Author wrote: >Hello, my dog was just diagnosed with kennel cough today (how that >happened I dont know, he is up to date on his shots). I was wondering >if there were any chance of my ferrets getting it. I have never heard >of a ferret getting kennel cough, but I thought that I would ask this >group to see if you happened to know more about it then I did. > >I am still gonna keep them well away from one another, and take extra >precautions, but any info would be great. http://www.smartgroups.com/message/readmessage.cfm?gid=1423922 &messageid=4987&startid=4997 Kennel cough in the dog is a combination of viral and bacterial infections and is specific to the dog. While your ferret has a remote chance of picking up the bacterial component, the syndrome of kennel cough is not a consideration in the ferret. With kindest regards, Bruce Williams, DVM [Posted in FML issue 4178]