Dear Jen: >Hello All ferret people out there! I need some help. Ii have two ferrets >who have already had ECE and they have gotten over it just fine... But, >My brother and his wife have gotten two babies of thier own... They are >coming to visit in a few months and I wanted to know If they could contract >the disease... It's very important that I know this so if we put them >together I don't want them to get sick. In a word - yes. The shedding time is around 6-8 months, and they will shed it even if they look perfectly healthy. There is a possibility however, that your brother's ferrets have also had ECE. However if you can't establish whether they have or not, and your ferrets had it fairly recently, it's probably a good idea not to get them together. With kindest regards, Bruce Williams, DVM [Posted in FML issue 3303]