>From: "Amy ." <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Heartworm/Vacs > >Heartworm could easily be prevented without using preventatives in alot >of cases. Don't take your ferrets outside during peak mosquito time, >etc... At the symposium in Atlanta, I believe Dr. Kemmerer said that a lot of the heartworm positive ferrets she sees have NEVER been outdoors. So keeping your ferrets indoors is not necessarily a good method of prevention if you're in an area that has heartworm and mosquitos, which is just about everywhere. For the ferrets, Mike * Michael Janke, [log in to unmask] * South Florida Ferret Help Line, 305-385-6750 * * Website: http://www.miamiferret.org * Adrenal/Insulinoma web site: http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc * * Ferret Health List: http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ferrethealth [Posted in FML issue 4630]