Hi all, Thank you Karen, Bob and B.I.G. for the great work on the "Shelter Solutions" list, very informative and some really great ideas. I think I came in late on this one though, will this be a monthly question posed or something, with responses and ideas being collected by Karen, or were the other questions just not responded to? So here is some food for thought regarding ECE or any intestinal "bug" that ferrets can pass along.....When I first brought home Figgy over a year ago, then added Colin and Whit....they came down with a viral diarrhea (I am hesitant to say it was ECE...recovery times were within 2-3 weeks and weight loss, though significant, was never life threatening. I assumed that Figgy was a carrier. Murphy came down with it too, he was the worst hit due to age but all recovered. Four mos later we got Nick and Ralph, they were both young and either were a) already carriers, or b) Figgy was no longer shedding the virus, because neither of them caught it. SO it has been >6mos. since any activity, and now Finny has had loose, green stools for two days after being integrated with the "healthy" group! Arggh..so aggravating, but I assumed after 6 mos. my guys were no longer carriers....isn't that the latest info?? The only other thing I can think of is Sarah...perhaps she had it as a kit, and is still a carrier.....she's just under a year now so maybe. Regardless, Finny is doing good now with Pepto right after the first 2 loose stools...I still supplement his food with gravy and he really has perked up mentally from just being with the other ferrets....but what are our options now when it comes to rescues and integrating them in a timely matter? I kept him well separated for 3 wks, then cage-to-cage for 1 week. It wasn't until he was sleeping with them that this started. What do the shelter parents do to deal with these situations...depressed lonely ferret vs. sick one!!!! Would be great to hear others solutions....and any other knowledge yet of exactly how long this thing sheds for???? Thanks, Michele & the crew [Posted in FML issue 2826]