This bacterium is especially nasty in ferrets, able to case deaths and
when survived able to cause permanent kidney damage.

<http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_034_2009_Release/index.asp>

There was a smaller recall earlier in the week but that one was so
small that I just skipped mentioning it, so those who are interested
can look on the website

Sukie (not a vet)

Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/
http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
all ferret topics:
http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html

[Posted in FML 6374]