Message Number: YG1357 | New FHL Archives Search
From: Mike Janke
Date: 2001-03-16 23:00:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Pet Store Ferrets

Yes, pet store ferrets do seem to account for a lot of cases of ECE
being brought into established ferret households. A ferret that has
had ECE can transmit it to other ferrets for at least six months,
possibly longer.

Mike


--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "Margie" <chanelferret@y...> wrote:
> Someone said pet store ferrets are ECE carriers. How long after
the
> purchase of a pet store ferret, does the ferret shed? or when can
> another ferret be gotten.
>
> Chanel