From:
Steve Austin
Date: 2003-03-24 02:51:49 UTC
Subject: URGENT: squirrel?????
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <20030323.215411.2104.9.kazpat1@juno.com>
http://www.squirrel-rehab.org/ for links to helping the squirrel.
Squirrels are from the family Rodentia, I think.
Only from the carnivora family, the canines and mustelids
gets canine distemper. Raccoons, skunks, dogs get canine distemper.
"CDV occurs among domestic dogs and many other carnivores, including
raccoons, skunks, and foxes. CDV is fairly common in wildlife. The
development of a vaccine in the early 1960s led to a dramatic reduction
in the number of infected domestic dogs. It tends to occur now only as
sporadic outbreaks."
"...As a rule, all members of the Canidae and Mustelidae are susceptible
to canine distemper. These classes contain all those animals which do not
have retractable claws (as opposed to the Felidae),..."
http://cheval.vet.gla.ac.uk/vetscape/vet-x/lions/
Patty
Should I be concerned about canine distemper? None of my
> three
> fuzzies has been vaccinated in a couple of years due to *bad*
> reactions. I've thoroughly washed my hands and changed my shirt.
> Should I
> be worried? And what can I do for this poor little squirrel (if
> anything)? Would it be better if I put her down? HELP!
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Natasha