Hi, I have 2 ferrets and have the opportunity to adopt a third. Here are my questions: - My current ferrets had a wicked case of ECE this past winter. They got sick right around January 1, and were acutely ill for maybe 5-6 wks, and not quite right for some weeks after that. I've heard that the virus lingers 6 months or 9 months... How would you decide when it was safe to bring a new one into the house, if you didn't know its medical history? Would you say that if it's relatively young, the odds are it's already been exposed to ECE? - What about ADV? I guess i should test for that before bringing it home? could i bring it home and keep it isolated til i got the test results back? do ordinary vets who don't specialize in ferrets even do this test? how long does it take to get the results? etc etc. Thanks for your advice! ---sharin [Posted in FML issue 3442]