I'm sure that there are some individuals who felt a degree of pleasure or
satisfaction from reading Sam's post about ADV and some New Zealand
ferrets.  Shame on you if you did.  This has been a very painful situation
for a lot of people.  I have in my possession a document from the New
Zealand government telling me very clearly that there was no Aleutians in
New Zealand.  There was no reason for *anyone* to doubt that.  I have not
tested all of my ferrets yet, but one of my NZ ferrets, Kiwi, has shown
positive for ADV.  However, my 5 yr old MF Rosie, who plays with Kiwi
daily, has tested negative.  I don't show my ferrets, so I'm not concerned
about spreading the virus.  And we have made the decision not to quarantine
anyone.  The four ferrets have been together daily for over a year, and I'm
not going to change that now.  I hope the ferret people can all avoid the
usual finger pointing and bickering, and focus on the primary goal -- let's
stop this deadly disease somehow!
 
Joanne
[Posted in FML issue 3330]