From: Ferret Mailing List <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Ferret List Issue 270 > Symptoms: Swollen rectum, diarrhea, discharge from eyes and/or nose. > [fur loss too?] I doubt it. They simply don't live long enough for fur loss. They show symtoms in 1 to 4 weeks after exposure, then die shortly thereafter. [The picture I saw (nth hand xerox copy) musta been a rash rather than alopecia.] The sources I have say "nearly 100% mortality rate", so I guess they have saved a few. - Nancy Nancy Hartman CIS graduate student [log in to unmask] U. of Delaware President and founder, Delaware Valley Ferret Club Owner of Percy & Bree [Posted in FML issue 0272]