Message Number: SG6304 | New FHL Archives Search
From: sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2003-10-13 17:39:17 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] RE: ECE Recovery Advice
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <2460221.1066066757146.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>

> Yeah, Dr. Williams helped the ferret community a greal deal by isolating the
> coronavirus and helping to find ways of treating it..we are grateful!
> Lisa Leidig, Head Ferret

We are, too!

The work continues, too. Dr.Matti Kiupel in Michigan is trying to find out if it may become possible to have an effective test which is reaadily affordable and if a vaccine may turnout to be possible. It is a very hard problem set.

As a couple who have had ferrets with IBD (and currently have one) -- remembering that we only very rarely heard about IBD before ECE -- Steve and I remain very curious if reducing ECE rates might reduce IBD rates due to avoiding the damage ECE can cause.