To Amy Seyler -
 
        Ferrets infected with influenza viruses generally take anywhere from
10-21 days to recover.  I would wait at least three weeks from when you first
saw signs to bathing.  Sponge baths in the case of accidents would be OK,
though.
 
       Bruce Williams, DVM                 Department of Veterinary Pathology
       [log in to unmask]         Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
       (202) 782-2600/2602                 Washington, D.C.  20306-6000
[Posted in FML issue 1073]