On Thu, 4 Jan 1996 [log in to unmask] wrote: >I hope I am wrong, but it sure sounds like canine distemper. >Are the pads of the feet scaly? Are there any scabs under the chin? Canela's skin is scaly and flaky all over her body - including chin and foot pads. But her skin is 40% better than she was two weeks ago. >Does Canela have ocular discharge as well as nasal? No, just lots of dark nasal discharge. >Does she have any tics or twitches that don't seem to go away? No. She just scratches more than the others. >I am keeping from fingers crossed that it is not distemper. Distemper never occurred to me, only because I though the infected ferret would go downhill quickly. Canela seems to do something of a yo-yo, but she continues to gain weight, and does a more respectable "chomp" on my feet every day :). Of course, she definitely went downhill after I gave her a distemper shot at 4 months... I have no idea if she was vaccinated before I got her. What does happen exactly when a ferret contracts distemper? Tanya [Posted in FML issue 1434]