hi everyone; I'm mostly a lurker, so you probably haven't seen me around in a while, but I enjoy reading everyone's posts when I have the time! :) I have four fuzzbutts of my own...and I have a question regarding feline diseases in them. We have four healthy kitties too...somewhat recently, my brother brought home a stray kitten, Moses. Moses has tested positive for both feline leukemia and FIP, both terminal diseases, and as we understand it, contagious among cats. He is about five months old now and as of yet is doing OK, growing, eating fine, playing, normal kitten behavior. But we have to keep him severely quarantined because we dont want the other kitties to catch his diseases, and he is very lonely. So my question is, can ferrets catch feline leukemia and/or FIP, and would it be safe to let them play with him? He would just love to play with them, I know, and they'd give him a run for his money, but I don't want to get my babies sick. thanks in advance for the answer! ===== "Dance like nobody's watching, and love like it's never going to hurt." Emania Earthdragon moving at the speed of dark since 1978 http://www.bigfoot.com/~Esmerelda AOL IM name: EmaniaE [Posted in FML issue 3287]