** ATTENTION ** ATTENTION ** ATTENTION ** Tentative Medical Alert Details are sketchy at this time, but apparently there is a virus/whatever going around that's pretty nasty and several ferrets (exactly how many???) have already died. (in PA & MD, I believe) Symptoms are extremely liquid *green* diarrhea, dehydration, reduced fluid intake, and vomiting. And, apparently if not acted upon immediately, the ferret doesn't stand much of a chance. As it was put to me "it goes to the liver very quickly and the ferret dies". I don't have a name for you. It sounds a lot like camphylobacter to me, but I don't think that is a particularly nasty thing in ferrets over 6 months, so that's probably not it. My souce says that they are going to try and get some information from Dr. Kawasaki, so if you do have a ferret showing these symptoms have your vet call him at: Dr. Thomas Kawasaki Old Bridge Veterinary Hospital 3604 Old Bridge Rd. Woodbridge, VA 22192 703-494-0094 But, since he's most likely going to be very busy with this, try to only call him if it's an emergency. If you just want to find out what's going on, I'll try to find out more or contact me and I'll give you phone numbers. Nancy Hartman (215) 255-4436 Tues. evening after around 5:00 try me at (215) 255-4752 if I'm not at home. Oh, I almost forgot one important piece of information, my source mentioned Clavymox as a potential treatment. She's not sure though. That's all I know. I'll try to keep you posted as I find out more. - Nancy Nancy Hartman CIS graduate student [log in to unmask] U. of Delaware President and founder, Delaware Valley Ferret Club Owner of Percy, Bree, & Popcorn, the ferrets [Posted in FML issue 0443]