical disease.
 
With kindest regards,
Bruce H. Williams, DVM, DACVP
 
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[Posted in FML issue 3420]