From:
Ivy
Date: 2002-08-06 01:54:31 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] RE: ECE
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-id: <000701c23cec$34e0eea0$f11ffea9@danbry01.ct.comcast.net>
Hi
I know from previous experience about this virus as I had five ferrets that
got it from a new ferret that I brought into my home. My baby ferret is now
going on four and I still have two other of the other ferrets. It can be
transmitted by clothing as I didn't put the baby in with the other ferrets
or near them. I did handle my other ferrets after handling the baby. They
got so very sick and they are all now carriers. I can never bring a new
ferret into my home or have other ferrets in for play time as I would be
afraid of contact for the other ferrets. As far as I know they will have
this virus for life. Every once in a while it will show up in their stools
and I know they still and will always have it for the rest of their lives
although they may not have the actual virus.
Let me tell you that I have never seen such sick ferrets as my five were.
They all had to be in the hospital. I hate to tell you what a vet bill I
had. Good luck
Ivy
----- Original Message -----
From: <drlambson@yahoo.com>
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 3:57 AM
> Once a ferret has been exposed to ECE it is a carrier, although it may
never shed the virus (meaning exhibiting signs). Times of stress (moving,
etc.) can cause them to shed the virus which means a round of antibiotics to
quell it.
>
> As far as I know ECE isn't exactly airborne, it requires contact. It
doesn't even need to be direct ferret-to-ferret contact: If you handle a
ferret that is a carrier of ECE and handle your own ferret afterwards
without washing up and changing your clothes you will transmit it to your
ferret.
> Author wrote:
> > I was always under the impression that once a ferret had ECE that it was
> > immune and wouldn't get it again. I was just told that the virus has
mutated
> > and that a ferret can get it again after having it. Also is ECE a
airborn virus?
> > Thanks,
> > Robin Jones
>
>
>
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