From:
daneedv@aol.com
Date: 2002-08-01 20:59:07 UTC
Subject: RE: Questions about cryptosporidiosis
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <31607483.1028235547867.JavaMail.root@scandium>
Author wrote:
> Last night, our Bear was a bit listless, and this morning he was
> downright lethargic, so off to the vet we went. The vet found that his
> feces were filled with "unusual large cells", probably oocytes,
> probably cryptosporidia.
Since you indicated you had been researching this, you may already have seen some of this. However, here are some sites I found that talk about cryptosporidia:
http://www.ksu.edu/parasitology/treatment
http://www.ksu.edu/parasitology/links (has links to other sites)
http://www.epa.gov/maia/html/crypto.html
http://www.geocities.com/spsac/desiese_outbreak.htm
Since it sounds like this is something that can affect humans, too, I guess you need to be very careful.
Have you had your water tested? It sounds like something that can be in the drinking water.
This does not sound like something anyone wants to have happen. I wish you the best of luck, both with Bear and with the rest of your family (furry and human).
Danee