>From: Andy Coghill <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Ferret Allergies > >Ferret Central indicates that there is at least one report of an >individual who is allergic only to intact male ferrets... seems a little >strange, but is it really? Unfortunately, this might be true for Bill. But if it is rodent and male cat urine that can cuase problems, then this really does make sense. >From: "@home" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Recanting > >When writing the post, I was weighing the factor of how many people would >die as a result of the post due toe allergic reaction or laughter,and how >many wouldn't own a ferret if I told them that they were allergic to >ferrets. I stand corrected for my misinformation and apoligize to anyone >who died as a result of my mistake. We wouldn't call that recanting. Allergies should not be so lightly joked about. People DO die from them. Ferrets suffer if their care giver is allergic to them as then can not possibly be checked out carefully enough if the caregivers eyes are too runny to see them. They can't possibly get enough attention if that attention makes the owner physically ill. With medication some of us with allergies can get past these problems -- bill and diane killian zen and the art of ferrets http://www.zenferret.com/ mailto:[log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 3363]