Message Number: YG11827 | New FHL Archives SearchFrom: dr_bruce_williams
Date: 2002-03-11 18:49:00 UTC
Subject: Re: FIV positive cat-danger to ferret?
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "ifixrex2000" <ifixrex2000@y...>
wrote:
> I need to know if a cat that tests positive for FIV can pass
disease
> on to a ferret?
>
> Thanks in advance.
No, feline retroviruses do not pose a danger to ferrets, although
they may develop antibodies to some of them.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM