From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2004-12-31 18:07:26 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Help With Unknown Deadly Virus
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <3296146.1104516446134.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Have any rodenticides been used recently? Unfortunately, there have been c=
ases in the past of which I have read where firms hired to removed squirrel=
s or bats (which are not rodents) have been known to put down rodenticides =
which then work their way downward gradually so it would have had to be rec=
ent.
Any other toxins used around there recently?
I'm with Dr. Sue on this. Until more is known the precautions appropriate =
for a zoonotic need to be considered. It might be some form of hemolytic d=
isease, and even severe reactions can look like that (though it would be tr=
uly weird to have multiple individuals of two species reacting to the same =
substance --pretty completely unheard of), and I'd sure not discount poison=
ing.
Has your vet contacted the two veterinary poisoning centers? Has your phys=
ician contacted human poisoning centers? Are you on well water or cistern =
water or do you klnow the water is okay because it is city water so others =
also use it? With something so serious I think I'd be inclined to pay the =
case fees to have multiple groups working on it.
(888) 426-4435.=A0
http://www.napcc.aspca.org/ ASPCA National Poison Control Center
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=3Dapcc (alternative link to a=
bove site)
1-877-2ANGELL (1-877-226-4355) =
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