All, I'm catching up on my reading....here are some tips regarding distemper that may be helpful to shelters (late info is better than no info) When I was working as a wildlife volunteer (before I was corrupted by ferrets - LOL!), we followed some "best practices" to mitigate the risk of spreading distemper. One thing I an remember is that we had a shallow pan of diluted bleach located outside each quarantine room. We had to step directly into the pan from the room and stand there for a short period of time before stepping anywhere else. We had smocks, , etc. No, all this is not perfect, but it may help. You may want to consider contacting a reputable wildlife rehab.organization to learn their best practices for managing distemper since those organizations deal with the disease more than most of us do. Distemper-infected animals are generally euthanized ASAP because the the disease is horrendous, the outcome is close to 100% fatal, and the risk to the healthy animals is extremely high. As such, the lessons learned from wildlife rehabbers will focus upon quarantine best practices - not saving lives. -jennifer [Posted in FML 7054]