From:
"Sue Liszewski"
Date: 2004-12-31 17:11:12 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Help With Unknown Deadly Virus
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <BAY104-F19E1D3D8BB9D009B87F4C7DC9D0@phx.gbl>
Have you contacted the Denter For Disease Control? What are their thoughts?
If you haven't I would do this immediately. I suspect with human
involvement they are already on it but be sure. This is critical if you want
an answer and they are the only ones that can probably help. best of luck I
will think about the signs mentioned and if I think of anything that sounds
likely I will let you know. best of luck.
Dr. Sue
>From: Sandy Nobles <ferretsgrandma@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
>Subject: [ferrethealth] Help With Unknown Deadly Virus
>Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 07:10:33 -0800 (PST)
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>There is a rescue in my area I have been helping out there for month. They
>have been hit with a deadly virus that is killing many of the dogs, cats,
>and ferrets and making the humans working with them sick. It is not
>responding to the antibiotics and they are not even sure what it is yet.
>
>Does any one have a clue what this could be or how it is spread?
>
>Symptoms are:
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>Day: 1
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>Animals are acting normal for some reason they just stop eating any forum
>of food if you try and force feed they will not swallow. They how ever will
>drink water on their own for day 1 and 2.
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>Day: 2
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>Dark red blood coming from rectum and bleeding in mouth.
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>Day: 3
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>Animals entire body turns a fire engine red and the animal dies with in an
>hour or two.
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>Humans have large amount of stomach gas and cramps some bleeding in stool.
>If they eat any food it gets worse.
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>Has any shelters had any thing like this before and what is causing this to
>spread this is been going on for 2 weeks. Cage mates one or 2 die from it
>the other is fine. Animals that are not in contact with a sick one can get
>it. Mortality is 100% so for in the animals. Helpers are going to move all
>of the healthy ones to a new home to see if it can stop the spread but will
>this help.
>Blood work and things have been run on sick and non sick animals and not a
>thing show up difference in the blood, no fever in any sick ones all are up
>to date on all of the shots the ferrets are all ADV - and the cats are FIP
>-. They know it is not distemper, feline aids or ferret ADV no one has a
>clue of what they are dealing with. Does any one here have any ideas? The
>only thing so far that it does not affect is the birds in the rescue.
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